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Cube Sandbox vs E2B

E2B leads on trust: 78.5/100 (Grade B) against 72.5/100 (Grade B), a 6.0-point gap. E2B leads on transparency and adoption, and rests on broader evidence.

B Cube Sandbox 72.5

Instant, Concurrent, Secure & Lightweight Sandbox for AI Agents.

TencentCloud/CubeSandbox · #307 overall · #5 Sandboxes & Runtimes · coverage B (3/5)

Cube Sandbox doesn't lead on any scored dimension in this pair.

B E2B 78.5

Open-source, secure environment with real-world tools for enterprise-grade agents.

e2b-dev/e2b · #198 overall · #2 Sandboxes & Runtimes · coverage A (4/5)

Choose E2B if transparency and adoption matter most.

+4.0Adoption: 2.1M weekly downloads against 2.6k
+1.5Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 6.8 against 5.0
+1.4Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 6.8 against 5.0
A vs BEvidence coverage: 4 of 5 independent signal types, against 3

Where they differ

10.9

Safety / IntegrityE2B +1.4

12.3

12.8

TransparencyE2B +1.5

14.3

19.9

MaintenanceCube Sandbox +0.2

19.7

14.4

AdoptionE2B +4.0

18.4

+3.7

Runtime calibrationCube Sandbox +0.7

+3.0

1 dimension identical: Identity 10.8 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Cube Sandbox and E2B, two Sandboxes & Runtimes projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	Cube SandboxTencentCloud/CubeSandbox	E2Be2b-dev/e2b
HVTrust score	72.5	78.5
Evidence grade	B	B
Coverage grade	B	A
Overall rank	#307	#198
Rank in Sandboxes & Runtimes	#5	#2
GitHub stars	13.1k	14.7k
Last updated	1d ago	1d ago
Build provenance	No	No
OSSF Scorecard	5.0 / 10	6.8 / 10
License	NOASSERTION	Apache-2.0
Downloads	3k/wk	2.1M/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	10.9	12.3
Identity & provenance / 18	10.8	10.8
Transparency / 17	12.8	14.3
Maintenance / 20	19.9	19.7
Adoption / 20	14.4	18.4
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	—	Declared
External providers	—	1 — E2B
Requires API keys	No	Yes
Plugin surface	plugins	—
Provenance drift	Match	Match

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How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.4 →