AWS Lambda MicroVMs vs Brimble Sandboxes

AWS Lambda MicroVMs costs $0.0997 per vCPU-hour. AWS Lambda MicroVMs runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 8 hours. Brimble Sandboxes runs gVisor and limits a session to 6 hours.

Updated Oct 23, 2026

AWS Lambda MicroVMs

Serverless microVMs on AWS that suspend when idle.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: 8 hours

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Brimble Sandboxes

Sandbox product of the Brimble hosting platform that runs code in gVisor containers.

Isolation: gVisor
Free tier: 7-day Developer plan trial, card required
Max session: 6 hours

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What is different

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AWS Lambda MicroVMs

Brimble Sandboxes

Storage: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Snapshot storage $0.08 per GB-month (US East). Snapshot write $0.0038 per GB. Snapshot read $0.00155 per GB.; Brimble Sandboxes: Snapshot storage and persistent volumes bill at storage rates
Max session: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 8 hours; Brimble Sandboxes: 6 hours
Isolation: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM; Brimble Sandboxes: gVisor
SDKs: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript; Brimble Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python, Go

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

AWS Lambda MicroVMsaws.amazon.com/lambda/pricingaws.amazon.com

Brimble Sandboxesbrimble.io/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997; Brimble Sandboxes: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132; Brimble Sandboxes: Not listed
Storage: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Snapshot storage $0.08 per GB-month (US East). Snapshot write $0.0038 per GB. Snapshot read $0.00155 per GB.; Brimble Sandboxes: Snapshot storage and persistent volumes bill at storage rates
Free tier: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Brimble Sandboxes: 7-day Developer plan trial, card required
Paid plan from: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Brimble Sandboxes: $3 / month
Billing: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Per second; Brimble Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 8 hours; Brimble Sandboxes: 6 hours
Idle stop: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Brimble Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Brimble Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Brimble Sandboxes: Up to 15

Platform

Isolation: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM; Brimble Sandboxes: gVisor
GPU: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Brimble Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots: AWS Lambda MicroVMs:; Brimble Sandboxes:
Pause and resume: AWS Lambda MicroVMs:; Brimble Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript; Brimble Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python, Go
Integrations: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Brimble Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Brimble Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Brimble Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

AWS Lambda MicroVMs

Brimble Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.126; Brimble Sandboxes: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.252; Brimble Sandboxes: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.504; Brimble Sandboxes: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

AWS Lambda MicroVMs fits when

A session must run longer than 6 hours.
You want each sandbox in its own microVM.

Brimble Sandboxes fits when

You use MCP or Claude Code.

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