Alternatives to Arrakis
Arrakis and 6 alternative tools evaluated on the Tekai technology radar.
Arrakis
SubjectSelf-hosted open-source sandbox platform using Cloud Hypervisor microVMs for secure AI agent code execution with native snapshot-and-restore for agent backtracking workflows.
Alternatives
E2B
Managed cloud platform providing ephemeral Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agent code execution with sub-200ms cold starts.
Microsandbox
A local-first sandbox platform running lightweight microVMs via libkrun with network-layer secret injection so credentials never enter the sandbox.
Daytona
An AI code sandbox platform with sub-90ms creation times, persistent Docker-based environments, and Computer Use support for browser/desktop automation.
OpenSandbox
A self-hosted sandbox platform by Alibaba for executing untrusted AI agent code, with multi-language SDKs and Docker/Kubernetes runtime support.
Sprites (Fly.io)
Fly.io's persistent Firecracker microVM product with checkpoint/restore and auto-sleep billing for AI agent workloads.
Zeroboot
A research prototype providing sub-millisecond VM sandboxes for AI agents via copy-on-write forking of Firecracker microVM snapshots.
Comparison Summary
| Tool | Radar | Type | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrakis | assess | open-source | AGPL-3.0 |
| E2B | trial | vendor | Apache-2.0 |
| Microsandbox | assess | open-source | Apache-2.0 |
| Daytona | assess | open-source | Apache-2.0 |
| OpenSandbox | assess | open-source | Apache-2.0 |
| Sprites (Fly.io) | assess | vendor | Proprietary |
| Zeroboot | assess | open-source | Apache-2.0 |