SANDBOX INDEX / 2026

Explore Agent Sandboxes

Not a link directory. We examine architecture, isolation, deployment, and evidence to help you choose an execution boundary for real agent workloads.

05 SANDBOXESSnapshot · 2026-07-26
E2

E2B

Managed

Source reviewed

Cloud sandboxes and code interpreter infrastructure for AI agents, with mature SDKs, templates, and managed execution.

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Deploy
Cloud / Self-hosted infra
License
Apache-2.0
Stars
13.1k
Command streamingFilesTemplatesDesktop
OS

OpenSandbox

Open Source

Source reviewed

A unified sandbox API and multi-runtime architecture for coding, GUI, evaluation, and reinforcement-learning workloads.

Isolation
Pluggable runtime
Deploy
Docker / Kubernetes
License
Apache-2.0
Stars
12.2k
Unified APIKubernetesMulti-runtimeCLI
CU

CubeSandbox

MicroVM

Source reviewed

Tencent's open-source microVM sandbox focused on hardware isolation, efficient clusters, and E2B SDK compatibility.

Isolation
RustVMM / KVM
Deploy
Single node / Kubernetes
License
Apache-2.0
Stars
10.7k
MicroVMKubernetesNetwork policyE2B SDK
MS

Microsandbox

MicroVM

Officially claimed

A local-first microVM sandbox for developer machines and self-hosted environments, with a lightweight API.

Isolation
MicroVM
Deploy
Local-first
License
Apache-2.0
Stars
7.0k
Local-firstMicroVMPython SDKServer API
NV

OpenShell

Agent Runtime

Officially claimed

NVIDIA's policy-controlled agent runtime for declarative network, filesystem, process, credential, and inference boundaries.

Isolation
Policy-controlled runtime
Deploy
Local / Kubernetes
License
Apache-2.0
Stars
7.8k
PolicyCredentialsNetworkFilesystem