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boxd vs E2B

Two code sandboxes tools for AI agents, side by side. Facts come from each tool's own site.

boxd

boxd.sh

Hardware-isolated Linux VMs for agents and developers that keep running processes, files and shell state between sessions, with fork, snapshot, pause and hibernate, in boxd's cloud or self-hosted.

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E2B

e2b.dev

Isolated cloud machines for agents to run code, browse, and use tools.

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boxd compared with E2B
boxdE2B
What it doesHardware-isolated Linux VMs for agents and developers that keep running processes, files and shell state between sessions, with fork, snapshot, pause and hibernate, in boxd's cloud or self-hosted.Isolated cloud machines for agents to run code, browse, and use tools.
In their wordsComposable computers for devs and agentsE2B | The Enterprise AI Agent Cloud
Open sourceNoYes
Websiteboxd.she2b.dev
Link checked2026-11-082026-10-20

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