Agent sandbox guides
Answer in brief
Start with What is an AI agent sandbox? if you are new to the topic, then use the buyer’s checklist and the comparison table to shortlist providers.
- GuideWhat is an AI agent sandbox?A plain-English explanation of AI agent sandboxes: what they are, why agents need them, how they are isolated and what to look for.
- GuideMicroVMs vs gVisor vs containers for AI agentsFirecracker microVMs, gVisor, Kata Containers, plain containers and V8 isolates compared for running untrusted AI-generated code: security boundary, startup, overhead and compatibility.
- GuideHow to choose an agent sandbox: a buyer’s checklistA practical checklist for choosing an AI agent sandbox provider: workload fit, isolation, cold start, persistence, networking, pricing, SDKs, compliance and lock-in.
- GuideAgent sandbox security checklistA security checklist for running AI agents in sandboxes: isolation, network egress, secrets, resource limits, prompt injection, auditing and human approval.
- GuideAgent sandbox pricing explainedHow AI agent sandbox pricing works — per-second vCPU and memory billing, free tiers, storage, idle time — with a worked example and links to each provider’s published rates.
- GuideSelf-hosting agent sandboxes: open-source optionsHow to self-host AI agent sandboxes with open-source software — E2B, Daytona, Microsandbox, Kubernetes agent-sandbox, Kata Containers, gVisor and Firecracker — and what it takes to run them.