Docker Sandboxes vs StateSet Sandbox

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour and StateSet Sandbox costs $0.0055 per vCPU-hour. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs and limits a session to 24 hours. StateSet Sandbox runs gVisor 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

StateSet Sandbox

Isolation
gVisor
Free tier
$25 trial credit, no card
Max session
24 hours

What is different

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

Docker Sandboxes
StateSet Sandbox
vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
StateSet Sandbox: $0.0055
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
StateSet Sandbox: $0.00075
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: $25 credit, one time
StateSet Sandbox: $25 trial credit, no card
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
StateSet Sandbox: Per second
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
StateSet Sandbox: Up to 200
Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
StateSet Sandbox: gVisor
SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
StateSet Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
Docker Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code
StateSet Sandbox: Claude Code, MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
StateSet Sandbox: $0.0055
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
StateSet Sandbox: $0.00075
Storage
Docker Sandboxes: Free
StateSet Sandbox: Not listed
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: $25 credit, one time
StateSet Sandbox: $25 trial credit, no card
Paid plan from
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
StateSet Sandbox: Pay as you go
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
StateSet Sandbox: Per second

Limits

Max session
Docker Sandboxes: 24 hours
StateSet Sandbox: 24 hours
Idle stop
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
StateSet Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
StateSet Sandbox: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
StateSet Sandbox: Up to 200

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
StateSet Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
Docker Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code
StateSet Sandbox: Claude Code, MCP

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Docker Sandboxes
StateSet Sandbox
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
StateSet Sandbox: $0.007
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
StateSet Sandbox: $0.014
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.280
StateSet Sandbox: $0.028

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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 need SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and GDPR.

StateSet Sandbox fits when

  • You want the lower list price: $0.014 against $0.140 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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