Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions vs InstaVM

InstaVM costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions runs full VMs. InstaVM runs Firecracker 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

InstaVM

Hardware-isolated microVMs for AI agent code.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $50 credit
Max session: Not listed

Visit site InstaVM profile

What is different

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

Field

Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

InstaVM

Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Up to 600; InstaVM: Up to 100
Isolation: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Full VM; InstaVM: Firecracker microVM

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

InstaVMinstavm.io/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; InstaVM: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; InstaVM: $0.0162
Storage: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Free tier: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; InstaVM: $50 credit
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; InstaVM: $100 / month
Billing: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; InstaVM: Per second

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Up to 600; InstaVM: Up to 100

Platform

Isolation: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Full VM; InstaVM: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Snapshots: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; InstaVM:
Pause and resume: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; InstaVM:

Developer

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

Trust

License: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
BYOC: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

InstaVM

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; InstaVM: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; InstaVM: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; InstaVM: $0.331

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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.

InstaVM 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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