Apify AI Code Sandbox vs Watasu

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

Updated Oct 23, 2026

Apify AI Code Sandbox

Apify Actor that runs AI-generated code in an isolated container, with MCP, REST API and shell access.

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

Visit site Apify AI Code Sandbox profile

Watasu

Isolated Linux sandboxes for AI agents, hosted in the EU.

Isolation: Not listed
Free tier: Free Basic plan
Max session: 24 hours

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What is different

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

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Apify AI Code Sandbox

Watasu

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; Watasu: Retained disks €0.10 per GiB per month while the sandbox is stopped. Checkpoints and templates €0.03 per GiB per month.
Free tier: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month; Watasu: Free Basic plan
Billing: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only; Watasu: Per second
Max session: Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit; Watasu: 24 hours
Concurrent sandboxes: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256; Watasu: Up to 100
SDKs: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Watasu: Python, TypeScript, Rust

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Apify AI Code Sandboxapify.com/pricing

Watasuwatasu.io/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Included; Watasu: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.20; Watasu: Not listed
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; Watasu: Retained disks €0.10 per GiB per month while the sandbox is stopped. Checkpoints and templates €0.03 per GiB per month.
Free tier: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $5 of usage every month; Watasu: Free Basic plan
Paid plan from: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $19 / month; Watasu: Not listed
Billing: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Memory only; Watasu: Per second

Limits

Max session: Apify AI Code Sandbox: No limit; Watasu: 24 hours
Idle stop: Apify AI Code Sandbox: After 15 minutes; Watasu: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Watasu: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Up to 256; Watasu: Up to 100

Platform

Isolation: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Container; Watasu: Not listed
GPU: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed
Snapshots: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Watasu:
Pause and resume: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Watasu:

Developer

SDKs: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Watasu: Python, TypeScript, Rust
Integrations: Apify AI Code Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code; Watasu: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed
BYOC: Apify AI Code Sandbox: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Apify AI Code Sandbox

Watasu

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.400; Watasu: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $0.800; Watasu: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Apify AI Code Sandbox: $1.600; Watasu: Not listed

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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 SOC 2 Type II and GDPR.

Watasu fits when

You need snapshots.
You need pause and resume.

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