Apify AI Code Sandbox vs Deno Sandbox

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. Deno Sandbox costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. Deno Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 30 minutes.

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Apify AI Code Sandbox

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

Deno Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
30 minutes

What is different

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

Apify AI Code Sandbox
Deno Sandbox
vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
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
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20
Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
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
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
Idle stop
Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20

Platform

Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
GPU
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Deno Sandbox:
Pause and resume
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Not listed

Developer

SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
Deno Sandbox: Not listed

Trust

License
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Apify AI Code Sandbox
Deno Sandbox
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400
Deno Sandbox: $0.150
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800
Deno Sandbox: $0.300
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600
Deno Sandbox: $0.600

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Apify AI Code Sandbox fits when

  • A session must run longer than 30 minutes.
  • You use MCP or Claude Code.
  • You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II and GDPR.

Deno Sandbox fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.300 against $0.800 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need snapshots.
  • Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.

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