CAPE Sandbox vs ThreatLab
CAPE Sandbox
capesandbox.comThreatLab
threatlabsandbox.comSide by side
| Figure | CAPE Sandbox | ThreatLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $84/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Spec score · Malware Analysis Sandboxes | 9.0 (#3) | 7.5 (#13) |
| Purpose | CAPE is an open-source malware sandbox that runs suspicious files in an isolated environment while monitoring behavior and collecting forensic artifacts. | ThreatLab is a local malware analysis sandbox for security teams, with analysis running on hardware they control. |
| System requirements | The project recommends Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on the host, Windows 10 or Windows 11 23H2 guests, and KVM virtualization. | The maker lists Windows 10/11 Pro or Enterprise 64-bit with Hyper-V, at least 16 GB RAM, 4 or more CPU threads with virtualization support, and 50 GB free disk space. |
Plans
In their own words
CAPE Sandbox
CAPE Sandbox is an open-source malware analysis tool that runs suspicious files in isolated virtual machines, monitors their behavior, and collects forensic artifacts. It can record execution activity, files created or changed, network traffic in PCAP format, screenshots, and memory dumps. CAPE also performs dynamic malware unpacking, applies YARA classification to unpacked payloads, and extracts malware configurations through static and dynamic analysis.
Documented analysis targets include Windows executables and DLLs, PDFs, Office files, URLs, HTML, scripts, ZIP files, and Java JARs. A debugger can use YARA signatures for custom unpacking and configuration extractors, anti-sandbox countermeasures, and instruction traces. The Django web interface supports submissions, report browsing, and searching results; a REST API and Python functions support automated file and URL analysis. Setup requires host and guest machines, with each analysis run in a fresh virtual machine. GNU/Linux, preferably Ubuntu LTS, is the recommended host, and Windows 10 or Windows 11 23H2 the recommended guest. CAPE is free and self-hosted, and is distributed without warranty.
ThreatLab
ThreatLab has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.