InstaVM vs Morph

InstaVM costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour and Morph costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs. Morph runs full VMs.

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InstaVM

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

Morph

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

InstaVM
Morph
vCPU, per hour
InstaVM: $0.0504
Morph: $0.05
RAM, per GiB-hour
InstaVM: $0.0162
Morph: Included
Paid plan from
InstaVM: $100 / month
Morph: Pay as you go
Billing
InstaVM: Per second
Morph: Bundled machine time
Concurrent sandboxes
InstaVM: Up to 100
Morph: Up to 128
Isolation
InstaVM: Firecracker microVM
Morph: Full VM
SDKs
InstaVM: Python, TypeScript
Morph: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
InstaVM: $0.0504
Morph: $0.05
RAM, per GiB-hour
InstaVM: $0.0162
Morph: Included
Storage
InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Morph: Not listed
Free tier
InstaVM: $50 credit
Morph: Not listed
Paid plan from
InstaVM: $100 / month
Morph: Pay as you go
Billing
InstaVM: Per second
Morph: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
InstaVM: Not listed
Morph: Not listed
Idle stop
InstaVM: Not listed
Morph: Not listed
Largest sandbox
InstaVM: Not listed
Morph: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
InstaVM: Up to 100
Morph: Up to 128

Platform

Isolation
InstaVM: Firecracker microVM
Morph: Full VM
GPU
InstaVM: Not listed
Morph: Not listed
Snapshots
InstaVM:
Morph:
Pause and resume
InstaVM:
Morph:

Developer

SDKs
InstaVM: Python, TypeScript
Morph: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
InstaVM: Not listed
Morph: Not listed

Trust

License
InstaVM: Not listed
Morph: Not listed
BYOC
InstaVM: Not listed
Morph: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

InstaVM
Morph
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
InstaVM: $0.083
Morph: $0.050
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
InstaVM: $0.166
Morph: $0.100
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
InstaVM: $0.331
Morph: $0.200

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

InstaVM fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II.

Morph fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.100 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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