Apify AI Code Sandbox vs EQVPS Sandboxes

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. EQVPS Sandboxes costs $0.04 per vCPU-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. EQVPS Sandboxes runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 720 hours.

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Apify AI Code Sandbox

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

EQVPS Sandboxes

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
$1 sandbox credit, one time
Max session
720 hours

What is different

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

Apify AI Code Sandbox
EQVPS Sandboxes
vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013
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
EQVPS Sandboxes: Free
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
EQVPS Sandboxes: $1 sandbox credit, one time
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
EQVPS Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
EQVPS Sandboxes: Per second
Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
EQVPS Sandboxes: 720 hours
Idle stop
Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes
EQVPS Sandboxes: After 5 minutes
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
EQVPS Sandboxes: Up to 20
Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
EQVPS Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013
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
EQVPS Sandboxes: Free
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
EQVPS Sandboxes: $1 sandbox credit, one time
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
EQVPS Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
EQVPS Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
EQVPS Sandboxes: 720 hours
Idle stop
Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes
EQVPS Sandboxes: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
EQVPS Sandboxes: Up to 20

Platform

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

Developer

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

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Apify AI Code Sandbox
EQVPS Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.066
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.132
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.264

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 720 hours.
  • You want the larger free credit: $5 against $1.
  • You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II and GDPR.

EQVPS Sandboxes fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.132 against $0.800 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need pause and resume.

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