Sandbox Software
Alternatives to Windows Sandbox
The tools Specifiction weighs against Windows Sandbox, from its list of sandbox software, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.
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Context Agent Sandboxes It suits teams that want agent tasks isolated on their own cluster, with controls for network access, approvals, credentials, and audit records.
From $20/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.2 Visit Specs - 02
Daytona Daytona suits teams building AI agents or code-execution workflows that need isolated sandboxes and programmatic execution controls.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.2 Visit Specs - 03
ANY.RUN Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.1 Visit Specs - 04
E2B E2B suits developers building AI agents that need isolated execution environments, code interpretation, or computer-use desktops.
From $150/mo Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.1 Visit Specs - 05 Anthropic Sandbox Runtime
It suits developers who want to apply operating-system-level restrictions to agents, MCP servers, commands or other processes.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted9.0 Visit Specs - 06
Northflank Northflank suits developers and teams deploying containerized applications across managed, connected-cloud, or imported Kubernetes infrastructure.
From $2.70/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.9 Visit Specs - 07 CAPE Sandbox
CAPE Sandbox is for malware analysts and researchers who need self-hosted isolated execution, forensic collection, unpacking, classification, and programmable analysis workflows.
Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.2 Visit Specs - 08
microsandbox It suits developers and teams that need to run untrusted workloads locally or on their own infrastructure.
From $49/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · API8.2 Visit Specs - 09 Cisco Catalyst Center Web · Windows · macOS · Linux7.8 Visit Specs
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Firejail It suits home users and Linux beginners who need local application isolation, network controls, and optional graphical management on Linux.
Free plan Linux · Self-hosted7.7 Visit Specs - 11 CodeSandbox
CodeSandbox suits developers and teams that need isolated, resumable environments for execution, testing, parallel agents, or browser coding.
Web · iOS7.6 Visit Specs - 12 Sandboxie Plus
Sandboxie Plus suits Windows users who need isolated application testing, browsing, privacy controls, or per-sandbox network rules.
From €333.33/mo Free plan Windows7.6 Visit Specs - 13
Vercel Vercel suits teams deploying web applications from connected Git repositories and using its listed frameworks and delivery infrastructure.
From $20/mo Free plan Web · API7.6 Visit Specs - 14 Hatching Triage
Triage is aimed at security service providers, MSSPs, SOAR companies, in-house SOCs, and CERTs.
Web · Windows · macOS · Linux7.5 Visit Specs - 15
nono Windows · macOS · Linux · API7.4 Visit Specs - 16
Sandlock It suits teams running AI-agent tools, CI jobs, untrusted builds, or per-request code execution on Linux.
Free plan Linux · API · Self-hosted7.4 Visit Specs - 17 DRAKVUF Linux · Self-hosted7.2 Visit Specs
- 18 FortiSandbox Web · Self-hosted6.6 Visit Specs
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Docker Sandboxes Windows · macOS · Linux6.3 Visit Specs - 20 Bubblewrap Linux5.9 Visit Specs
- 21 Cisco Meraki Dashboard Web5.8 Visit Specs
- 22 Tenki Sandbox macOS · Linux5.4 Visit Specs
- 23 Palo Alto Networks WildFire Web5.3 Visit Specs
- 24 Zscaler Cloud Sandbox Web5.3 Visit Specs
Windows Sandbox, head to head
- Windows Sandbox vs Context Agent Sandboxes
- Windows Sandbox vs Daytona
- Windows Sandbox vs ANY.RUN
- Windows Sandbox vs E2B
- Windows Sandbox vs Anthropic Sandbox Runtime
- Windows Sandbox vs Northflank
- Windows Sandbox vs CAPE Sandbox
- Windows Sandbox vs microsandbox
- Windows Sandbox vs Cisco Catalyst Center
- Windows Sandbox vs Firejail
- Windows Sandbox vs CodeSandbox
- Windows Sandbox vs Sandboxie Plus