Azure Container Apps Sandboxes vs Oblien Workspace

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes costs $0.0864 per vCPU-hour and Oblien Workspace costs $0.03 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps Sandboxes runs microVMs. Oblien Workspace runs Firecracker 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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Oblien Workspace

Hosted microVM workspaces for AI agents.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Free tier, no credit card
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Oblien Workspace profile

What is different

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

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Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Oblien Workspace

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; Oblien Workspace: $0.03
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; Oblien Workspace: $0.008
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; Oblien Workspace: $0.05 per GiB-month retained, also when stopped
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; Oblien Workspace: Active CPU time only
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Oblien Workspace: 12 vCPU · 64 GiB
Isolation: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: MicroVM; Oblien Workspace: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; Oblien Workspace: JavaScript / TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Oblien Workspaceoblien.com/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; Oblien Workspace: $0.03
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; Oblien Workspace: $0.008
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; Oblien Workspace: $0.05 per GiB-month retained, also when stopped
Free tier: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Free tier, no credit card
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Pay as you go
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; Oblien Workspace: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Oblien Workspace: 12 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: MicroVM; Oblien Workspace: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: No
Snapshots: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes:; Oblien Workspace:
Pause and resume: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes:; Oblien Workspace:

Developer

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

Trust

License: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed
BYOC: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Oblien Workspace

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.108; Oblien Workspace: $0.046
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.216; Oblien Workspace: $0.092
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.432; Oblien Workspace: $0.184

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Oblien Workspace fits when

You use MCP.
You want the lower list price: $0.092 against $0.216 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.
Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.

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