Daytona vs Sandlock

Daytona7.5Visit Sandlock7.3Visit

Higher score Daytona #4 in Sandbox Software 7.5/10 Free plan + paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Daytona

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Sandlock #5 in Sandbox Software 7.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Sandlock

• Daytona fits best

  Teams needing GPU and self-hosted sandboxes

• Sandlock fits best

  Linux teams needing granular policy controls

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Side by side

Feature	Daytona 7.5/10 Visit ↗	Sandlock 7.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.5	7.3
Ranking	#4 in Sandbox Software	#5 in Sandbox Software
Best for	Teams needing GPU and self-hosted sandboxes	Linux teams needing granular policy controls
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Daytona 1/3 · Sandlock 3/3
Persistent storage	✓	✓
Network controls	Not published	✓ (best)
API or CLI access	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
Isolation method	Not published	Not published
Concurrent environments	Not published	Not published
Deployment	Not published	Self_hosted
Our review
Pros	GPU-backed sandboxes support NVIDIA and AMD accelerators Containers, VMs, snapshots, volumes, and Dockerfile builds CLI, SDK, REST API, self-hosting, and custom compute options	Filesystem, network, syscall, and resource controls Open source with CLI, Python, Rust, and Go SDKs OCI runtime supports containerd, CRI-O, and Kubernetes
Cons	Usage-based pricing can complicate cost forecasting No perpetual free plan is offered Custom regions and self-hosted runners are invite-only experimental features	Core platform coverage is Linux-only HTTP API and Scheduler pricing depends on fleet size or node count Fleet deployment features are split across commercial components
Our verdict	Daytona provides isolated, programmatically managed sandboxes for AI-generated code, agent workflows, and development tasks. It supports container, Linux VM, Windows, GPU, and macOS sandbox workflows, with dedicated compute, filesystems,… Read the review →	Sandlock is a Linux process sandbox for running untrusted code, aimed at teams that need policy-level control over filesystems, network access, system calls, and resource usage. Its core product is Apache-2.0 licensed and available through… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Daytona — where it wins

  • GPU-backed sandboxes support NVIDIA and AMD accelerators
  • Containers, VMs, snapshots, volumes, and Dockerfile builds
  • CLI, SDK, REST API, self-hosting, and custom compute options

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based pricing can complicate cost forecasting
  • No perpetual free plan is offered
  • Custom regions and self-hosted runners are invite-only experimental features

• Sandlock — where it wins

  • Filesystem, network, syscall, and resource controls
  • Open source with CLI, Python, Rust, and Go SDKs
  • OCI runtime supports containerd, CRI-O, and Kubernetes

  Where it doesn't

  • Core platform coverage is Linux-only
  • HTTP API and Scheduler pricing depends on fleet size or node count
  • Fleet deployment features are split across commercial components

• Daytona7.5/10 · Free plan + paid

  GPU-backed, self-hosted sandboxes with containers, VMs, and programmable access.

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• Sandlock7.3/10 · Free plan

  A deep, open-source Linux sandbox for teams that need granular policy controls.

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