microsandbox vs Sandlock

microsandbox9.0Visit Sandlock7.3Visit

Higher score microsandbox #2 in Sandbox Software 9.0/10 Free plan · paid from $49/mo Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit microsandbox

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

• microsandbox fits best

  High-volume teams needing flexible microVMs

• Sandlock fits best

  Linux teams needing granular policy controls

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Side by side

Feature	microsandbox 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Sandlock 7.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	7.3
Ranking	#2 in Sandbox Software	#5 in Sandbox Software
Best for	High-volume teams needing flexible microVMs	Linux teams needing granular policy controls
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$49/mo	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features microsandbox 3/3 · Sandlock 3/3
Persistent storage	✓	✓
Network controls	✓	✓
API or CLI access	✓	✓
Specs
Isolation method	Not published	Not published
Concurrent environments	1000 environments	Not published
Deployment	Both	Self_hosted
Our review
Pros	Hardware-isolated microVMs with a separate kernel per sandbox SDKs for Rust, TypeScript/Node, Python, and Go Local, cloud, and BYOC execution with network controls	Filesystem, network, syscall, and resource controls Open source with CLI, Python, Rust, and Go SDKs OCI runtime supports containerd, CRI-O, and Kubernetes
Cons	Free plan is limited to 3 total sandboxes Cloud access is in private beta and available by request Enterprise pricing uses a custom agreement	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	microsandbox runs untrusted code, generated programs, agents, plugins, and other workloads inside hardware-isolated microVMs, with a separate kernel for each sandbox. It is aimed at developers, startup teams, and larger organizations that… 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

• microsandbox — where it wins

  • Hardware-isolated microVMs with a separate kernel per sandbox
  • SDKs for Rust, TypeScript/Node, Python, and Go
  • Local, cloud, and BYOC execution with network controls

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to 3 total sandboxes
  • Cloud access is in private beta and available by request
  • Enterprise pricing uses a custom agreement

• 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

• microsandbox9.0/10 · Free plan · paid from $49/mo

  Flexible sandbox infrastructure for teams running high-volume isolated workloads.

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• Sandlock7.3/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit SandlockFull verdict →