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Daytona vs E2B

E2B leads on trust: 79.1/100 (Grade B) against 51.2/100 (Grade C), a 27.9-point gap. E2B leads on transparency and maintenance.

C Daytona 51.2

Daytona is a Secure and Elastic Infrastructure for Running AI-Generated Code

daytonaio/daytona · #984 overall · #9 Sandboxes & Runtimes · coverage A (4/5)

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

B E2B 79.1

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

e2b-dev/e2b · #204 overall · #3 Sandboxes & Runtimes · coverage A (4/5)

Choose E2B if transparency and maintenance matter most.

+15.4Maintenance: last push 1d ago, against 114d ago
+10.1Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 6.8 against 5.0
+1.5Safety / Integrity: OSSF Scorecard 6.8 against 5.0

Where they differ

11.2

Safety / IntegrityE2B +1.5

12.7

4.2

TransparencyE2B +10.1

14.3

4.4

MaintenanceE2B +15.4

19.8

18.6

AdoptionDaytona +0.1

18.5

+2.0

Runtime calibrationE2B +1.0

+3.0

1 dimension identical: Identity 10.8 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Daytona 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	Daytonadaytonaio/daytona	E2Be2b-dev/e2b
HVTrust score	51.2	79.1
Evidence grade	C	B
Coverage grade	A	A
Overall rank	#984	#204
Rank in Sandboxes & Runtimes	#9	#3
GitHub stars	71.3k	14.9k
Last updated	114d ago	1d ago
Build provenance	No	No
OSSF Scorecard	5.0 / 10	6.8 / 10
License	—	Apache-2.0
Downloads	154k/wk	2.5M/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	11.2	12.7
Identity & provenance / 18	10.8	10.8
Transparency / 17	4.2	14.3
Maintenance / 20	4.4	19.8
Adoption / 20	18.6	18.5
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Implemented	Declared
External providers	—	1 — E2B
Requires API keys	No	Yes
Plugin surface	—	—
Provenance drift	Unknown	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 →