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Fast, isolated Linux microVMs. The same machine runs on your laptop, in smol cloud, or self-hosted — one SDK and one portable .smolmachine artifact.

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Overview

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smol machines offers fast, isolated Linux microVMs that can run on various platforms, including local machines and cloud environments, using a single SDK and portable artifact.

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TaglineFast, isolated Linux microVMs. The same machine runs on your laptop, in smol cloud, or self-hosted — one SDK and one portable .smolmachine artifact.
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DescriptionFast, isolated Linux microVMs. The same machine runs on your laptop, in smol cloud, or self-hosted — one SDK and one portable .smolmachine artifact.
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Free planNot stated
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Free trialNot stated
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Pricing modelfreemium
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IntegrationsGitHub
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Plan: standardFree
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Plan: pro$20/mo
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Plan: startup$150/mo
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Plan: enterpriseCustom
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Summarysmol machines offers fast, isolated Linux microVMs that can run on various platforms, including local machines and cloud environments, using a single SDK and portable artifact.
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Pricing

Pricing recorded 7 October 2026Pricing page
standard
Free
machines
20
  • idle apps scale to zero
  • same rates
  • no monthly fee
pro
$20/mo
Per seat
machines
100
vCPU per machine
16
memory per machine
24 GB
  • yes
  • same rates
  • priority support
startup
$150/mo
Per seat
machines
1000
vCPU per machine
32
memory per machine
32 GB
  • yes
  • same rates
  • 99.95% uptime SLA
enterprise
Custom
  • per contract
  • dedicated nodes
  • SSO/SAML
Enterprise tierFree tier: New accounts start with $100.00 of free credit.

Who Is It For

Best for

Developers looking for a consistent environment to run workloads across different platforms, including local, cloud, and self-hosted setups.

–Not for

Users seeking a straightforward virtual machine solution without the need for specialized SDKs or those who require extensive customer support.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Biggest strength

The ability to run identical workloads in various environments (local, cloud, self-hosted) with hardware isolation and persistent sessions.

Biggest weakness

Pricing details and availability of free plans or trials are unclear from public info (AI-inferred; may be outdated. Founders can correct this)

Classification

Likely competitors
DockerVMwareKubernetesAmazon EC2

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