Context Agent Sandboxes vs Windows Sandbox
Context Agent Sandboxes
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| Figure | Context Agent Sandboxes | Windows Sandbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $20/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 7 | 1 |
| Spec score · Sandbox Software | 9.2 (#1) | 7.4 (#17) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | Redmond, Washington, United States |
| Isolation | Sandboxes run as non-root container pods with capabilities dropped, a seccomp profile, and no cluster service-account token. | It uses hardware-based virtualization and the Microsoft hypervisor to run a separate kernel isolated from the host. |
| Purpose | Each agent task runs in its own sandbox on the customer's cluster under the permissions of the person who requested it. | Windows Sandbox provides a lightweight isolated desktop for testing, debugging, exploring unknown files, and experimenting with tools. |
Plans
Context Agent Sandboxes
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Plus$20 a month
- Plus$20 a month
- Pro$200 a month
- Pro$200 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Context Agent Sandboxes
Context Agent Sandboxes gives each agent task a separate sandbox on the customer's cluster, using the permissions of the person who requested it. Each run begins in a fresh environment, which is destroyed after an idle period set to 30 minutes by default. Sandboxes run as non-root container pods with capabilities dropped, a seccomp profile, and no cluster service-account token. Administrators can choose open, domain-allowlist, or workspace-only network access, with allowlist decisions logged. In the supervised preset, commands require human approval and connections outside the allowlist prompt for a decision. Drive is not mounted: files pass through a permission-checking gateway, and outputs are pushed explicitly. Credentials are injected at the edge only after authorization. An append-only audit log records commands, files, connections, and permission decisions, including the actor and decision maker. Context lists more than 180 integrations across business categories, plus remote MCP servers. Enterprise sandboxes run on the customer's Kubernetes cluster, with KOTS installation options for EKS or AKS and an air-gapped bundle. Plans include Free at free, Plus at $20 a month, Pro at $200 a month, and custom-priced Enterprise.
Windows Sandbox
Windows Sandbox has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.