Azure Container Apps Sandboxes vs Unikraft Cloud

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

Unikraft Cloud

MicroVM sandboxes that start in under 10 ms.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Hobby plan, free forever
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Unikraft Cloud profile

What is different

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

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Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Unikraft Cloud

Isolation: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: MicroVM; Unikraft Cloud: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; Unikraft Cloud: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go

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

Unikraft Cloudunikraft.com/pricingunikraft.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0864; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: $0.0108; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed
Storage: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Storage charge coming soon; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed
Free tier: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Unikraft Cloud: Hobby plan, free forever
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Unikraft Cloud: $39 / month
Billing: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Per second; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Unikraft Cloud: Up to 24

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; Unikraft Cloud: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go
Integrations: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed

Trust

License: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed
BYOC: Azure Container Apps Sandboxes: Not listed; Unikraft Cloud: Enterprise plan

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps Sandboxes

Unikraft Cloud

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

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Unikraft Cloud fits when

You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
You need SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA and GDPR.

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