Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions vs Docker Sandboxes

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions runs full VMs. Docker Sandboxes 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

Docker Sandboxes

Cloud microVM sandboxes for coding agents, run by Docker.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Docker Sandboxes profile

What is different

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

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Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

Docker Sandboxes

Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Up to 600; Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
Isolation: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Full VM; Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
Integrations: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: LangChain; Docker Sandboxes: MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Docker Sandboxesdocker.com/products/docker-sandboxesdocker.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Included
Storage: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Free tier: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Up to 600; Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: LangChain; Docker Sandboxes: MCP

Trust

License: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

Docker Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: $0.280

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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.

Docker Sandboxes fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use MCP.
You need snapshots.
You need pause and resume.

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