Docker Sandboxes vs Tensorlake Sandboxes

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour and Tensorlake Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs. Tensorlake Sandboxes runs microVMs, offers GPUs 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

Tensorlake Sandboxes

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
Free plan, $0 forever
Max session
No limit

What is different

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

Docker Sandboxes
Tensorlake Sandboxes
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Tensorlake Sandboxes: $0.015
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Tensorlake Sandboxes: Free plan, $0 forever
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Tensorlake Sandboxes: Active CPU time only
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Tensorlake Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
Tensorlake Sandboxes: Up to 1,000
SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Tensorlake Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
Tensorlake Sandboxes: $0.07
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Tensorlake Sandboxes: $0.015
Storage
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Tensorlake Sandboxes: $0.0002 per GiB-hour
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Tensorlake Sandboxes: Free plan, $0 forever
Paid plan from
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Tensorlake Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Tensorlake Sandboxes: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Tensorlake Sandboxes: No limit
Idle stop
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Tensorlake Sandboxes: After 10 minutes
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Tensorlake Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
Tensorlake Sandboxes: Up to 1,000

Platform

Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
Tensorlake Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Tensorlake Sandboxes:
Snapshots
Docker Sandboxes:
Tensorlake Sandboxes:
Pause and resume
Docker Sandboxes:
Tensorlake Sandboxes:

Developer

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

Trust

License
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Tensorlake Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Tensorlake Sandboxes: Your AWS, GCP or Azure account

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Docker Sandboxes
Tensorlake Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
Tensorlake Sandboxes: $0.100
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
Tensorlake Sandboxes: $0.200
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.280
Tensorlake Sandboxes: $0.400

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Docker Sandboxes fits when

  • You use MCP.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.140 against $0.200 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Tensorlake Sandboxes fits when

  • You need GPUs.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.
  • You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
  • Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.

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