Docker Sandboxes vs Novita Sandbox

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour and Novita Sandbox costs $0.03528 per vCPU-hour. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs. Novita Sandbox limits a session to 24 hours.

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Docker Sandboxes

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

Novita Sandbox

Isolation
Not listed
Free tier
$100 promotional credit
Max session
24 hours

What is different

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

Docker Sandboxes
Novita Sandbox
vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
Novita Sandbox: $0.03528
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Novita Sandbox: $0.01152
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Novita Sandbox: $100 promotional credit
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Novita Sandbox: Per second
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Novita Sandbox: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
Novita Sandbox: Up to 100
SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Novita Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
Novita Sandbox: $0.03528
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Novita Sandbox: $0.01152
Storage
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Novita Sandbox: $0.00009 per GiB-hour after 60 free GiB
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Novita Sandbox: $100 promotional credit
Paid plan from
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Novita Sandbox: Pay as you go
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Novita Sandbox: Per second

Limits

Max session
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Novita Sandbox: 24 hours
Idle stop
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Novita Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Novita Sandbox: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
Novita Sandbox: Up to 100

Platform

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

Developer

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

Trust

License
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Novita Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Novita Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Docker Sandboxes
Novita Sandbox
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
Novita Sandbox: $0.058
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
Novita Sandbox: $0.117
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.280
Novita Sandbox: $0.233

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Docker Sandboxes fits when

  • You use MCP.
  • You need a sandbox larger than 8 vCPU · 8 GiB.

Novita Sandbox fits when

  • You want the lower list price: $0.117 against $0.140 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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