DigitalOcean MicroVMs vs Watasu

DigitalOcean MicroVMs costs $0.022 per vCPU-hour. DigitalOcean MicroVMs runs Firecracker microVMs. Watasu limits a session to 24 hours.

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

Watasu

Isolated Linux sandboxes for AI agents, hosted in the EU.

Isolation: Not listed
Free tier: Free Basic plan
Max session: 24 hours

Visit site Watasu profile

What is different

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DigitalOcean MicroVMs

Watasu

Storage: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.05 per GiB per month, charged when running or paused. Checkpoints are charged until deleted.; Watasu: Retained disks €0.10 per GiB per month while the sandbox is stopped. Checkpoints and templates €0.03 per GiB per month.
Largest sandbox: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB; Watasu: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Watasuwatasu.io/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.022; Watasu: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.0085; Watasu: Not listed
Storage: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.05 per GiB per month, charged when running or paused. Checkpoints are charged until deleted.; Watasu: Retained disks €0.10 per GiB per month while the sandbox is stopped. Checkpoints and templates €0.03 per GiB per month.
Free tier: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Watasu: Free Basic plan
Paid plan from: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed
Billing: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Per second; Watasu: Per second

Limits

Max session: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Watasu: 24 hours
Idle stop: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: After 5 minutes; Watasu: Not listed
Largest sandbox: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB; Watasu: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Watasu: Up to 100

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed
Integrations: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

DigitalOcean MicroVMs

Watasu

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.039; Watasu: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.078; Watasu: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.156; Watasu: Not listed

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DigitalOcean MicroVMs fits when

You need a sandbox larger than 8 vCPU · 8 GiB.

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