Docker Sandboxes vs MIOSA

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour and MIOSA costs $0.04536 per vCPU-hour. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs and limits a session to 24 hours. MIOSA runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 24 hours.

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Docker Sandboxes

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
$25 credit, one time
Max session
24 hours

MIOSA

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
$10 credit, one time
Max session
24 hours

What is different

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

Docker Sandboxes
MIOSA
vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
MIOSA: $0.04536
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
MIOSA: $0.01458
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: $25 credit, one time
MIOSA: $10 credit, one time
Paid plan from
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
MIOSA: $500 / month
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
MIOSA: Per second
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
MIOSA: Up to 250
Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
MIOSA: Firecracker microVM
SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
MIOSA: TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, Java
Integrations
Docker Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code
MIOSA: MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
MIOSA: $0.04536
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
MIOSA: $0.01458
Storage
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
MIOSA: $0.0006147 per GiB-hour
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: $25 credit, one time
MIOSA: $10 credit, one time
Paid plan from
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
MIOSA: $500 / month
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
MIOSA: Per second

Limits

Max session
Docker Sandboxes: 24 hours
MIOSA: 24 hours
Idle stop
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
MIOSA: After 30 minutes
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
MIOSA: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
MIOSA: Up to 250

Platform

Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
MIOSA: Firecracker microVM
GPU
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
MIOSA: Not listed
Snapshots
Docker Sandboxes:
MIOSA:
Pause and resume
Docker Sandboxes:
MIOSA:

Developer

SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
MIOSA: TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, Java
Integrations
Docker Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code
MIOSA: MCP

Trust

License
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
MIOSA: Not listed
BYOC
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
MIOSA: Your own AWS, GCP or Azure account

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Docker Sandboxes
MIOSA
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
MIOSA: $0.075
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
MIOSA: $0.149
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.280
MIOSA: $0.298

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Docker Sandboxes fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You use Claude Code.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.140 against $0.149 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You want the larger free credit: $25 against $10.

MIOSA fits when

  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.
  • You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
  • You need SOC 2 and HIPAA.

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