Azure Container Apps Sandboxes vs Dedalus Machines

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes costs $0.0864 per vCPU-hour and Dedalus Machines costs $0.04536 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps Sandboxes runs microVMs. Dedalus Machines runs full VMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Isolated microVM sandboxes that start on demand.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

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Dedalus Machines

Linux virtual machines for AI agents that sleep when idle.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: $20 one-time sign-up credit
Max session: Not listed

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What is different

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

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Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Dedalus Machines

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; Dedalus Machines: $0.04536
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; Dedalus Machines: $0.01458
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; Dedalus Machines: $0.0001 per GiB-hour
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Dedalus Machines: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Isolation: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: MicroVM; Dedalus Machines: Full VM
SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; Dedalus Machines: Python, TypeScript, Go

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Azure Container Apps Sandboxessandboxes.azure.com/docs/sandboxes/costsandboxes.azure.com

Dedalus Machinesdedaluslabs.ai/pricingdedaluslabs.ai

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; Dedalus Machines: $0.04536
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; Dedalus Machines: $0.01458
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; Dedalus Machines: $0.0001 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: $20 one-time sign-up credit
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: $20 / month
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; Dedalus Machines: Per second

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: Not listed
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Dedalus Machines: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: MicroVM; Dedalus Machines: Full VM
GPU: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: Not listed
Snapshots: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes:; Dedalus Machines: Not listed
Pause and resume: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes:; Dedalus Machines:

Developer

SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; Dedalus Machines: Python, TypeScript, Go
Integrations: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: Not listed

Trust

License: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: Not listed
BYOC: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Dedalus Machines: Enterprise plan

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Dedalus Machines

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.108; Dedalus Machines: $0.075
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.216; Dedalus Machines: $0.149
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.432; Dedalus Machines: $0.298

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You need snapshots.

Dedalus Machines fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You want the lower list price: $0.149 against $0.216 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
You need a sandbox larger than 4 vCPU · 8 GiB.

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