Azure Container Apps Sandboxes vs Deno Sandbox

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes costs $0.0864 per vCPU-hour and Deno Sandbox costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps Sandboxes runs microVMs. Deno Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 30 minutes.

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

Visit site Azure Container Apps Sandboxes profile

Deno Sandbox

Linux microVMs for running untrusted and generated code.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: 30 minutes

Visit site Deno Sandbox profile

What is different

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

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Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Deno Sandbox

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; Deno Sandbox: $0.10
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; Deno Sandbox: $0.025
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Isolation: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: MicroVM; Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Deno Sandboxdeno.com/deploy/sandboxdeno.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; Deno Sandbox: $0.10
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; Deno Sandbox: $0.025
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
Free tier: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Deno Sandbox: Up to 20

Platform

Isolation: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: MicroVM; Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes:; Deno Sandbox:
Pause and resume: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes:; Deno Sandbox: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
Integrations: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Deno Sandbox: Not listed

Trust

License: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Deno Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Deno Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Deno Sandbox

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.108; Deno Sandbox: $0.150
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.216; Deno Sandbox: $0.300
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.432; Deno Sandbox: $0.600

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes fits when

You want the lower list price: $0.216 against $0.300 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need pause and resume.
You need a sandbox larger than 2 vCPU · 4 GiB.

Deno Sandbox fits when

Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.
You need SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA.

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