Azure Container Apps Sandboxes vs Isorun

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes costs $0.0864 per vCPU-hour and Isorun costs $0.025 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps Sandboxes runs microVMs. Isorun 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

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Isorun

Isolated Linux microVMs from any Docker image.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: $50 credit
Max session: Not listed

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What is different

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

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Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Isorun

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; Isorun: $0.025
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; Isorun: $0.015
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; Isorun: Persistent disk $0.02 per GB-month for data stored
SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; Isorun: TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Isorundocs.isorun.ai/getting-started/pricingdocs.isorun.ai

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; Isorun: $0.025
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; Isorun: $0.015
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; Isorun: Persistent disk $0.02 per GB-month for data stored
Free tier: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Isorun: $50 credit
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Isorun: Pay as you go
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; Isorun: Per second

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Isorun: Not listed
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Isorun: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Isorun: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Isorun: Not listed

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; Isorun: TypeScript
Integrations: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Isorun: LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Isorun

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.108; Isorun: $0.055
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.216; Isorun: $0.110
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.432; Isorun: $0.220

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Isorun fits when

You use LangChain, the OpenAI Agents SDK or MCP.
You want the lower list price: $0.110 against $0.216 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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