Sandbox as a Service vs Sandock

Sandbox as a Service costs $0.045 per vCPU-hour. Sandbox as a Service runs full VMs and limits a session to 24 hours. Sandock runs containers and limits a session to 24 hours.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Sandbox as a Service

Dedicated virtual machine sandboxes for AI agents.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: $5 credit
Max session: 24 hours

Visit site Sandbox as a Service 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

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

Field

Sandbox as a Service

Sandock

Free tier: Sandbox as a Service: $5 credit; Sandock: None
Paid plan from: Sandbox as a Service: Pay as you go; Sandock: $5 / month
Largest sandbox: Sandbox as a Service: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB; Sandock: 16 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Sandbox as a Service: Up to 20; Sandock: Up to 150
Isolation: Sandbox as a Service: Full VM; Sandock: Container
SDKs: Sandbox as a Service: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Sandbox as a Service: $0.045; Sandock: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Sandbox as a Service: Included; Sandock: Not listed
Storage: Sandbox as a Service: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed
Free tier: Sandbox as a Service: $5 credit; Sandock: None
Paid plan from: Sandbox as a Service: Pay as you go; Sandock: $5 / month
Billing: Sandbox as a Service: Bundled machine time; Sandock: Not listed

Limits

Max session: Sandbox as a Service: 24 hours; Sandock: 24 hours
Idle stop: Sandbox as a Service: Not listed; Sandock: After 30 minutes
Largest sandbox: Sandbox as a Service: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB; Sandock: 16 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Sandbox as a Service: Up to 20; Sandock: Up to 150

Platform

Isolation: Sandbox as a Service: Full VM; Sandock: Container
GPU: Sandbox as a Service: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed
Snapshots: Sandbox as a Service:; Sandock: Not listed
Pause and resume: Sandbox as a Service: Not listed; Sandock:

Developer

SDKs: Sandbox as a Service: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
Integrations: Sandbox as a Service: MCP; Sandock: MCP

Trust

License: Sandbox as a Service: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed
BYOC: Sandbox as a Service: Not listed; Sandock: Private / VPC deployment on Enterprise

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Sandbox as a Service

Sandock

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Sandbox as a Service: $0.045; Sandock: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Sandbox as a Service: $0.090; Sandock: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Sandbox as a Service: $0.180; Sandock: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Sandbox as a Service fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You want to start without paying.
You need snapshots.

Sandock fits when

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

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