Azure Container Apps Sandboxes vs Lizard Sandboxes

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes costs $0.0864 per vCPU-hour and Lizard Sandboxes costs $0.0081 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps Sandboxes runs microVMs. Lizard Sandboxes runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit.

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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Lizard Sandboxes

Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: 7-day trial with $5 in trial credits
Max session: No limit

Visit site Lizard Sandboxes profile

What is different

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

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Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Lizard Sandboxes

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; Lizard Sandboxes: $0.0081
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; Lizard Sandboxes: Included
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; Lizard Sandboxes: Local disk is in the rate. Persistent Volumes $0.14 per GB a month
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; Lizard Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Lizard Sandboxes: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Isolation: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: MicroVM; Lizard Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; Lizard Sandboxes: TypeScript, Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Lizard Sandboxeslizard.build/pricinglizard.build

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; Lizard Sandboxes: $0.0081
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; Lizard Sandboxes: Included
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; Lizard Sandboxes: Local disk is in the rate. Persistent Volumes $0.14 per GB a month
Free tier: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Lizard Sandboxes: 7-day trial with $5 in trial credits
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Lizard Sandboxes: $19 / month
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; Lizard Sandboxes: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Lizard Sandboxes: No limit
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Lizard Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Lizard Sandboxes: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Lizard Sandboxes: Up to 100

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; Lizard Sandboxes: TypeScript, Python
Integrations: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Lizard Sandboxes: Not listed

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Lizard Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.108; Lizard Sandboxes: $0.008
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.216; Lizard Sandboxes: $0.016
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.432; Lizard Sandboxes: $0.032

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Lizard Sandboxes fits when

You want the lower list price: $0.016 against $0.216 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.
You need a sandbox larger than 4 vCPU · 8 GiB.

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