Sandlock vs Anthropic Sandbox Runtime

Sandlock7.3Visit ASAnthropic Sandbox Runtime7.1Visit

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

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AS Anthropic Sandbox Runtime #6 in Sandbox Software 7.1/10 Open source ✓ 2 of 3 features View Anthropic SRT

• Sandlock fits best

  Linux teams needing granular policy controls

• Anthropic Sandbox Runtime fits best

  Engineers wanting open-source cross-platform controls

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Side by side

Feature	Sandlock 7.3/10 Visit ↗	ASAnthropic Sandbox Runtime 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.3	7.1
Ranking	#5 in Sandbox Software	#6 in Sandbox Software
Best for	Linux teams needing granular policy controls	Engineers wanting open-source cross-platform controls
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Sandlock 3/3 · Anthropic Sandbox Runtime 2/3
Persistent storage	✓ (best)	Not published
Network controls	✓	✓
API or CLI access	✓	✓
Specs
Isolation method	Not published	Container
Concurrent environments	Not published	Not published
Deployment	Self_hosted	Self_hosted
Our review
Pros	Filesystem, network, syscall, and resource controls Open source with CLI, Python, Rust, and Go SDKs OCI runtime supports containerd, CRI-O, and Kubernetes	CLI wraps arbitrary commands with sandbox restrictions Filesystem, domain, proxy, and Unix socket controls Supports macOS, Linux, Windows, and API workflows
Cons	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	Self-hosted deployment requires operational ownership Documentation is the listed support channel Described as a beta research preview
Our verdict	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 →	Anthropic Sandbox Runtime is an open-source CLI and library for applying OS-level filesystem and network restrictions to arbitrary processes. It is designed for engineers managing agents, local MCP servers, shell commands, and other… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Anthropic Sandbox Runtime — where it wins

  • CLI wraps arbitrary commands with sandbox restrictions
  • Filesystem, domain, proxy, and Unix socket controls
  • Supports macOS, Linux, Windows, and API workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires operational ownership
  • Documentation is the listed support channel
  • Described as a beta research preview

• Sandlock7.3/10 · Free plan

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

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• ASAnthropic Sandbox Runtime7.1/10 · Open source

  Open-source process isolation with CLI, library APIs, and configurable network controls.

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