Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions vs Shellbox

Shellbox costs $0.01 per vCPU-hour. Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions runs full VMs. Shellbox runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit.

Updated Oct 23, 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

Shellbox

Linux microVMs for developers and AI agents, made and controlled over SSH.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: No limit

Visit site Shellbox profile

What is different

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

Field

Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

Shellbox

Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Up to 600; Shellbox: Up to 16
Isolation: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Full VM; Shellbox: Firecracker microVM
Integrations: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: LangChain; Shellbox: Claude Code

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

Shellboxshellbox.dev/#pricingshellbox.dev

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Shellbox: $0.01
RAM, per GiB-hour: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Shellbox: Included
Storage: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Shellbox: A stopped box costs $0.50 per x1 slot per month
Free tier: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Shellbox: Not listed
Paid plan from: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Shellbox: Pay as you go
Billing: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Shellbox: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Shellbox: No limit
Idle stop: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Shellbox: After 2 minutes
Largest sandbox: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Shellbox: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Up to 600; Shellbox: Up to 16

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Shellbox: Not listed
Integrations: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: LangChain; Shellbox: Claude Code

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions

Shellbox

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Shellbox: $0.010
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Shellbox: $0.020
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions: Not listed; Shellbox: $0.040

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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.

Shellbox fits when

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

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