InstaVM vs microsandbox cloud

InstaVM costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour and microsandbox cloud costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs. microsandbox cloud runs microVMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

InstaVM

Hardware-isolated microVMs for AI agent code.

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

Visit site InstaVM profile

microsandbox cloud

Hosted microVM sandboxes for AI agents and untrusted code.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: Free plan, 5 computer-hours a month
Max session: Not listed

Visit site microsandbox cloud profile

What is different

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

Field

InstaVM

microsandbox cloud

vCPU, per hour: InstaVM: $0.0504; microsandbox cloud: $0.05
Storage: InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB; microsandbox cloud: $0.0001 per GiB-hour
Free tier: InstaVM: $50 credit; microsandbox cloud: Free plan, 5 computer-hours a month
Paid plan from: InstaVM: $100 / month; microsandbox cloud: $49 / month
Concurrent sandboxes: InstaVM: Up to 100; microsandbox cloud: Up to 25,000
Isolation: InstaVM: Firecracker microVM; microsandbox cloud: MicroVM
Pause and resume: InstaVM:; microsandbox cloud: No
SDKs: InstaVM: Python, TypeScript; microsandbox cloud: Python, TypeScript, Rust, Go, Ruby

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

InstaVMinstavm.io/pricing

microsandbox cloudmicrosandbox.dev/pricingmicrosandbox.dev

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: InstaVM: $0.0504; microsandbox cloud: $0.05
RAM, per GiB-hour: InstaVM: $0.0162; microsandbox cloud: $0.0162
Storage: InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB; microsandbox cloud: $0.0001 per GiB-hour
Free tier: InstaVM: $50 credit; microsandbox cloud: Free plan, 5 computer-hours a month
Paid plan from: InstaVM: $100 / month; microsandbox cloud: $49 / month
Billing: InstaVM: Per second; microsandbox cloud: Per second

Limits

Max session: InstaVM: Not listed; microsandbox cloud: Not listed
Idle stop: InstaVM: Not listed; microsandbox cloud: Not listed
Largest sandbox: InstaVM: Not listed; microsandbox cloud: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: InstaVM: Up to 100; microsandbox cloud: Up to 25,000

Platform

Isolation: InstaVM: Firecracker microVM; microsandbox cloud: MicroVM
GPU: InstaVM: Not listed; microsandbox cloud: No
Snapshots: InstaVM:; microsandbox cloud:
Pause and resume: InstaVM:; microsandbox cloud: No

Developer

SDKs: InstaVM: Python, TypeScript; microsandbox cloud: Python, TypeScript, Rust, Go, Ruby
Integrations: InstaVM: Not listed; microsandbox cloud: Not listed

Trust

License: InstaVM: Not listed; microsandbox cloud: Apache-2.0
BYOC: InstaVM: Not listed; microsandbox cloud: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

InstaVM

microsandbox cloud

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: InstaVM: $0.083; microsandbox cloud: $0.082
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: InstaVM: $0.166; microsandbox cloud: $0.165
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: InstaVM: $0.331; microsandbox cloud: $0.330

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

InstaVM fits when

You need pause and resume.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.
You need SOC 2 Type II.

microsandbox cloud fits when

You want an open-source platform (Apache-2.0) that you can self-host.
You want the lower list price: $0.165 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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