runc Alternatives

runc is described as 'CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to runc for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Android and Python apps. The best runc alternative is Sandboxie Plus, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like runc are Windows Sandbox, Cuckoo Sandbox, Firejail and ANY.RUN.

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  1. Sandboxie Plus icon

    Sandboxie Plus

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    Sandboxie Plus creates a sandbox-like isolated operating environment in which applications can be run or installed without permanently modifying the local or mapped drive.

    20 Sandboxie Plus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Sandboxie runs your programs in an isolated space
     

    • Sandboxie Plus is the most popular Windows alternative to runc.

    • Sandboxie Plus is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to runc.

    • Sandboxie Plus is Freemium and Open Sourcerunc is Free and Open Source
    • Sandboxie Plus is Lightweight and Privacy focusedrunc is not according to our users
  4. Cuckoo Sandbox icon

    Cuckoo Sandbox

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    Cuckoo Sandbox is a modular, automated malware analysis system. Running from command-line on a Linux or Mac host, it uses python and virtualization (VirtualBox, QEMU-KVM, etc) to create an isolated Windows guest environment to safely and automatically run and analyze files to...

    32 Cuckoo Sandbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    Cuckoo Sandbox screenshot 1
     

    • Cuckoo Sandbox is the most popular Web-based, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to runc.

    • Cuckoo Sandbox is Free and Open Sourcerunc is also Free and Open Source
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    Shadow Defender

    Uses virtualized Shadow Mode on Windows to redirect all system changes, blocks malware and unwanted modifications, allows selective saving of folders or files, easily restores the system after reboot, and works in home, business,...

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  6. Firejail icon

    Firejail

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    Firejail is a SUID security sandbox program that reduces the risk of security breaches by restricting the running environment of untrusted applications using Linux namespaces and seccomp-bpf.

    20 Firejail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Firetools: sandbox launcher and statistics
     
  7. ANY.RUN icon

    ANY.RUN

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    ANY.RUN is interactive sandbox simplifies malware analysis of threats that target both Windows and Linux systems. ANY.RUN's threat intelligence products, TI Lookup, Yara Search and Feeds, help you find IOCs or files to learn more about the threats and respond to incidents faster.

    35 ANY.RUN alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    ANY.RUN screenshot 1
     
  8. Shadow Defender icon

    Shadow Defender

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    Uses virtualized Shadow Mode on Windows to redirect all system changes, blocks malware and unwanted modifications, allows selective saving of folders or files, easily restores the system after reboot, and works in home, business, or public environments without performance loss.

    13 Shadow Defender alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    System Status
     

    • Shadow Defender is the most popular commercial alternative to runc.

    • Shadow Defender is Paid and Proprietaryrunc is Free and Open Source
  11. SHADE Sandbox icon

    SHADE Sandbox

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    SHADE Sandbox is an alternative for antivirus and a tool for virtualization. It locally virtualizes applications (i.e. internet browsers) and locks all incoming internet files and possible viruses in its safe virtual environment - a “sandbox”, keeping them isolated from the...

    15 SHADE Sandbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SHADE Sandbox screenshot 1
     
  12. Sandboxie icon

    Sandboxie

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    The original Sandboxie Plus (Classic) application, now open source and as Sandboxie-Plus.

    11 Sandboxie alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  13. Threat.Zone icon

    Threat.Zone

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    Threat.Zone is a hypervisor-based, automated and interactive tool for analyzing malware, you can fight new generation malwares.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Threat Zone Public Submission Overview
     

    • Threat.Zone is the most popular SaaS alternative to runc.

    • Threat.Zone is Freemium and Proprietaryrunc is Free and Open Source
  14. R&S Browser in the Box icon

    R&S Browser in the Box

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    The Virtual Environment for secured and comfortable Web Browsing: On the basis of a “Browser-in-the-Box” concept a virtual machine is provided with a reduced operating system and a web browser encapsulated therein.

    91 R&S Browser in the Box alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Virtual Virtual machine with a tunnel to the internet
     
  15. BufferZone icon

    BufferZone

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    BUFFERZONE is a patented containment solution that isolates threats to defend endpoints from malware, zero-days, ransomware, drive-bys and more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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