Apify AI Code Sandbox vs Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. Azure Container Apps Sandboxes costs $0.0864 per vCPU-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. Azure Container Apps Sandboxes runs microVMs.

Updated Oct 23, 2026

Apify AI Code Sandbox

Apify Actor that runs AI-generated code in an isolated container, with MCP, REST API and shell access.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: $5 of usage every month
Max session: No limit

Visit site Apify AI Code Sandbox profile

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Isolated microVM sandboxes that start on demand.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Azure Container Apps Sandboxes profile

What is different

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

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Apify AI Code Sandbox

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

vCPU, per hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864
RAM, per GiB-hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108
Storage: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Disk in the run is part of the compute price. The workspace backup goes to a key-value store at $1 per 1,000 GB-hours, plus reads and writes. Data transfer out $0.20 per GB; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon
Billing: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second
Isolation: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: MicroVM
SDKs: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Claude Code

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Apify AI Code Sandboxapify.com/pricing

Azure Container Apps Sandboxessandboxes.azure.com/docs/sandboxes/costsandboxes.azure.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864
RAM, per GiB-hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108
Storage: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Disk in the run is part of the compute price. The workspace backup goes to a key-value store at $1 per 1,000 GB-hours, plus reads and writes. Data transfer out $0.20 per GB; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon
Free tier: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed
Paid plan from: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed
Billing: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session: Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop: Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes:
Pause and resume: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Claude Code

Trust

License: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Apify AI Code Sandbox

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.108
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.216
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600; Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.432

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Apify AI Code Sandbox fits when

You use MCP.
You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.
You need SOC 2 Type II and GDPR.

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You want the lower list price: $0.216 against $0.800 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.
You need pause and resume.

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