InstaVM vs Krova Cloud

InstaVM costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour and Krova Cloud costs $0.001 per vCPU-hour. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs. Krova Cloud runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit.

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InstaVM

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
$50 credit
Max session
Not listed

Krova Cloud

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

What is different

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

InstaVM
Krova Cloud
vCPU, per hour
InstaVM: $0.0504
Krova Cloud: $0.001
RAM, per GiB-hour
InstaVM: $0.0162
Krova Cloud: $0.0025
Storage
InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Krova Cloud: $0.00005 per GiB-hour
Free tier
InstaVM: $50 credit
Krova Cloud: $5 credit, one time
Paid plan from
InstaVM: $100 / month
Krova Cloud: Pay as you go
SDKs
InstaVM: Python, TypeScript
Krova Cloud: JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
InstaVM: Claude Code, OpenAI Agents SDK
Krova Cloud: MCP, Claude Code

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
InstaVM: $0.0504
Krova Cloud: $0.001
RAM, per GiB-hour
InstaVM: $0.0162
Krova Cloud: $0.0025
Storage
InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Krova Cloud: $0.00005 per GiB-hour
Free tier
InstaVM: $50 credit
Krova Cloud: $5 credit, one time
Paid plan from
InstaVM: $100 / month
Krova Cloud: Pay as you go
Billing
InstaVM: Per second
Krova Cloud: Per second

Limits

Max session
InstaVM: Not listed
Krova Cloud: No limit
Idle stop
InstaVM: Not listed
Krova Cloud: Not listed
Largest sandbox
InstaVM: Not listed
Krova Cloud: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
InstaVM: Up to 100
Krova Cloud: Not listed

Platform

Isolation
InstaVM: Firecracker microVM
Krova Cloud: Firecracker microVM
GPU
InstaVM: Not listed
Krova Cloud: Not listed
Snapshots
InstaVM:
Krova Cloud:
Pause and resume
InstaVM:
Krova Cloud:

Developer

SDKs
InstaVM: Python, TypeScript
Krova Cloud: JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
InstaVM: Claude Code, OpenAI Agents SDK
Krova Cloud: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License
InstaVM: Not listed
Krova Cloud: Not listed
BYOC
InstaVM: Not listed
Krova Cloud: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

InstaVM
Krova Cloud
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
InstaVM: $0.083
Krova Cloud: $0.006
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
InstaVM: $0.166
Krova Cloud: $0.012
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
InstaVM: $0.331
Krova Cloud: $0.024

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

InstaVM fits when

  • You use the OpenAI Agents SDK.
  • You want the larger free credit: $50 against $5.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II.

Krova Cloud fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You use MCP.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.012 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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