Docker Sandboxes vs Islo Sandboxes

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour and Islo Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs. Islo Sandboxes runs microVMs.

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Docker Sandboxes

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

Islo Sandboxes

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
Starting credit, no card required
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Docker Sandboxes
Islo Sandboxes
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Islo Sandboxes: $0.04
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Islo Sandboxes: Starting credit, no card required
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Islo Sandboxes: Per second
SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Islo Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript, Go

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
Islo Sandboxes: $0.07
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Islo Sandboxes: $0.04
Storage
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Islo Sandboxes: $0.0007 per GiB-hour
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Islo Sandboxes: Starting credit, no card required
Paid plan from
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Islo Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Islo Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Islo Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Islo Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Islo Sandboxes: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
Islo Sandboxes: Not listed

Platform

Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
Islo Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Islo Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots
Docker Sandboxes:
Islo Sandboxes:
Pause and resume
Docker Sandboxes:
Islo Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Islo Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript, Go
Integrations
Docker Sandboxes: MCP
Islo Sandboxes: Not listed

Trust

License
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Islo Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Islo Sandboxes: Agent computers run in your VPC.

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Docker Sandboxes
Islo Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
Islo Sandboxes: $0.150
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
Islo Sandboxes: $0.300
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.280
Islo Sandboxes: $0.600

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Docker Sandboxes fits when

  • You use MCP.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.140 against $0.300 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Islo Sandboxes fits when

  • You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.

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