Azure Container Apps Sandboxes vs Runloop

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes costs $0.0864 per vCPU-hour and Runloop costs $0.108 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps Sandboxes runs microVMs. Runloop 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

Visit site Azure Container Apps Sandboxes profile

Runloop

Devboxes built for coding agents.

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

Visit site Runloop profile

What is different

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

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Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Runloop

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; Runloop: $0.108
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; Runloop: $0.0252
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; Runloop: $0.00034236 per GiB-hour
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Runloop: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB

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

Runlooprunloop.ai/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; Runloop: $0.108
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; Runloop: $0.0252
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; Runloop: $0.00034236 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Runloop: $50 credit
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Runloop: Pay as you go
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; Runloop: Per second

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Runloop: Not listed
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Runloop: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Runloop: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Runloop: Not listed

Platform

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

Developer

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

Trust

License: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Runloop: Not listed
BYOC: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Runloop: Deploy to VPC, Enterprise plan

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Runloop

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.108; Runloop: $0.158
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.216; Runloop: $0.317
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.432; Runloop: $0.634

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes fits when

You want the lower list price: $0.216 against $0.317 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Runloop fits when

You use the OpenAI Agents SDK or MCP.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
You need a sandbox larger than 4 vCPU · 8 GiB.

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