Docker Sandboxes vs inis.run

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs. inis.run runs full VMs and has no session limit.

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Docker Sandboxes

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Max session
Not listed

inis.run

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
€1.00 free trial credit, no card required
Max session
No limit

What is different

5 fields differ. The rest are the same or not listed.

Docker Sandboxes
inis.run
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
inis.run: €1.00 free trial credit, no card required
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
inis.run: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
inis.run: Full VM
SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
inis.run: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Docker Sandboxes: MCP
inis.run: Vercel AI SDK, LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
inis.run: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
inis.run: Included
Storage
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
inis.run: Paused sessions are billed for storage, not compute
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
inis.run: €1.00 free trial credit, no card required
Paid plan from
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
inis.run: Pay as you go
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
inis.run: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
inis.run: No limit
Idle stop
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
inis.run: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
inis.run: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
inis.run: Up to 10

Platform

Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
inis.run: Full VM
GPU
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
inis.run: No
Snapshots
Docker Sandboxes:
inis.run:
Pause and resume
Docker Sandboxes:
inis.run:

Developer

SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
inis.run: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Docker Sandboxes: MCP
inis.run: Vercel AI SDK, LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Trust

License
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
inis.run: Not listed
BYOC
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
inis.run: In your cloud account, by quote

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Docker Sandboxes
inis.run
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
inis.run: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
inis.run: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.280
inis.run: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Docker Sandboxes fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You need a sandbox larger than 4 vCPU · 8 GiB.

inis.run fits when

  • You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
  • You use the Vercel AI SDK, LangChain or the OpenAI Agents SDK.
  • You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.

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