Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions vs Oblien Workspace

Oblien Workspace costs $0.03 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions runs full VMs. Oblien Workspace 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

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Oblien Workspace

Hosted microVM workspaces for AI agents.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Free tier, no credit card
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Oblien Workspace profile

What is different

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

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Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

Oblien Workspace

Isolation: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Full VM; Oblien Workspace: Firecracker microVM
Integrations: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: LangChain; Oblien Workspace: MCP

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

Oblien Workspaceoblien.com/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: $0.03
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: $0.008
Storage: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: $0.05 per GiB-month retained, also when stopped
Free tier: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Free tier, no credit card
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Pay as you go
Billing: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: 12 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Up to 600; Oblien Workspace: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Full VM; Oblien Workspace: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: No
Snapshots: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Oblien Workspace:
Pause and resume: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Oblien Workspace:

Developer

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

Trust

License: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed
BYOC: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

Oblien Workspace

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: $0.046
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: $0.092
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: $0.184

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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.

Oblien Workspace 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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