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smolvmFirecracker
Free

The smolvm runtime is free and open source; the separate smol cloud service includes $10…

 Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line Linux, Command line
  • Hardware isolation for each workload in a lightweight microVM
  • Runs on macOS, Linux and Windows
  • Targets container and function-based server infrastructure.
  • Aimed at developers rather than desktop virtualization users
  • Runs Linux guests only
  • Requires Linux virtualization support and low-level configuration.
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: Apache-2.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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