Docker Sandboxes vs Morph

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour and Morph costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs. Morph runs full VMs.

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Docker Sandboxes

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

Morph

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Docker Sandboxes
Morph
vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
Morph: $0.05
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
Morph: Up to 128
Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
Morph: Full VM
SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Morph: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
Morph: $0.05
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Morph: Included
Storage
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Morph: Not listed
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Morph: Not listed
Paid plan from
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Morph: Pay as you go
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Morph: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Morph: Not listed
Idle stop
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Morph: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Morph: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
Morph: Up to 128

Platform

Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
Morph: Full VM
GPU
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Morph: Not listed
Snapshots
Docker Sandboxes:
Morph:
Pause and resume
Docker Sandboxes:
Morph:

Developer

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

Trust

License
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Morph: Not listed
BYOC
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Morph: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Docker Sandboxes
Morph
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
Morph: $0.050
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
Morph: $0.100
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.280
Morph: $0.200

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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 use MCP.

Morph fits when

  • You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.100 against $0.140 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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