Azure Container Apps Sandboxes vs Phonebox

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes costs $0.0864 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps Sandboxes runs microVMs. Phonebox limits a session to 3 hours.

Updated Oct 15, 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

Phonebox

Cloud Android phones that AI agents control through their screens.

Isolation: Not listed
Free tier: $2 starter credit, one time, no card
Max session: 3 hours

Visit site Phonebox profile

What is different

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

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Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Phonebox

Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; Phonebox: Bundled machine time
SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; Phonebox: TypeScript
Integrations: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Claude Code; Phonebox: MCP

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

Phoneboxphonebox.dev/pricingphonebox.dev

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; Phonebox: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; Phonebox: Not listed
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; Phonebox: Not listed
Free tier: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Phonebox: $2 starter credit, one time, no card
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Phonebox: Pay as you go
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; Phonebox: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Phonebox: 3 hours
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Phonebox: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Phonebox: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Phonebox: Up to 5

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; Phonebox: TypeScript
Integrations: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Claude Code; Phonebox: MCP

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Phonebox

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

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes fits when

You use Claude Code.
You need snapshots.

Phonebox fits when

You use MCP.

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