DigitalOcean MicroVMs vs Isorun

DigitalOcean MicroVMs costs $0.022 per vCPU-hour and Isorun costs $0.025 per vCPU-hour. DigitalOcean MicroVMs runs Firecracker microVMs. Isorun runs microVMs.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

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

Isorun

Isolated Linux microVMs from any Docker image.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: $50 credit
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Isorun profile

What is different

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

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DigitalOcean MicroVMs

Isorun

vCPU, per hour: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.022; Isorun: $0.025
RAM, per GiB-hour: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.0085; Isorun: $0.015
Storage: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.05 per GiB per month, charged when running or paused. Checkpoints are charged until deleted.; Isorun: Persistent disk $0.02 per GB-month for data stored
Isolation: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM; Isorun: MicroVM

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Isorundocs.isorun.ai/getting-started/pricingdocs.isorun.ai

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.022; Isorun: $0.025
RAM, per GiB-hour: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.0085; Isorun: $0.015
Storage: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.05 per GiB per month, charged when running or paused. Checkpoints are charged until deleted.; Isorun: Persistent disk $0.02 per GB-month for data stored
Free tier: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Isorun: $50 credit
Paid plan from: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Isorun: Pay as you go
Billing: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Per second; Isorun: Per second

Limits

Max session: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Isorun: Not listed
Idle stop: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: After 5 minutes; Isorun: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB; Isorun: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Isorun: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM; Isorun: MicroVM
GPU: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Isorun: Not listed
Snapshots: DigitalOcean MicroVMs:; Isorun:
Pause and resume: DigitalOcean MicroVMs:; Isorun:

Developer

SDKs: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Isorun: TypeScript
Integrations: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Isorun: LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Trust

License: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Isorun: Not listed
BYOC: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Isorun: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

DigitalOcean MicroVMs

Isorun

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.039; Isorun: $0.055
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.078; Isorun: $0.110
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.156; Isorun: $0.220

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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 $0.110 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Isorun fits when

You use LangChain, the OpenAI Agents SDK or MCP.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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