Azure Container Apps Sandboxes vs Docker Sandboxes

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes costs $0.0864 per vCPU-hour and Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps Sandboxes runs microVMs. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs.

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

Docker Sandboxes

Cloud microVM sandboxes for coding agents, run by Docker.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Docker Sandboxes profile

What is different

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

Field

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Docker Sandboxes

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; Docker Sandboxes: Included
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Docker Sandboxesdocker.com/products/docker-sandboxesdocker.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; Docker Sandboxes: Included
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Free tier: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10

Platform

Isolation: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: MicroVM; Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes:; Docker Sandboxes:
Pause and resume: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes:; Docker Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: MCP

Trust

License: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Docker Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.108; Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.216; Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.432; Docker Sandboxes: $0.280

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Docker Sandboxes fits when

You use MCP.
You want the lower list price: $0.140 against $0.216 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need a sandbox larger than 4 vCPU · 8 GiB.

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