Docker Sandboxes vs Tenki Sandbox

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour and Tenki Sandbox costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs. Tenki Sandbox runs full VMs.

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Docker Sandboxes

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

Tenki Sandbox

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
$100 credit, one time
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Docker Sandboxes
Tenki Sandbox
vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
Tenki Sandbox: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Tenki Sandbox: $0.0162
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Tenki Sandbox: $100 credit, one time
Paid plan from
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Tenki Sandbox: $200 / month
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Tenki Sandbox: Per second
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Tenki Sandbox: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
Tenki Sandbox: Up to 100
Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
Tenki Sandbox: Full VM
SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Tenki Sandbox: Python, TypeScript, Go

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
Tenki Sandbox: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Tenki Sandbox: $0.0162
Storage
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Tenki Sandbox: $0.000108 per GiB-hour after 5 free GiB
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Tenki Sandbox: $100 credit, one time
Paid plan from
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Tenki Sandbox: $200 / month
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Tenki Sandbox: Per second

Limits

Max session
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Tenki Sandbox: Not listed
Idle stop
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Tenki Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Tenki Sandbox: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
Tenki Sandbox: Up to 100

Platform

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

Developer

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

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

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

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Docker Sandboxes fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.140 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Tenki Sandbox fits when

  • You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.
  • You need a sandbox larger than 16 vCPU · 32 GiB.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II.

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