Islo Sandboxes vs Sandock

Islo Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour. Islo Sandboxes runs microVMs. Sandock runs containers and limits a session to 24 hours.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Islo Sandboxes

Persistent microVM computers for coding agents.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: Starting credit, no card required
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Islo Sandboxes profile

Sandock

Docker sandboxes with persistent volumes for AI agents.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: None
Max session: 24 hours

Visit site Sandock profile

What is different

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

Field

Islo Sandboxes

Sandock

Free tier: Islo Sandboxes: Starting credit, no card required; Sandock: None
Paid plan from: Islo Sandboxes: Pay as you go; Sandock: $5 / month
Isolation: Islo Sandboxes: MicroVM; Sandock: Container
SDKs: Islo Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript, Go; Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Islo Sandboxesislo.dev/pricing

Sandocksandock.ai/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Islo Sandboxes: $0.07; Sandock: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Islo Sandboxes: $0.04; Sandock: Not listed
Storage: Islo Sandboxes: $0.0007 per GiB-hour; Sandock: Not listed
Free tier: Islo Sandboxes: Starting credit, no card required; Sandock: None
Paid plan from: Islo Sandboxes: Pay as you go; Sandock: $5 / month
Billing: Islo Sandboxes: Per second; Sandock: Not listed

Limits

Max session: Islo Sandboxes: Not listed; Sandock: 24 hours
Idle stop: Islo Sandboxes: Not listed; Sandock: After 30 minutes
Largest sandbox: Islo Sandboxes: Not listed; Sandock: 16 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Islo Sandboxes: Not listed; Sandock: Up to 150

Platform

Isolation: Islo Sandboxes: MicroVM; Sandock: Container
GPU: Islo Sandboxes: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed
Snapshots: Islo Sandboxes:; Sandock: Not listed
Pause and resume: Islo Sandboxes:; Sandock:

Developer

SDKs: Islo Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript, Go; Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
Integrations: Islo Sandboxes: Not listed; Sandock: MCP

Trust

License: Islo Sandboxes: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed
BYOC: Islo Sandboxes: Agent computers run in your VPC.; Sandock: Private / VPC deployment on Enterprise

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Islo Sandboxes

Sandock

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Islo Sandboxes: $0.150; Sandock: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Islo Sandboxes: $0.300; Sandock: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Islo Sandboxes: $0.600; Sandock: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Islo Sandboxes fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You want to start without paying.
You need snapshots.

Sandock fits when

You use MCP.

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