Docker Sandboxes vs Sendblue Sandboxes

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour and Sendblue Sandboxes costs $0.165 per vCPU-hour. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs and limits a session to 24 hours. Sendblue Sandboxes runs containers.

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Docker Sandboxes

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

Sendblue Sandboxes

Isolation
Container
Free tier
$100 free compute, once per phone number
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Docker Sandboxes
Sendblue Sandboxes
vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
Sendblue Sandboxes: $0.165
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: $25 credit, one time
Sendblue Sandboxes: $100 free compute, once per phone number
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Sendblue Sandboxes: 2 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
Sendblue Sandboxes: Up to 5
Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
Sendblue Sandboxes: Container
Pause and resume
Docker Sandboxes:
Sendblue Sandboxes: No

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
Sendblue Sandboxes: $0.165
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Sendblue Sandboxes: Included
Storage
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Sendblue Sandboxes: Not listed
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: $25 credit, one time
Sendblue Sandboxes: $100 free compute, once per phone number
Paid plan from
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Sendblue Sandboxes: Not listed
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Sendblue Sandboxes: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Docker Sandboxes: 24 hours
Sendblue Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Sendblue Sandboxes: After 10 minutes
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Sendblue Sandboxes: 2 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
Sendblue Sandboxes: Up to 5

Platform

Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
Sendblue Sandboxes: Container
GPU
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Sendblue Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots
Docker Sandboxes:
Sendblue Sandboxes: Not listed
Pause and resume
Docker Sandboxes:
Sendblue Sandboxes: No

Developer

SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Sendblue Sandboxes: Not listed
Integrations
Docker Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code
Sendblue Sandboxes: Not listed

Trust

License
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Sendblue Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Sendblue Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Docker Sandboxes
Sendblue Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
Sendblue Sandboxes: $0.165
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
Sendblue Sandboxes: $0.330
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.280
Sendblue Sandboxes: $0.660

Compute only, at list rates.

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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 or Claude Code.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.140 against $0.330 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need snapshots.

Sendblue Sandboxes fits when

  • You want the larger free credit: $100 against $25.

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