Best Sandbox Software in 2026
Updated
In short: E2B is ranked #1 of 22 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of microsandbox and Northflank. The best-ranked option with a free plan is microsandbox. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Docker Desktop at $9/mo.
Whether you need an isolated place to run code or test an application, compare sandbox options by how they handle isolation, connectivity, and environment management. The criteria include isolation method, network controls, persistent storage, and concurrent environments, as well as API or CLI access and deployment. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. E2B, microsandbox, and Northflank lead the ranking, with ANY.RUN, Daytona, and Hatching Triage among the early entries too. Consider which access methods and controls fit your workflow, and whether persistent storage or multiple concurrent environments matter for the work at hand.
22 sandbox software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Sandbox Software, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 9 of the 22 on this page have a public API.
- 01 E2B API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3$150/mo
- 02 microsandbox API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3$49/mo
- 03 Northflank API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 04 ANY.RUN API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 05 Daytona API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 06 Sandlock API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 07 Vercel API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2$20/mo
- 08 Hatching Triage API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.8
- 09 Palo Alto Networks Panorama API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 10 crun API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 11 Sandboxie Plus API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9€333.33/mo
- 12 Docker Desktop API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8$9/mo
- 13 Firejail API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 14 CodeSandbox API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 15 Zscaler Private Access API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 16 FortiSandbox API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 17 nono API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 18 Tenki Code Reviewer API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 19 Anthropic Sandbox Runtime API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 20 CAPE Sandbox API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 21 Context Agent Sandboxes API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 22 DRAKVUF API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
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Questions about this list
Which sandbox software is ranked first on Inferse?
E2B is ranked #1 of 22 with a score of 7.3. microsandbox is second and Northflank third.
How many of these have a free plan?
11 of the 22 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Docker Desktop has the lowest first paid tier we found: $9/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.