Apify AI Code Sandbox vs BoxCompute

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. BoxCompute costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. BoxCompute runs full VMs and has no session limit.

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Apify AI Code Sandbox

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

BoxCompute

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
$5 credit, one time, valid 14 days
Max session
No limit

What is different

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

Apify AI Code Sandbox
BoxCompute
vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
BoxCompute: $0.10
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
BoxCompute: Included
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
BoxCompute: $5 credit, one time, valid 14 days
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
BoxCompute: Bundled machine time
Idle stop
Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes
BoxCompute: After 30 minutes
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
BoxCompute: Up to 8
Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
BoxCompute: Full VM
SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
BoxCompute: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
BoxCompute: Claude Code, MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
BoxCompute: $0.10
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
BoxCompute: Included
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
BoxCompute: Not listed
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
BoxCompute: $5 credit, one time, valid 14 days
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
BoxCompute: Not listed
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
BoxCompute: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
BoxCompute: No limit
Idle stop
Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes
BoxCompute: After 30 minutes
Largest sandbox
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
BoxCompute: 4 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
BoxCompute: Up to 8

Platform

Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
BoxCompute: Full VM
GPU
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
BoxCompute: Not listed
Snapshots
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
BoxCompute: No
Pause and resume
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
BoxCompute:

Developer

SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
BoxCompute: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
BoxCompute: Claude Code, MCP

Trust

License
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
BoxCompute: Not listed
BYOC
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
BoxCompute: Enterprise pilot on your hardware or cloud account

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Apify AI Code Sandbox
BoxCompute
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400
BoxCompute: $0.100
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800
BoxCompute: $0.200
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600
BoxCompute: $0.400

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Apify AI Code Sandbox fits when

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

BoxCompute fits when

  • You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.200 against $0.800 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need pause and resume.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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