Best E2B Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from sandbox software ranked against E2B on the same published basis.
- 1E2B vs ANY.RUN
- 2E2B vs Daytona
- 3E2B vs Docker Desktop
- 4E2B vs Northflank
- 5E2B vs Anthropic Sandbox Runtime
- 6E2B vs microsandbox
- 7E2B vs CAPE Sandbox
- 8E2B vs crun
- 10E2B vs Sandboxie Plus
- 11E2B vs Firejail
- 12E2B vs Sandlock
- 13E2B vs Vercel
- 14E2B vs Hatching Triage
- 15E2B vs CodeSandbox
- 16E2B vs nono
- 17E2B vs Tenki Code Reviewer
- 18E2B vs Zscaler Private Access
- 19E2B vs DRAKVUF
- 20E2B vs FortiSandbox
- 21E2B vs Context Agent Sandboxes
E2B alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANY.RUN | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Daytona | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Docker Desktop | 6.6 | Free plan | $9/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Northflank | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Anthropic Sandbox Runtime | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | microsandbox | 6.5 | Free plan | $49/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | CAPE Sandbox | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 8 | crun | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | Sandboxie Plus | 6.4 | Free plan | €333.33/mo | Windows |
| 11 | Firejail | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 12 | Sandlock | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 13 | Vercel | 6.3 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, Web |
| 14 | Hatching Triage | 5.6 | No | — | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 15 | CodeSandbox | 5.5 | No | — | Web, iOS |
| 16 | nono | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Tenki Code Reviewer | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web |
| 18 | Zscaler Private Access | 5.4 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 19 | DRAKVUF | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted |
| 20 | FortiSandbox | 5.3 | No | — | self-hosted, Web |
| 21 | Context Agent Sandboxes | 5.1 | No | — | — |
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Questions about E2B alternatives
What is the best alternative to E2B?
ANY.RUN, number 1 in sandbox software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Daytona, Docker Desktop, Northflank and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to E2B?
ANY.RUN is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.