Docker Sandboxes vs Oblien Workspace

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour and Oblien Workspace costs $0.03 per vCPU-hour. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs. Oblien Workspace runs Firecracker 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

Visit site Docker Sandboxes profile

Oblien Workspace

Hosted microVM workspaces for AI agents.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Free tier, no credit card
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Oblien Workspace profile

What is different

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

Field

Docker Sandboxes

Oblien Workspace

vCPU, per hour: Docker Sandboxes: $0.07; Oblien Workspace: $0.03
RAM, per GiB-hour: Docker Sandboxes: Included; Oblien Workspace: $0.008
Free tier: Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute; Oblien Workspace: Free tier, no credit card
Billing: Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time; Oblien Workspace: Active CPU time only
Largest sandbox: Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB; Oblien Workspace: 12 vCPU · 64 GiB
Isolation: Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM; Oblien Workspace: Firecracker microVM
Integrations: Docker Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code; Oblien Workspace: MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Oblien Workspaceoblien.com/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Docker Sandboxes: $0.07; Oblien Workspace: $0.03
RAM, per GiB-hour: Docker Sandboxes: Included; Oblien Workspace: $0.008
Storage: Docker Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: $0.05 per GiB-month retained, also when stopped
Free tier: Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute; Oblien Workspace: Free tier, no credit card
Paid plan from: Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go; Oblien Workspace: Pay as you go
Billing: Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time; Oblien Workspace: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session: Docker Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed
Idle stop: Docker Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB; Oblien Workspace: 12 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10; Oblien Workspace: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM; Oblien Workspace: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Docker Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: No
Snapshots: Docker Sandboxes:; Oblien Workspace:
Pause and resume: Docker Sandboxes:; Oblien Workspace:

Developer

SDKs: Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript; Oblien Workspace: JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations: Docker Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code; Oblien Workspace: MCP

Trust

License: Docker Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed
BYOC: Docker Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Docker Sandboxes

Oblien Workspace

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Docker Sandboxes: $0.070; Oblien Workspace: $0.046
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Docker Sandboxes: $0.140; Oblien Workspace: $0.092
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Docker Sandboxes: $0.280; Oblien Workspace: $0.184

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Docker Sandboxes fits when

You use Claude Code.

Oblien Workspace fits when

You want the lower list price: $0.092 against $0.140 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.
Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.

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