Amazon Web Services → Microsoft Azure
Azure equivalent of AWS Lambda MicroVMs
AWS Lambda MicroVMs map to Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions.
About AWS Lambda MicroVMs
| Provider | Amazon Web Services |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available Launched June 2026. Available in 14 Regions as of Oct 22, 2026, on Arm64. |
| What it is | Stateful Firecracker sandboxes for running user- or AI-generated code. Each has its own HTTPS endpoint (HTTP/2, gRPC, WebSockets), suspend and resume, and sessions of up to 8 hours. |
| Documentation | docs.aws.amazon.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Azure mappings (1)
| Capability | Azure equivalent | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Isolated sandboxes for untrusted or AI-generated code | Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions | Partial match |
Serverless functions(1)
Isolated sandboxes for untrusted or AI-generated code Partial match
AWS Lambda MicroVMs map to Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions. Both provide VM-grade isolation (Firecracker on AWS, Hyper-V on Azure) for running untrusted code, but they differ in lifecycle and state.
- Lifecycle. MicroVMs are stateful, with suspend and resume, sessions up to 8 hours, and their own HTTPS endpoint (HTTP/2, gRPC, WebSockets). Dynamic sessions are allocated from a pre-warmed pool by session ID and reclaimed after a cooldown period.
- Images. MicroVMs launch from snapshot images built from your Dockerfile. Dynamic sessions offer a built-in code interpreter (Python, Node.js) or your own container image.
- Networking. MicroVMs have internet egress by default and VPC access through a Lambda Network Connector. Dynamic sessions offer optional network egress controls.