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Alternatives to smol machines

smol machines: Run isolated Linux microVMs locally, on your own servers or in a hosted cloud through one API and SDK. Here are 5 other products that do a similar job. Of these, 3 have a free plan.

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  BoxLite

  Gives coding agents isolated cloud machines with disk, storage and a public URL so they can run and share apps.

  Since 2026

  Subscription · Developer tools · Developers

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  InstaVM

  Gives AI agents isolated cloud VMs with snapshots, storage and egress rules, driven by an API or CLI.

  Since 2025

  Free plan · Developer tools · Developers

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  Bottlefire

  Turns Docker images into single Linux files that boot as Firecracker microVMs, with no setup or root needed.

  Free plan · Developer tools · Developers

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  Ouijit

  Desktop task board for running Claude Code and other coding agents at once, each task with its own git worktree, sandbox and terminal.

  Since 2026

  Free · Developer tools · Developers

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  Vett

  Checks AI agent skills for malicious code before they run and hosts each agent on its own isolated virtual machine.

  Since 2026

  Subscription · Security and passwords · Developers