E2B vs Sandboxie Plus

E2B provides isolated Linux machines for AI agent sessions, with infrastructure managed by E2B or deployed in a customer’s cloud. Each session runs in its own Firecracker microVM and kernel, without sharing filesystem or memory with another customer’s sandboxes. An API covers execution, networking, storage, secrets, observability, and lifecycle management. The Code Interpreter SDK runs Python or JavaScript and can return charts, tables, and images; Desktop supplies screen, mouse, keyboard, and live streaming for computer-use agents. Listed integrations include CrewAI, Agno, Mastra, OpenAI Agents SDK, Google ADK, LangChain Deep Agents, and Vercel AI SDK. E2B Cloud is available in US, EU, and APAC regions. Enterprise BYOC can place sandboxes in a customer’s AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure account. The runtime is Apache-2.0 licensed and self-hostable. Hobby is free, with a one-time $100 usage credit, sessions up to one hour, and 20 concurrent sandboxes. Pro costs $150 a month plus usage costs.

Sandboxie Plus runs Windows applications inside isolated environments designed to prevent permanent changes to the operating system. It supports controlled testing of untrusted programs and web surfing. Plus and Classic editions use the same core components and isolation level; Plus adds a Qt-based interface and features introduced after the project became open source. Snapshot Manager restores sandboxes to known states. Privacy-enhanced sandboxes hide locations that may contain personal data, while security settings restrict syscall elevation and device access. Windows Filtering Platform support applies firewall rules per sandbox, and DNS filtering can block or redirect selected domains. Storage can use AES-based encryption, although Sandbox Encryption requires the Advanced Feature Pack unless covered by an Eternal or Contributor certificate. Portable mode avoids system installation. Stable downloads include x64 Windows 7, 10, and 11, plus ARM64 Windows 10 and 11. A free personal-use plan is available.