Apify AI Code Sandbox vs Namespace Devboxes

Apify AI Code Sandbox bills memory only, at $0.20 per GiB-hour. Namespace Devboxes costs $0.06 per vCPU-hour. Apify AI Code Sandbox runs containers and has no session limit. Namespace Devboxes runs full VMs 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

Namespace Devboxes

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
30-day free trial
Max session
24 hours

What is different

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

Apify AI Code Sandbox
Namespace Devboxes
vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
Namespace Devboxes: $0.06
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Namespace Devboxes: 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
Namespace Devboxes: $0.20 per GB-month for storage used
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
Namespace Devboxes: 30-day free trial
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
Namespace Devboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
Namespace Devboxes: Bundled machine time
Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
Namespace Devboxes: 24 hours
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
Namespace Devboxes: Up to 50
Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
Namespace Devboxes: Full VM
SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Namespace Devboxes: TypeScript, Go
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
Namespace Devboxes: Claude Code, MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Apify AI Code Sandboxapify.com/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included
Namespace Devboxes: $0.06
RAM, per GiB-hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20
Namespace Devboxes: 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
Namespace Devboxes: $0.20 per GB-month for storage used
Free tier
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month
Namespace Devboxes: 30-day free trial
Paid plan from
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month
Namespace Devboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only
Namespace Devboxes: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit
Namespace Devboxes: 24 hours
Idle stop
Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes
Namespace Devboxes: After 15 minutes
Largest sandbox
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Namespace Devboxes: 32 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256
Namespace Devboxes: Up to 50

Platform

Isolation
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container
Namespace Devboxes: Full VM
GPU
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Namespace Devboxes: Not listed
Snapshots
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Namespace Devboxes: Not listed
Pause and resume
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Namespace Devboxes:

Developer

SDKs
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Namespace Devboxes: TypeScript, Go
Integrations
Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code
Namespace Devboxes: Claude Code, MCP

Trust

License
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Namespace Devboxes: Not listed
BYOC
Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed
Namespace Devboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Apify AI Code Sandbox
Namespace Devboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400
Namespace Devboxes: $0.060
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800
Namespace Devboxes: $0.120
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600
Namespace Devboxes: $0.240

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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 want one rate for memory, with CPU included.
  • You need GDPR.

Namespace Devboxes fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.120 against $0.800 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need pause and resume.

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