InstaVM
InstaVM provides a cloud environment specifically designed for AI agents, offering hardware-isolated virtual machines (VMs) for executing untrusted code.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Production sandbox for AI agents with hardware-isolated VMs and persistent state.
Who should look elsewhere
Pricing for higher usage tiers can accumulate quickly with usage-based billing.
Pros
- +Enhanced security for untrusted AI agent code through hardware isolation.
- +Persistent state management prevents data loss between runs.
- +Granular control over network egress and secure secrets injection.
- +Supports a wide range of AI agent use cases and deployment patterns.
- +Comprehensive observability for debugging agent failures.
Cons
- −Pricing for higher usage tiers can accumulate quickly with usage-based billing.
- −Requires integration with InstaVM's API or CLI, which might have a learning curve.
- −Limited concurrent VMs on the free tier (5 VMs).
Key features
- ✓Hardware Isolated VMs
- ✓Snapshots and VM Cloning
- ✓Persistent Volumes
- ✓Egress Control (Allowlisting)
- ✓Secrets Injection & Vault
- ✓Public URL Deploys
- ✓Computer Use (Browser and Desktop Automation)
- ✓OCI Image Support
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | month | $50 free credits to start; 10 GB of volumes included; Sub-200ms startup time |
| Pro | $100 | month | Everything in Free; 10 GB of allocated volume storage included; Unrestricted egress or granular domain/CIDR allowlists |
| Enterprise | — | month | Everything in Pro; Unlimited executions; Dedicated infrastructure |