ix vs Sandock

ix costs $0.0288 per vCPU-hour. ix runs full VMs. Sandock runs containers and limits a session to 24 hours.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

ix

Cloud VMs with up to 100 vCPUs, billed by usage.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

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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

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

Field

Sandock

Paid plan from: ix: Pay as you go; Sandock: $5 / month
Largest sandbox: ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB; Sandock: 16 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: ix: Up to 100; Sandock: Up to 150
Isolation: ix: Full VM; Sandock: Container
SDKs: ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust; Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python

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18 fields, at each provider's list price

ixix.dev/docs/pricingix.dev

Sandocksandock.ai/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: ix: $0.0288; Sandock: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: ix: $0.0108; Sandock: Not listed
Storage: ix: $0.101 per GiB-month stored; Sandock: Not listed
Free tier: ix: Not listed; Sandock: None
Paid plan from: ix: Pay as you go; Sandock: $5 / month
Billing: ix: Active CPU time only; Sandock: Not listed

Limits

Max session: ix: Not listed; Sandock: 24 hours
Idle stop: ix: Not listed; Sandock: After 30 minutes
Largest sandbox: ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB; Sandock: 16 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: ix: Up to 100; Sandock: Up to 150

Platform

Isolation: ix: Full VM; Sandock: Container
GPU: ix: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed
Snapshots: ix:; Sandock: Not listed
Pause and resume: ix: Not listed; Sandock:

Developer

SDKs: ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust; Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
Integrations: ix: MCP; Sandock: MCP

Trust

License: ix: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed
BYOC: ix: Not listed; Sandock: Private / VPC deployment on Enterprise

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Sandock

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: ix: $0.050; Sandock: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: ix: $0.101; Sandock: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: ix: $0.202; Sandock: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

ix fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You need snapshots.
Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.

Sandock fits when

You need pause and resume.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.

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