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Cube Sandbox vs Fence

Cube Sandbox leads on trust: 73.4/100 (Grade B) against 56.6/100 (Grade C), a 16.8-point gap. Cube Sandbox leads on maintenance and adoption, and rests on broader evidence; Fence leads on supply-chain integrity and transparency.

B Cube Sandbox 73.4

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

TencentCloud/CubeSandbox · #297 overall · #5 Sandboxes & Runtimes · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Cube Sandbox if maintenance and adoption matter most.

+8.5Maintenance: last push today, against 7d ago
+7.3Adoption: 13.2k GitHub stars against 1k
B vs CEvidence coverage: 3 of 5 independent signal types, against 2

C Fence 56.6

Lightweight, container-free sandbox for running commands with network and filesystem restrictions

fencesandbox/fence · #801 overall · #6 Sandboxes & Runtimes · coverage C (2/5)

Choose Fence if supply-chain integrity and transparency matter most.

+1.5Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 7.0 against 5.2
+1.2Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 7.0 against 5.2

Where they differ

11.5

Safety / IntegrityFence +1.2

12.7

12.9

TransparencyFence +1.5

14.4

20.0

MaintenanceCube Sandbox +8.5

11.5

14.5

AdoptionCube Sandbox +7.3

7.2

+3.7

Runtime calibrationCube Sandbox +3.7

+0.0

1 dimension identical: Identity 10.8 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Cube Sandbox and Fence, 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	Fencefencesandbox/fence
HVTrust score	73.4	56.6
Evidence grade	B	C
Coverage grade	B	C
Overall rank	#297	#801
Rank in Sandboxes & Runtimes	#5	#6
GitHub stars	13.2k	1.0k
Last updated	today	7d ago
Build provenance	No	No
OSSF Scorecard	5.2 / 10	7.0 / 10
License	NOASSERTION	Apache-2.0
Downloads	3k/wk	—
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	11.5	12.7
Identity & provenance / 18	10.8	10.8
Transparency / 17	12.9	14.4
Maintenance / 20	20.0	11.5
Adoption / 20	14.5	7.2
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	—	—
External providers	—	—
Requires API keys	No	No
Plugin surface	plugins	—
Provenance drift	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 →