AWS Lambda MicroVMs vs Sandock

AWS Lambda MicroVMs costs $0.0997 per vCPU-hour. AWS Lambda MicroVMs runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 8 hours. Sandock runs containers and limits a session to 24 hours.

Updated Oct 14, 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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Sandock

Docker sandboxes with persistent volumes for AI agents.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: None
Max session: 24 hours

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What is different

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

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AWS Lambda MicroVMs

Sandock

Max session: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 8 hours; Sandock: 24 hours
Largest sandbox: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Sandock: 16 vCPU · 8 GiB
Isolation: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM; Sandock: Container
SDKs: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript; Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Sandocksandock.ai/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0997; Sandock: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: $0.0132; Sandock: Not listed
Storage: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Snapshot storage $0.08 per GB-month (US East). Snapshot reads and writes are billed per GB.; Sandock: Not listed
Free tier: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Sandock: None
Paid plan from: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Sandock: $5 / month
Billing: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Per second; Sandock: Not listed

Limits

Max session: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 8 hours; Sandock: 24 hours
Idle stop: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Sandock: After 30 minutes
Largest sandbox: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Sandock: 16 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Sandock: Up to 150

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Python, JavaScript; Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
Integrations: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Sandock: MCP

Trust

License: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed
BYOC: AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Not listed; Sandock: Private / VPC deployment on Enterprise

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

AWS Lambda MicroVMs

Sandock

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

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

AWS Lambda MicroVMs fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You need snapshots.

Sandock fits when

A session must run longer than 8 hours.
You use MCP.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
You need a sandbox larger than 4 vCPU · 8 GiB.

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