# Regional Deployments

## Environments

* **Sandbox** is designed for experimentation and development. This environment should not be used for handling sensitive or important data.
* **Live** is intended for use in production. Vaults handling sensitive data should be deployed here. Located in US.
* **Live-EU-1** is intended for use in production. Vaults handling sensitive data should be deployed here. Located in Europe.
* **Live-AP-1** is intended for use in production. Vaults handling sensitive data should be deployed here. Located in Asia-Pacific.

## Breakdown of Environments

| Environment | Purpose               | PCI Level 1 Environment | SLA / Uptime Guarantee | Traffic Introspection | Location     | Price                  |
| ----------- | --------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------- | --------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------- |
| Sandbox     | Testing and Debugging | No                      | No                     | Yes                   | US           | Free                   |
| Live        | Production Data       | Yes                     | Yes                    | No                    | US           | Scalable Pricing Plans |
| Live-EU-1   | Production Data       | Yes                     | Yes                    | No                    | Europe       | Scalable Pricing Plans |
| Live-AP-1   | Production Data       | Yes                     | Yes                    | No                    | Asia-Pacific | Scalable Pricing Plans |