AWS Lambda MicroVMs vs Deno Sandbox

AWS Lambda MicroVMs costs $0.0997 per vCPU-hour and Deno Sandbox costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour. AWS Lambda MicroVMs runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 8 hours. Deno Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 30 minutes.

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AWS Lambda MicroVMs

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
8 hours

Deno Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
30 minutes

What is different

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

AWS Lambda MicroVMs
Deno Sandbox
vCPU, per hour
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
RAM, per GiB-hour
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
Storage
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Snapshot storage $0.08 per GB-month (US East). Snapshot reads and writes are billed per GB.
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
Billing
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Per second
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
Max session
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 8 hours
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
Largest sandbox
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
SDKs
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
RAM, per GiB-hour
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
Storage
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Snapshot storage $0.08 per GB-month (US East). Snapshot reads and writes are billed per GB.
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
Free tier
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Paid plan from
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
Billing
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Per second
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 8 hours
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
Idle stop
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20

Platform

Isolation
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM
Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
GPU
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots
AWS Lambda MicroVMs:
Deno Sandbox:
Pause and resume
AWS Lambda MicroVMs:
Deno Sandbox: Not listed

Developer

SDKs
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
Integrations
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Not listed

Trust

License
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

AWS Lambda MicroVMs
Deno Sandbox
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.126
Deno Sandbox: $0.150
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.252
Deno Sandbox: $0.300
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.504
Deno Sandbox: $0.600

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

AWS Lambda MicroVMs fits when

  • A session must run longer than 30 minutes.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.252 against $0.300 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need pause and resume.
  • You need a sandbox larger than 2 vCPU · 4 GiB.

Deno Sandbox fits when

  • Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.
  • You need SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA.

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