Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Sandfort
A clean machine for untrusted work
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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A tiny "sandbox" to run untrusted code 🏖️. Contribute to craigmulligan/sandy development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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An application innovation platform delivering a comprehensive experience with tools to empower organizations to modernize and build new applications, accelerate AI adoption, and fuel growth.
2013 · coreos.com · its alternatives →
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Dune▲630Context-aware Mac keypad to automate workflows + meetings
Apr 2026 · projectmirage.ai · its alternatives →
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Drop: a rootless Linux sandbox for developers. It isolates coding agents and third-party packages while preserving your work environment.
Sep 2026 · droprun.sh · its alternatives →
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HiddenVM — Use any desktop OS without leaving a trace. - aforensics/HiddenVM
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Buttercup▲195Free & open-source password manager for Windows/Mac/Linux
2017 · buttercup.pw · its alternatives →
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Keep your JavaScript code secure and compliant with Sandworm
2023 · sandworm.dev · its alternatives →
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Flox▲375Hey Everyone! Ron here, part of the NixOS Foundation and building Flox. Just coming out of this years NixCon and pretty excited to show hn below :) As of today, NVIDIA officially recognizes Canonical, SUSE, CIQ, and Nix—via Flox—as supported distributors for CUDA. Full blog - https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/developers-can-now-get-cud... This is a huge win for the Nix community. For years, CUDA on Nix was possible but painful—builds could take hours, and redistributing prebuilt binaries was blocked by NVIDIA's licensing requirements. NVIDIA's growing engagement with key…
2024 · flox.dev · its alternatives →
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Sandworm▲293Keep your JavaScript code secure and compliant with Sandworm
2023 · sandworm.dev · its alternatives →
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I'm excited to introduce Zerobox, a cross-platform, single binary process sandboxing CLI written in Rust. It uses the sandboxing crates from the OpenAI Codex repo and adds additional functionalities like secret injection, SDK, etc. Watch the demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZiPm9BOPCg Zerobox follows the same sandboxing policy as Deno which is deny by default. The only operation that the command can run is reading files, all writes and network I/O are blocked by default. No VMs, no Docker, no remote servers. Want to block reads to /etc? zerobox…
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The safest, simplest way to run untrusted code.
Feb 2026 · deno.com · its alternatives →
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Shuru is a lightweight sandbox that spins up Linux VMs on macOS using Apple's Virtualization.framework. Boots in about a second on Apple Silicon, and everything is ephemeral by default. There's a checkpoint system for when you do want to persist state, and sandboxes run without network access unless you explicitly allow it. Single Rust binary, no dependencies. Built it for sandboxing AI agent code execution, but it works well for anything where you need a disposable Linux environment.
Feb 2026 · shuru.run · its alternatives →
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A Rust crate for containing memory leaks and fragmentation - brannondorsey/mem-isolate
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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API Fortress▲151API performance, accuracy, and uptime testing. Without code.
2017 · its alternatives →
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Pubky Core▲126Open-source protocol for a decentralized, user-owned web
2024 · pubky.org · its alternatives →
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Hades▲62Serverless Dask to make a mockery of your massive workloads
2022 · hades.earth · its alternatives →
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Stealth Chromium engine that stops scrapers and browser agents from getting blocked, with one line of code change. - tiliondev/fortress
Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Pluto Door▲86Secure MacOS SSH with AI editor, file browser, drag-drop
Mar 2026 · plutodoor.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · sandstorm.io · its alternatives →
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Mac virtual machine for secure development. Run isolated macOS workspaces for AI agents, sandboxed code, and untrusted projects. Apple Silicon native with instant clones.
Mar 2026 · ghostvm.org · its alternatives →
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I've built a thing! A few months back someone (not me) posted my Mac app Droplings to HN. It was incredibly rough around the edges back then, and in alpha. Well, it's finished now and sparkles like crazy. Please take a look! :)
2012 · servus.io · its alternatives →
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