OpenSandbox vs OpenShell
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of OpenSandbox 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.
OpenSandbox leads on trust — 48.0/100 (Grade D) vs 41.6/100 (Grade D), a 6.4-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | OpenSandboxopensandbox-group/OpenSandbox | OpenShellNVIDIA/OpenShell |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 48.0 | 41.6 |
| Evidence grade | D | D |
| Coverage grade | C | C |
| Overall rank | #482 | #592 |
| Rank in Sandboxes & Runtimes | #6 | #8 |
| GitHub stars | 12.7k | 8.2k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | No | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.2 / 10 | 6.0 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | — | — |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 9.8 | 12.5 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.8 | 13.6 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | — |
| External providers | 1 — Redis | 3 — Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter |
| Requires API keys | No | Yes |
| Plugin surface | extensions | 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 →