Docker Sandboxes vs Together Sandbox

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour and Together Sandbox costs $0.0446 per vCPU-hour. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs. Together Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs.

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Docker Sandboxes

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

Together Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Docker Sandboxes
Together Sandbox
vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
Together Sandbox: $0.0446
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Together Sandbox: $0.0149
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Together Sandbox: Per second
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Together Sandbox: 16 vCPU · 128 GiB
Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
Together Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Together Sandbox: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
Together Sandbox: $0.0446
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Together Sandbox: $0.0149
Storage
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Together Sandbox: Not listed
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Together Sandbox: Not listed
Paid plan from
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Together Sandbox: Not listed
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Together Sandbox: Per second

Limits

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

Platform

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

Developer

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

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Docker Sandboxes
Together Sandbox
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
Together Sandbox: $0.074
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
Together Sandbox: $0.149
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.280
Together Sandbox: $0.298

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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 $0.149 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Together Sandbox fits when

  • You need a sandbox larger than 16 vCPU · 32 GiB.

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