Apify AI Code Sandbox vs Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions runs full VMs.

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Apify AI Code Sandbox

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

Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Apify AI Code Sandbox
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Up to 600
Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Full VM
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: LangChain

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
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 dynamic sessions: Not listed
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed

Limits

Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
Idle stop
Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Up to 600

Platform

Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Full VM
GPU
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
Snapshots
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
Pause and resume
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed

Developer

SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: LangChain

Trust

License
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
BYOC
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Apify AI Code Sandbox
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Apify AI Code Sandbox fits when

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

Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions fits when

  • You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
  • You use LangChain.

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