Docker Sandboxes vs Superserve

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour and Superserve costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs. Superserve runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit.

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Docker Sandboxes

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

Superserve

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
No limit

What is different

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

Docker Sandboxes
Superserve
vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
Superserve: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Superserve: $0.0162
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Superserve: Per second
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Superserve: 2 vCPU · 2 GiB
Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
Superserve: Firecracker microVM
SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Superserve: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Docker Sandboxes: MCP
Superserve: Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
Superserve: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Superserve: $0.0162
Storage
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Superserve: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Superserve: Not listed
Paid plan from
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Superserve: Pay as you go
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Superserve: Per second

Limits

Max session
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Superserve: No limit
Idle stop
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Superserve: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Superserve: 2 vCPU · 2 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
Superserve: Not listed

Platform

Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
Superserve: Firecracker microVM
GPU
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Superserve: Not listed
Snapshots
Docker Sandboxes:
Superserve:
Pause and resume
Docker Sandboxes:
Superserve:

Developer

SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Superserve: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Docker Sandboxes: MCP
Superserve: Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Trust

License
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Superserve: Not listed
BYOC
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Superserve:

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Docker Sandboxes
Superserve
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
Superserve: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
Superserve: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.280
Superserve: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Docker Sandboxes fits when

  • You want the lower list price: $0.140 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need a sandbox larger than 2 vCPU · 2 GiB.

Superserve fits when

  • You use the Claude Agent SDK, LangChain or the OpenAI Agents SDK.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.
  • You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA and GDPR.

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