AWS Lambda MicroVMs vs Krova Cloud

AWS Lambda MicroVMs costs $0.0997 per vCPU-hour and Krova Cloud costs $0.001 per vCPU-hour. AWS Lambda MicroVMs runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 8 hours. Krova Cloud runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit.

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AWS Lambda MicroVMs

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
8 hours

Krova Cloud

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
$5 credit, one time
Max session
No limit

What is different

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

AWS Lambda MicroVMs
Krova Cloud
vCPU, per hour
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997
Krova Cloud: $0.001
RAM, per GiB-hour
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132
Krova Cloud: $0.0025
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.
Krova Cloud: $0.00005 per GiB-hour
Max session
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 8 hours
Krova Cloud: No limit
Largest sandbox
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Krova Cloud: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
SDKs
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript
Krova Cloud: JavaScript / TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997
Krova Cloud: $0.001
RAM, per GiB-hour
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132
Krova Cloud: $0.0025
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.
Krova Cloud: $0.00005 per GiB-hour
Free tier
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed
Krova Cloud: $5 credit, one time
Paid plan from
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed
Krova Cloud: Pay as you go
Billing
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Per second
Krova Cloud: Per second

Limits

Max session
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 8 hours
Krova Cloud: No limit
Idle stop
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed
Krova Cloud: Not listed
Largest sandbox
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Krova Cloud: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed
Krova Cloud: Not listed

Platform

Isolation
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM
Krova Cloud: Firecracker microVM
GPU
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed
Krova Cloud: Not listed
Snapshots
AWS Lambda MicroVMs:
Krova Cloud:
Pause and resume
AWS Lambda MicroVMs:
Krova Cloud:

Developer

SDKs
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript
Krova Cloud: JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed
Krova Cloud: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed
Krova Cloud: Not listed
BYOC
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed
Krova Cloud: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

AWS Lambda MicroVMs
Krova Cloud
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.126
Krova Cloud: $0.006
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.252
Krova Cloud: $0.012
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.504
Krova Cloud: $0.024

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Krova Cloud fits when

  • A session must run longer than 8 hours.
  • You use MCP or Claude Code.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.012 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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