InstaVM vs Superserve

InstaVM and Superserve charge the same list price: $0.0504 per vCPU-hour and $0.0162 per GiB-hour. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs. Superserve runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit.

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InstaVM

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

Superserve

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
No limit

What is different

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

InstaVM
Superserve
Storage
InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Superserve: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Paid plan from
InstaVM: $100 / month
Superserve: Pay as you go

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
InstaVM: $0.0504
Superserve: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour
InstaVM: $0.0162
Superserve: $0.0162
Storage
InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Superserve: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Free tier
InstaVM: $50 credit
Superserve: Not listed
Paid plan from
InstaVM: $100 / month
Superserve: Pay as you go
Billing
InstaVM: Per second
Superserve: Per second

Limits

Max session
InstaVM: Not listed
Superserve: No limit
Idle stop
InstaVM: Not listed
Superserve: Not listed
Largest sandbox
InstaVM: Not listed
Superserve: 2 vCPU · 2 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
InstaVM: Up to 100
Superserve: Not listed

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs
InstaVM: Python, TypeScript
Superserve: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
InstaVM: Not listed
Superserve: Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Trust

License
InstaVM: Not listed
Superserve: Not listed
BYOC
InstaVM: Not listed
Superserve:

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

InstaVM
Superserve
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
InstaVM: $0.083
Superserve: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
InstaVM: $0.166
Superserve: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
InstaVM: $0.331
Superserve: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Superserve fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You use the Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, the OpenAI Agents SDK or MCP.
  • You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
  • You need HIPAA and GDPR.

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