Sandlock vs Tenki Sandbox

Sandlock7.3Visit Tenki Sandbox6.9Visit

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

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Tenki Sandbox #8 in Sandbox Software 6.9/10 Free plan · paid from $200/mo (annual) Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Tenki Sandbox

• Sandlock fits best

  Linux teams needing granular policy controls

• Tenki Sandbox fits best

  Teams wanting managed Linux VM sessions

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Side by side

Feature	Sandlock 7.3/10 Visit ↗	Tenki Sandbox 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.3	6.9
Ranking	#5 in Sandbox Software	#8 in Sandbox Software
Best for	Linux teams needing granular policy controls	Teams wanting managed Linux VM sessions
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	$200/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Linux	Linux, macOS
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Email, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Sandlock 3/3 · Tenki Sandbox 3/3
Persistent storage	✓	✓
Network controls	✓	✓
API or CLI access	✓	✓
Specs
Isolation method	Not published	Not published
Concurrent environments	Not published	100 environments
Deployment	Self_hosted	Cloud
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	Hardware-isolated Linux VMs with SSH and port exposure Go, TypeScript, and Python SDKs plus CLI session control Snapshots, persistent volumes, pause/resume, and agent integrations
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	Paid plans start at $200 per month with annual billing The product focuses on Linux virtual machine sessions Enterprise pricing and limits are handled on demand
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 →	Tenki Sandbox provides disposable, hardware-isolated Linux virtual machines for AI agents, developers, and automated workloads. Teams can create sessions, execute commands, transfer files, expose ports, connect over SSH, and manage… 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

• Tenki Sandbox — where it wins

  • Hardware-isolated Linux VMs with SSH and port exposure
  • Go, TypeScript, and Python SDKs plus CLI session control
  • Snapshots, persistent volumes, pause/resume, and agent integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans start at $200 per month with annual billing
  • The product focuses on Linux virtual machine sessions
  • Enterprise pricing and limits are handled on demand

• Sandlock7.3/10 · Free plan

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

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• Tenki Sandbox6.9/10 · Free plan · paid from $200/mo (annual)

  Managed, hardware-isolated Linux VMs with SDKs, CLI access, and persistent workspace options.

  Visit Tenki SandboxFull verdict →