Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions vs boxd

boxd costs $0.047 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions runs full VMs. boxd runs microVMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

Isolated sandbox sessions for running code on Azure.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions profile

boxd

Persistent Linux machines for devs and AI agents.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: $30 credit with a payment method
Max session: Not listed

Visit site boxd profile

What is different

1 field differs. The rest are the same or not listed.

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Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

boxd

Isolation: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Full VM; boxd: MicroVM

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18 fields, at each provider's list price

Azure Container Apps dynamic sessionsazure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/container-appsazure.microsoft.com

boxdboxd.sh/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; boxd: $0.047
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; boxd: $0.014
Storage: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; boxd: $0.000096 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; boxd: $30 credit with a payment method
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; boxd: Pay as you go
Billing: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; boxd: Per second

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; boxd: Not listed
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; boxd: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; boxd: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Up to 600; boxd: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Full VM; boxd: MicroVM
GPU: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; boxd: Not listed
Snapshots: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; boxd:
Pause and resume: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; boxd:

Developer

SDKs: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; boxd: TypeScript, Python
Integrations: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: LangChain; boxd: Not listed

Trust

License: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; boxd: Not listed
BYOC: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; boxd: Custom plan

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

boxd

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; boxd: $0.075
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; boxd: $0.150
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; boxd: $0.300

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use LangChain.

boxd fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You need snapshots.
You need pause and resume.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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