Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions vs Runloop

Runloop costs $0.108 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions runs full VMs. Runloop 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

Runloop

Devboxes built for coding agents.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: $50 credit
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Runloop profile

What is different

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

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Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

Runloop

Isolation: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Full VM; Runloop: MicroVM
Integrations: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: LangChain; Runloop: OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

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

Runlooprunloop.ai/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Runloop: $0.108
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Runloop: $0.0252
Storage: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Runloop: $0.00034236 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Runloop: $50 credit
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Runloop: Pay as you go
Billing: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Runloop: Per second

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Runloop: Not listed
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Runloop: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Runloop: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Up to 600; Runloop: Not listed

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Runloop: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: LangChain; Runloop: OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Trust

License: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Runloop: Not listed
BYOC: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Runloop: Deploy to VPC, Enterprise plan

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

Runloop

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Runloop: $0.158
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Runloop: $0.317
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Runloop: $0.634

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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.

Runloop fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use the OpenAI Agents SDK or MCP.
You need snapshots.
You need pause and resume.

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