AWS Lambda MicroVMs vs DigitalOcean MicroVMs

AWS Lambda MicroVMs costs $0.0997 per vCPU-hour and DigitalOcean MicroVMs costs $0.022 per vCPU-hour. AWS Lambda MicroVMs runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 8 hours. DigitalOcean MicroVMs runs Firecracker microVMs.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

AWS Lambda MicroVMs

Serverless microVMs on AWS that suspend when idle.

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

Visit site AWS Lambda MicroVMs profile

DigitalOcean MicroVMs

Lightweight virtual machines that run a container image in their own kernel and pause when idle.

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

Visit site DigitalOcean MicroVMs profile

What is different

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

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AWS Lambda MicroVMs

DigitalOcean MicroVMs

vCPU, per hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.022
RAM, per GiB-hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.0085
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.; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.05 per GiB per month, charged when running or paused. Checkpoints are charged until deleted.
Largest sandbox: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

DigitalOcean MicroVMsdocs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/details/pricingdocs.digitalocean.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.022
RAM, per GiB-hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.0085
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.; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.05 per GiB per month, charged when running or paused. Checkpoints are charged until deleted.
Free tier: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
Paid plan from: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
Billing: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Per second; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Per second

Limits

Max session: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 8 hours; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
Idle stop: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM
GPU: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
Snapshots: AWS Lambda MicroVMs:; DigitalOcean MicroVMs:
Pause and resume: AWS Lambda MicroVMs:; DigitalOcean MicroVMs:

Developer

SDKs: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
Integrations: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed

Trust

License: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
BYOC: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

AWS Lambda MicroVMs

DigitalOcean MicroVMs

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.126; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.039
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.252; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.078
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.504; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.156

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

DigitalOcean MicroVMs fits when

You want the lower list price: $0.078 against $0.252 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need a sandbox larger than 4 vCPU · 8 GiB.

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