Apify AI Code Sandbox vs Depot Sandboxes

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. Depot Sandboxes costs $0.18 per vCPU-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. Depot Sandboxes runs microVMs and limits a session to 24 hours.

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Apify AI Code Sandbox

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

Depot Sandboxes

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
7-day free trial, no credit card
Max session
24 hours

What is different

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

Apify AI Code Sandbox
Depot Sandboxes
vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
Depot Sandboxes: $0.18
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Depot Sandboxes: Included
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
Depot Sandboxes: 7-day free trial, no credit card
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
Depot Sandboxes: $20 / month
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
Depot Sandboxes: Per second
Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
Depot Sandboxes: 24 hours
Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
Depot Sandboxes: MicroVM
SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Depot Sandboxes: TypeScript
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
Depot Sandboxes: Claude Code

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
Depot Sandboxes: $0.18
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Depot Sandboxes: 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
Depot Sandboxes: Not listed
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
Depot Sandboxes: 7-day free trial, no credit card
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
Depot Sandboxes: $20 / month
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
Depot Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
Depot Sandboxes: 24 hours
Idle stop
Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes
Depot Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Depot Sandboxes: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
Depot Sandboxes: Not listed

Platform

Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
Depot Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Depot Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Depot Sandboxes:
Pause and resume
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Depot Sandboxes: No

Developer

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

Trust

License
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Depot Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Depot Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Apify AI Code Sandbox
Depot Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400
Depot Sandboxes: $0.180
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800
Depot Sandboxes: $0.360
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600
Depot Sandboxes: $0.720

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 24 hours.
  • You use MCP.
  • You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.
  • You need GDPR.

Depot Sandboxes fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.360 against $0.800 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need snapshots.

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