Cube Sandbox vs OpenShell
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Cube Sandbox and OpenShell, two Sandboxes & Runtimes projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Cube Sandbox leads on trust — 72.3/100 (Grade B) vs 70.6/100 (Grade B), a 1.7-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Cube SandboxTencentCloud/CubeSandbox | OpenShellNVIDIA/OpenShell |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 72.3 | 70.6 |
| Evidence grade | B | B |
| Coverage grade | B | B |
| Overall rank | #283 | #318 |
| Rank in Sandboxes & Runtimes | #4 | #5 |
| GitHub stars | 12.6k | 8.7k |
| Last updated | 1d ago | today |
| Build provenance | No | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 5.0 / 10 | 6.5 / 10 |
| License | NOASSERTION | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | 2k/wk | 25k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 10.8 | 13.1 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 12.8 | 14.0 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.9 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 14.3 | 15.3 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | — |
| External providers | — | 3 — Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter |
| Requires API keys | No | Yes |
| Plugin surface | plugins | extensions |
| Provenance drift | Match | Unknown |
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 →