Alternatives to Fence
A command-line sandbox that runs commands with network and filesystem restrictions. Notes say what changes if you switch.
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Fence
A command-line sandbox that runs commands with network and filesystem restrictions.
7 alternatives
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Landrun
A Linux command-line tool that runs processes in unprivileged Landlock sandboxes.
Landrun runs processes in unprivileged Linux Landlock sandboxes, while Fence adds network restrictions; both are free, open-source command-line tools.
Bubblewrap
A low-level Linux command-line tool that runs programs in unprivileged sandboxes, used by Flatpak.
Firejail
A SUID sandbox program that restricts Linux applications using kernel namespaces and seccomp-bpf.
nono
A command-line sandbox that limits AI agents' access to files, network routes, and credentials.
nono also sandboxes commands, with controls for files, network routes, and credentials; Fence describes network and filesystem restrictions. Both are free, open-source CLI tools.
microsandbox
An open-source tool that runs untrusted code and AI agents inside local microVM sandboxes.
HOL Guard
A local security layer that reviews risky actions from AI coding agents before they run.
Container Use
A CLI and MCP server that gives coding agents isolated containerized development environments.
