Docker Sandboxes vs tama

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour and tama costs $0.0117 per vCPU-hour. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs. tama runs full VMs and offers GPUs.

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Docker Sandboxes

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

tama

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Docker Sandboxes
tama
vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
tama: $0.0117
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
tama: $0.0055
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
tama: Per second
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
tama: 32 vCPU · 128 GiB
Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
tama: Full VM
SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
tama: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
tama: $0.0117
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
tama: $0.0055
Storage
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
tama: No charge for snapshots or stopped machines
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
tama: Not listed
Paid plan from
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
tama: Not listed
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
tama: Per second

Limits

Max session
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
tama: Not listed
Idle stop
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
tama: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
tama: 32 vCPU · 128 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
tama: Not listed

Platform

Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
tama: Full VM
GPU
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
tama:
Snapshots
Docker Sandboxes:
tama:
Pause and resume
Docker Sandboxes:
tama:

Developer

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

Trust

License
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
tama: Not listed
BYOC
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
tama: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Docker Sandboxes
tama
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
tama: $0.023
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
tama: $0.045
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.280
tama: $0.091

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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.

tama fits when

  • You need GPUs.
  • You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.045 against $0.140 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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