AWS Lambda MicroVMs alternative: agent sandboxes in the EU

Short summary

AWS launched Lambda MicroVMs for executing AI-generated code, built on Firecracker — the same isolation technology used by orkestr, E2B, and Modal. The article compares AWS Lambda MicroVMs against orkestr sandboxes across EU jurisdiction, pricing, scale, and ecosystem integration. Key differentiators include AWS's larger VM sizes and VPC integration versus orkestr's three EU regions, pay-for-actual-CPU pricing, and avoidance of US CLOUD Act exposure through EU corporate control.

• •AWS Lambda MicroVMs and orkestr both run Firecracker VMs for AI agent code isolation
• •AWS wins on VM size, VPC integration, and proven scale; orkestr wins on EU jurisdiction, pricing model, and regional spread
• •US CLOUD Act creates procurement friction for US-hosted EU sandboxes regardless of region location

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