Azure Container Apps Sandboxes vs Sandock

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes costs $0.0864 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps Sandboxes runs microVMs. Sandock runs containers and limits a session to 24 hours.

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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Sandock

Docker sandboxes with persistent volumes for AI agents.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: None
Max session: 24 hours

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What is different

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

Field

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Sandock

Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Sandock: 16 vCPU · 8 GiB
Isolation: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: MicroVM; Sandock: Container
SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python

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

Sandocksandock.ai/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; Sandock: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; Sandock: Not listed
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; Sandock: Not listed
Free tier: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Sandock: None
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Sandock: $5 / month
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; Sandock: Not listed

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Sandock: 24 hours
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Sandock: After 30 minutes
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Sandock: 16 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Sandock: Up to 150

Platform

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

Developer

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

Trust

License: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed
BYOC: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Sandock: Private / VPC deployment on Enterprise

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Sandock

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

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You need snapshots.

Sandock fits when

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

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