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Open-source microVM virtualization technology from AWS providing fast and secure startup of lightweight virtual machines for containers.

Pricing

Free / Open Source

Founded

2018

Team size

10,001+ employees

Headquarters

Seattle, WA

At a glance

Pricing model

Free

Try before you buy

Integrates with

AppfleetContainerd (Via Firecracker Containerd)Fly.ioKata ContainersKoyeb+5

About Firecracker

Firecracker is an open-source virtualization technology built by AWS for creating and managing secure, lightweight microVMs. It combines the isolation of hardware virtualization with the speed and density of containers, booting microVMs in well under a second. It underpins AWS Lambda and Fargate and is used by teams building serverless and container platforms.

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Pricing model: Free

Free trial: No

Free plan: Yes

Contract minimum: Not specified

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