AWS Lambda MicroVMs vs Everstack

AWS Lambda MicroVMs costs $0.0997 per vCPU-hour and Everstack costs $0.0666 per vCPU-hour. AWS Lambda MicroVMs runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 8 hours.

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

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Everstack

Open-source platform that runs isolated sandboxes for AI agents.

Isolation: Not listed
Free tier: $5 credit, valid 30 days after signup
Max session: Not listed

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What is different

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

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AWS Lambda MicroVMs

Everstack

vCPU, per hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997; Everstack: $0.0666
RAM, per GiB-hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132; Everstack: Included
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.; Everstack: Free
Billing: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Per second; Everstack: Bundled machine time
Largest sandbox: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Everstack: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB
SDKs: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript; Everstack: Python, TypeScript, Go

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18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Everstackeverstack.ai/pricingeverstack.ai

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997; Everstack: $0.0666
RAM, per GiB-hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132; Everstack: Included
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.; Everstack: Free
Free tier: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Everstack: $5 credit, valid 30 days after signup
Paid plan from: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Everstack: $20 / month
Billing: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Per second; Everstack: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 8 hours; Everstack: Not listed
Idle stop: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Everstack: Not listed
Largest sandbox: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Everstack: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Everstack: Up to 50

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript; Everstack: Python, TypeScript, Go
Integrations: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Everstack: Not listed

Trust

License: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Everstack: Apache-2.0
BYOC: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Everstack: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

AWS Lambda MicroVMs

Everstack

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.126; Everstack: $0.067
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.252; Everstack: $0.133
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.504; Everstack: $0.266

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

AWS Lambda MicroVMs fits when

You need a sandbox larger than 4 vCPU · 4 GiB.

Everstack fits when

You want an open-source platform (Apache-2.0) that you can self-host.
You want the lower list price: $0.133 against $0.252 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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