ix vs Unikraft Cloud

ix costs $0.0288 per vCPU-hour. ix runs full VMs. Unikraft Cloud runs Firecracker microVMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

ix

Cloud VMs with up to 100 vCPUs, billed by usage.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site ix profile

Unikraft Cloud

MicroVM sandboxes that start in under 10 ms.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Hobby plan, free forever
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Unikraft Cloud profile

What is different

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

Field

Unikraft Cloud

Paid plan from: ix: Pay as you go; Unikraft Cloud: $39 / month
Concurrent sandboxes: ix: Up to 100; Unikraft Cloud: Up to 24
Isolation: ix: Full VM; Unikraft Cloud: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust; Unikraft Cloud: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go

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ixix.dev/docs/pricingix.dev

Unikraft Cloudunikraft.com/pricingunikraft.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: ix: $0.0288; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: ix: $0.0108; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed
Storage: ix: $0.101 per GiB-month stored; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed
Free tier: ix: Not listed; Unikraft Cloud: Hobby plan, free forever
Paid plan from: ix: Pay as you go; Unikraft Cloud: $39 / month
Billing: ix: Active CPU time only; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed

Limits

Max session: ix: Not listed; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed
Idle stop: ix: Not listed; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed
Largest sandbox: ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: ix: Up to 100; Unikraft Cloud: Up to 24

Platform

Isolation: ix: Full VM; Unikraft Cloud: Firecracker microVM
GPU: ix: Not listed; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed
Snapshots: ix:; Unikraft Cloud:
Pause and resume: ix: Not listed; Unikraft Cloud:

Developer

SDKs: ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust; Unikraft Cloud: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go
Integrations: ix: MCP; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed

Trust

License: ix: Not listed; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed
BYOC: ix: Not listed; Unikraft Cloud: Enterprise plan

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Unikraft Cloud

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: ix: $0.050; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: ix: $0.101; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: ix: $0.202; Unikraft Cloud: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

ix fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use MCP.
Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.

Unikraft Cloud fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You need pause and resume.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
You need SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA and GDPR.

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