Docker Sandboxes vs Isorun

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour and Isorun costs $0.025 per vCPU-hour. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs. Isorun runs microVMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Docker Sandboxes

Cloud microVM sandboxes for coding agents, run by Docker.

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

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Isorun

Isolated Linux microVMs from any Docker image.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: $50 credit
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Isorun profile

What is different

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

Field

Docker Sandboxes

Isorun

vCPU, per hour: Docker Sandboxes: $0.07; Isorun: $0.025
RAM, per GiB-hour: Docker Sandboxes: Included; Isorun: $0.015
Free tier: Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute; Isorun: $50 credit
Billing: Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time; Isorun: Per second
SDKs: Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript; Isorun: TypeScript
Integrations: Docker Sandboxes: MCP; Isorun: LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Docker Sandboxesdocker.com/products/docker-sandboxesdocker.com

Isorundocs.isorun.ai/getting-started/pricingdocs.isorun.ai

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Docker Sandboxes: $0.07; Isorun: $0.025
RAM, per GiB-hour: Docker Sandboxes: Included; Isorun: $0.015
Storage: Docker Sandboxes: Not listed; Isorun: Persistent disk $0.02 per GB-month for data stored
Free tier: Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute; Isorun: $50 credit
Paid plan from: Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go; Isorun: Pay as you go
Billing: Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time; Isorun: Per second

Limits

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

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript; Isorun: TypeScript
Integrations: Docker Sandboxes: MCP; Isorun: LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Trust

License: Docker Sandboxes: Not listed; Isorun: Not listed
BYOC: Docker Sandboxes: Not listed; Isorun: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Docker Sandboxes

Isorun

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Docker Sandboxes: $0.070; Isorun: $0.055
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Docker Sandboxes: $0.140; Isorun: $0.110
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Docker Sandboxes: $0.280; Isorun: $0.220

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Isorun fits when

You use LangChain or the OpenAI Agents SDK.
You want the lower list price: $0.110 against $0.140 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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