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Cube Sandbox vs Fence

Cube Sandbox leads on trust: 72.1/100 (Grade B) against 58.2/100 (Grade C), a 13.9-point gap. Cube Sandbox leads on adoption and maintenance, and rests on broader evidence; Fence leads on supply-chain integrity and transparency.

B Cube Sandbox 72.1

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

TencentCloud/CubeSandbox · #290 overall · #5 Sandboxes & Runtimes · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Cube Sandbox if adoption and maintenance matter most.

+7.1Adoption: 12.7k GitHub stars against 981
+6.8Maintenance: last push 2d ago, against 4d ago
B vs CEvidence coverage: 3 of 5 independent signal types, against 2

C Fence 58.2

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

fencesandbox/fence · #678 overall · #6 Sandboxes & Runtimes · coverage C (2/5)

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

+2.1Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 7.0 against 5.0
+1.6Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 7.0 against 5.0

Where they differ

10.6

Safety / IntegrityFence +2.1

12.7

12.8

TransparencyFence +1.6

14.4

19.9

MaintenanceCube Sandbox +6.8

13.1

14.3

AdoptionCube Sandbox +7.1

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	72.1	58.2
Evidence grade	B	C
Coverage grade	B	C
Overall rank	#290	#678
Rank in Sandboxes & Runtimes	#5	#6
GitHub stars	12.7k	981
Last updated	2d ago	4d ago
Build provenance	No	No
OSSF Scorecard	5.0 / 10	7.0 / 10
License	NOASSERTION	Apache-2.0
Downloads	2k/wk	—
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	10.6	12.7
Identity & provenance / 18	10.8	10.8
Transparency / 17	12.8	14.4
Maintenance / 20	19.9	13.1
Adoption / 20	14.3	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 v4.3 →