diff --git a/app-config.production.yaml b/app-config.production.yaml
index 94f8f27..4bf5267 100644
--- a/app-config.production.yaml
+++ b/app-config.production.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ auth:
 signInPage: oidc
 
 sandbox:
+  environment: PROD
   signupAPI: ${SIGNUP_API}
   kubeAPI: ${KUBE_API}
   recaptcha:
diff --git a/deploy/base/app-config.yaml b/deploy/base/app-config.yaml
index 1e28fa4..abbb0d4 100644
--- a/deploy/base/app-config.yaml
+++ b/deploy/base/app-config.yaml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ auth:
               dangerouslyAllowSignInWithoutUserInCatalog: true
 signInPage: oidc
 sandbox:
+  environment: DEV
   signupAPI: https://registration-service-toolchain-host-operator.apps.sandbox.x8i5.p1.openshiftapps.com/api/v1
   kubeAPI: https://api-toolchain-host-operator.apps.sandbox.x8i5.p1.openshiftapps.com
   recaptcha:
diff --git a/plugins/sandbox/config.d.ts b/plugins/sandbox/config.d.ts
index 948cda8..010f7e8 100644
--- a/plugins/sandbox/config.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/sandbox/config.d.ts
@@ -40,5 +40,12 @@ export interface Config {
        */
       siteKey: string;
     };
+    /**
+     * Controls the runtime environment (DEV or PROD).
+     * When set to DEV, analytics scripts (trustarc, dpal) are not loaded.
+     * Defaults to PROD if not specified.
+     * @visibility frontend
+     */
+    environment?: string;
   };
 }
diff --git a/plugins/sandbox/src/api/RegistrationBackendClient.tsx b/plugins/sandbox/src/api/RegistrationBackendClient.tsx
index 5aabac9..7713ad8 100644
--- a/plugins/sandbox/src/api/RegistrationBackendClient.tsx
+++ b/plugins/sandbox/src/api/RegistrationBackendClient.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { ConfigApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { isValidCountryCode, isValidPhoneNumber } from '../utils/phone-utils';
 import { CommonResponse, SignupData } from '../types';
 import { SecureFetchApi } from './SecureFetchClient';
+import { SandboxEnvironment } from '../const';
 
 export type RegistrationBackendClientOptions = {
   configApi: ConfigApi;
@@ -111,18 +112,23 @@ export class RegistrationBackendClient implements RegistrationService {
   };
 
   signup = async (): Promise<void> => {
-    let token = '';
-    try {
-      token = await this.getRecaptchaToken();
-    } catch (err) {
-      throw new Error(`Error getting recaptcha token: ${err}`);
+    const isDev =
+      (this.configApi.getOptionalString('sandbox.environment') ??
+        SandboxEnvironment.PROD) === SandboxEnvironment.DEV;
+    const headers: Record<string, string> = {};
+
+    if (!isDev) {
+      try {
+        headers['Recaptcha-Token'] = await this.getRecaptchaToken();
+      } catch (err) {
+        throw new Error(`Error getting recaptcha token: ${err}`);
+      }
     }
+
     const signupURL = await this.signupAPI();
     await this.secureFetchApi.fetch(signupURL, {
       method: 'POST',
-      headers: {
-        'Recaptcha-Token': token,
-      },
+      headers,
       body: null,
     });
   };
diff --git a/plugins/sandbox/src/components/SandboxHeader.tsx b/plugins/sandbox/src/components/SandboxHeader.tsx
index 58320f7..bf4b7ce 100644
--- a/plugins/sandbox/src/components/SandboxHeader.tsx
+++ b/plugins/sandbox/src/components/SandboxHeader.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ import { useTheme } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import OpenInNewIcon from '@mui/icons-material/OpenInNew';
 import SupportAgentIcon from '@mui/icons-material/SupportAgent';
 import { Header, Link } from '@backstage/core-components';
+import { useApi, configApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { useTrackAnalytics } from '../utils/eddl-utils';
+import { SandboxEnvironment } from '../const';
 
 interface SandboxHeaderProps {
   pageTitle: string;
@@ -29,27 +31,30 @@ interface SandboxHeaderProps {
 
 export const SandboxHeader: React.FC<SandboxHeaderProps> = ({ pageTitle }) => {
   const trackAnalytics = useTrackAnalytics();
+  const configApi = useApi(configApiRef);
+  const environment =
+    configApi.getOptionalString('sandbox.environment') ??
+    SandboxEnvironment.PROD;
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const initializeAnalytics = async () => {
-      // Check if script is already loaded
-      if (!document.getElementById('trustarc')) {
-        const script = document.createElement('script');
-        script.id = 'trustarc';
-        script.src =
-          '//static.redhat.com/libs/redhat/marketing/latest/trustarc/trustarc.js';
-        document.body.appendChild(script);
-      }
-      if (!document.getElementById('dpal')) {
-        const script = document.createElement('script');
-        script.id = 'dpal';
-        script.src = 'https://www.redhat.com/ma/dpal.js';
-        document.body.appendChild(script);
-      }
-    };
+    if (environment === SandboxEnvironment.DEV) {
+      return;
+    }
 
-    initializeAnalytics();
-  }, []);
+    if (!document.getElementById('trustarc')) {
+      const script = document.createElement('script');
+      script.id = 'trustarc';
+      script.src =
+        '//static.redhat.com/libs/redhat/marketing/latest/trustarc/trustarc.js';
+      document.body.appendChild(script);
+    }
+    if (!document.getElementById('dpal')) {
+      const script = document.createElement('script');
+      script.id = 'dpal';
+      script.src = 'https://www.redhat.com/ma/dpal.js';
+      document.body.appendChild(script);
+    }
+  }, [environment]);
 
   const theme = useTheme();
 
diff --git a/plugins/sandbox/src/components/__tests__/SandboxHeader.test.tsx b/plugins/sandbox/src/components/__tests__/SandboxHeader.test.tsx
index f4c0a0e..8a307d3 100644
--- a/plugins/sandbox/src/components/__tests__/SandboxHeader.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/sandbox/src/components/__tests__/SandboxHeader.test.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ import { render, screen, fireEvent, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import React from 'react';
 import { SandboxHeader } from '../SandboxHeader';
 import { createTheme, ThemeProvider } from '@mui/material/styles';
-import { wrapInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
+import {
+  MockConfigApi,
+  TestApiProvider,
+  wrapInTestApp,
+} from '@backstage/test-utils';
+import { configApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { SandboxEnvironment } from '../../const';
 import * as eddlUtils from '../../utils/eddl-utils';
 
 // Mock the useTrackAnalytics hook
@@ -26,24 +32,50 @@ jest.mock('../../utils/eddl-utils', () => ({
   useTrackAnalytics: jest.fn(),
 }));
 
+const removeAnalyticsScripts = () => {
+  document.getElementById('trustarc')?.remove();
+  document.getElementById('dpal')?.remove();
+};
+
 describe('SandboxHeader', () => {
   const mockTrackAnalytics = jest.fn();
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
+    removeAnalyticsScripts();
     // Mock the useTrackAnalytics hook to return a mock function
     (eddlUtils.useTrackAnalytics as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(
       mockTrackAnalytics,
     );
   });
 
-  const renderComponent = (pageTitle = 'My Page Title') => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    removeAnalyticsScripts();
+  });
+
+  const renderComponent = (
+    pageTitle = 'My Page Title',
+    environment?: string,
+  ) => {
     const theme = createTheme();
+    const content = (
+      <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>
+        <SandboxHeader pageTitle={pageTitle} />
+      </ThemeProvider>
+    );
     return render(
       wrapInTestApp(
-        <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>
-          <SandboxHeader pageTitle={pageTitle} />
-        </ThemeProvider>,
+        environment ? (
+          <TestApiProvider
+            apis={[
+              [configApiRef, new MockConfigApi({ sandbox: { environment } })],
+            ]}
+          >
+            {content}
+          </TestApiProvider>
+        ) : (
+          content
+        ),
       ),
     );
   };
@@ -118,4 +150,30 @@ describe('SandboxHeader', () => {
 
     windowOpenSpy.mockRestore();
   });
+
+  describe('analytics scripts loading', () => {
+    test('does not load trustarc and dpal scripts when environment is DEV', () => {
+      renderComponent('My Page Title', SandboxEnvironment.DEV);
+      expect(document.getElementById('trustarc')).toBeNull();
+      expect(document.getElementById('dpal')).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    test('loads trustarc and dpal scripts when environment is PROD', () => {
+      renderComponent('My Page Title', SandboxEnvironment.PROD);
+      const trustarcScript = document.getElementById(
+        'trustarc',
+      ) as HTMLScriptElement;
+      const dpalScript = document.getElementById('dpal') as HTMLScriptElement;
+      expect(trustarcScript).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(trustarcScript.src).toContain('trustarc.js');
+      expect(dpalScript).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(dpalScript.src).toContain('dpal.js');
+    });
+
+    test('loads analytics scripts by default when environment is not set', () => {
+      renderComponent();
+      expect(document.getElementById('trustarc')).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(document.getElementById('dpal')).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/sandbox/src/const.ts b/plugins/sandbox/src/const.ts
index 3af06b1..c30f279 100644
--- a/plugins/sandbox/src/const.ts
+++ b/plugins/sandbox/src/const.ts
@@ -15,3 +15,8 @@
  */
 export const SHORT_INTERVAL = 2000;
 export const LONG_INTERVAL = 20000;
+
+export enum SandboxEnvironment {
+  DEV = 'DEV',
+  PROD = 'PROD',
+}
diff --git a/plugins/sandbox/src/hooks/useRecaptcha.ts b/plugins/sandbox/src/hooks/useRecaptcha.ts
index 9743e27..477f8a0 100644
--- a/plugins/sandbox/src/hooks/useRecaptcha.ts
+++ b/plugins/sandbox/src/hooks/useRecaptcha.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ import { useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { loadRecaptchaScript } from '../utils/recaptcha';
 import { registerApiRef } from '../api';
 
-export const useRecaptcha = () => {
+export const useRecaptcha = (enabled = true) => {
   const registerApi = useApi(registerApiRef);
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    loadRecaptchaScript(registerApi.getRecaptchaAPIKey());
+    if (enabled) {
+      loadRecaptchaScript(registerApi.getRecaptchaAPIKey());
+    }
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, []);
+  }, [enabled]);
 };
diff --git a/plugins/sandbox/src/hooks/useSandboxContext.tsx b/plugins/sandbox/src/hooks/useSandboxContext.tsx
index 0b2dd42..747b196 100644
--- a/plugins/sandbox/src/hooks/useSandboxContext.tsx
+++ b/plugins/sandbox/src/hooks/useSandboxContext.tsx
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 import { isEqual } from 'lodash';
 import React, { createContext, useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { AAPData, SignupData } from '../types';
-import { useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { useApi, configApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { aapApiRef, kubeApiRef, registerApiRef } from '../api';
 import { useRecaptcha } from './useRecaptcha';
-import { LONG_INTERVAL, SHORT_INTERVAL } from '../const';
+import { LONG_INTERVAL, SandboxEnvironment, SHORT_INTERVAL } from '../const';
 import { signupDataToStatus } from '../utils/register-utils';
 import { AnsibleStatus, decode, getReadyCondition } from '../utils/aap-utils';
 import { errorMessage } from '../utils/common';
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ export const useSandboxContext = (): SandboxContextType => {
 export const SandboxProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({
   children,
 }) => {
-  useRecaptcha();
+  const configApi = useApi(configApiRef);
+  const isProd =
+    (configApi.getOptionalString('sandbox.environment') ??
+      SandboxEnvironment.PROD) !== SandboxEnvironment.DEV;
+  useRecaptcha(isProd);
   const aapApi = useApi(aapApiRef);
   const kubeApi = useApi(kubeApiRef);
   const registerApi = useApi(registerApiRef);
@@ -210,6 +214,9 @@ export const SandboxProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({
 
   // Initialize Segment Analytics
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isProd) {
+      return;
+    }
     const fetchSegmentWriteKey = async () => {
       try {
         const writeKey = await registerApi.getSegmentWriteKey();
@@ -219,7 +226,7 @@ export const SandboxProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({
       }
     };
     fetchSegmentWriteKey();
-  }, [registerApi]);
+  }, [registerApi, isProd]);
 
   // Fetch Marketo webhook URL from UI config
   useEffect(() => {