Azure Container Apps Sandboxes vs OmniRun

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes costs $0.0864 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps Sandboxes runs microVMs. OmniRun 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

Visit site Azure Container Apps Sandboxes profile

OmniRun

Sandboxes on Firecracker microVMs, self-hosted or managed.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site OmniRun profile

What is different

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

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Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

OmniRun

Isolation: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: MicroVM; OmniRun: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; OmniRun: TypeScript

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

OmniRunomnirun.io

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; OmniRun: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; OmniRun: Not listed
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; OmniRun: Not listed
Free tier: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; OmniRun: Not listed
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; OmniRun: Not listed
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; OmniRun: Not listed

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; OmniRun: Not listed
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; OmniRun: After 15 minutes
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; OmniRun: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; OmniRun: Up to 3

Platform

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

Developer

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

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

OmniRun

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.108; OmniRun: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.216; OmniRun: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.432; OmniRun: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes fits when

You need snapshots.
You need pause and resume.

OmniRun fits when

You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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