Azure Container Apps Sandboxes vs EQVPS Sandboxes

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes costs $0.0864 per vCPU-hour and EQVPS Sandboxes costs $0.04 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps Sandboxes runs microVMs. EQVPS Sandboxes runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 720 hours.

Updated Oct 23, 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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EQVPS Sandboxes

Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents, paid per second from a prepaid crypto balance.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $1 sandbox credit, one time
Max session: 720 hours

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What is different

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

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Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

EQVPS Sandboxes

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; EQVPS Sandboxes: Free
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; EQVPS Sandboxes: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Isolation: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: MicroVM; EQVPS Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; EQVPS Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Claude Code; EQVPS Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

EQVPS Sandboxeseqvps.com/en/docs/sandbox-billingeqvps.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; EQVPS Sandboxes: Free
Free tier: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; EQVPS Sandboxes: $1 sandbox credit, one time
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; EQVPS Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; EQVPS Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; EQVPS Sandboxes: 720 hours
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; EQVPS Sandboxes: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; EQVPS Sandboxes: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; EQVPS Sandboxes: Up to 20

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; EQVPS Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Claude Code; EQVPS Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

EQVPS Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.108; EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.066
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.216; EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.132
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.432; EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.264

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes fits when

You need snapshots.

EQVPS Sandboxes fits when

You use MCP.
You want the lower list price: $0.132 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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