Sandboxie Plus Alternatives

Sandboxie Plus is described as 'Creates a sandbox-like isolated operating environment in which applications can be run or installed without permanently modifying the local or mapped drive' and is a very popular Virtualization tool in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Sandboxie Plus for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, Linux, Web-based and Mac apps. The best Sandboxie Plus alternative is Shelter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Sandboxie Plus are Firejail, SHADE Sandbox, Cuckoo Sandbox and Shadow Defender.

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Sandboxie Plus alternatives are mainly Virtualization Tools, but if you're looking for Anti-Virus Apps or Anti-Malware Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, Mac, Windows and Linux. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Sandboxie Plus.
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  1. Shelter icon
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    Shelter is a Free and Open-Source (FOSS) app that leverages the “Work Profile” feature of Android to provide an isolated space that you can install or clone apps into.

    13 Shelter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
    • Shelter is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Sandboxie Plus.

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

    • Shelter is Free and Open SourceSandboxie Plus is Freemium and Open Source
  2. Firejail icon
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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
     
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    Positive
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    Easy to use, and has a very good, but really ugly GUI.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Firejail is a great Sandboxie Plus alternative.

    • Firejail is the most popular Linux alternative to Sandboxie Plus.

    • Firejail is Free and Open SourceSandboxie Plus is Freemium and Open Source
  3. SHADE Sandbox icon
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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

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    • Windows
     
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    Comments about SHADE Sandbox as an Alternative to Sandboxie Plus
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    Costs $21.65 EACH year... which is WAY too much. And Sandboxie has countless positive reviews, which Shade lacks.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    You can't run multiple programs at once.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
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    It has best performance(cpu consumption) than Sandboxie but, the high security seems to be the best characteristic.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think SHADE Sandbox is a great Sandboxie Plus alternative.

    • SHADE Sandbox is the most popular Windows alternative to Sandboxie Plus.

    • SHADE Sandbox is the most popular commercial alternative to Sandboxie Plus.

    • SHADE Sandbox is Paid and ProprietarySandboxie Plus is Freemium and Open Source
  4. Cuckoo Sandbox icon
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
     
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    • Some users think Cuckoo Sandbox is a great Sandboxie Plus alternative, some don't.

    • Cuckoo Sandbox is the most popular Web-based & Mac alternative to Sandboxie Plus.

    • Cuckoo Sandbox is Free and Open SourceSandboxie Plus is Freemium and Open Source
  5. Shadow Defender icon
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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
     
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    Comments about Shadow Defender as an Alternative to Sandboxie Plus
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    it is the first alternative in this list to sandboxie. because all others are either for Linux only or closed source. so the first VALUABLE or WORTHY alternative to sandboxie in my personal opinion is is this program. although sandboxie runs within user-space whereas Shadow Defender runs kernel-level. THX.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Shadow Defender is a great Sandboxie Plus alternative.

    • Shadow Defender is Paid and ProprietarySandboxie Plus is Freemium and Open Source
  6. Windows Sandbox icon
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    a new lightweight desktop environment tailored for safely running applications in isolation.

    55 Windows Sandbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

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    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Windows Sandbox as an Alternative to Sandboxie Plus
    Chaanakya
    Positive
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    Sandboxie - once a great program is now extremely buggy in the latest Windows 10. Windows Sandbox while it is a light VM just works out of the box and is meant to be used as a Sandbox.

    Soul Rain
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    Windows Sandbox has way more requirements that make it unviable for a lot of users. From the official site: "Prerequisites for using the feature Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise Insider build 18305 or later AMD64 architecture Virtualization capabilities enabled in BIOS At least 4GB of RAM (8GB recommended) At least 1 GB of free disk space (SSD recommended) At least 2 CPU cores (4 cores with hyperthreading recommended)"

    Guest
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    2

    you are not able to use you own original windows apps and software. Totally useless, one of those Microsoft control freak software.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Windows Sandbox is a great Sandboxie Plus alternative, some don't.

    • Windows Sandbox is Free and ProprietarySandboxie Plus is Freemium and Open Source
  7. Island icon
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    Sandbox environment to clone selected apps and isolate them from accessing your personal data.

    19 Island alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  8. Sandboxie icon
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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
     
  9. ANY.RUN icon
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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

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Comments about ANY.RUN as an Alternative to Sandboxie Plus
    BarnMTB
    Negative
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    Any.Run is an online service focused on running a software in their environment and get behavioral reports for analyzing whether a software is a malware or not.

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    • ANY.RUN is Freemium and ProprietarySandboxie Plus is Freemium and Open Source
  10. ReHIPS icon
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    Intrusion prevention system and a sandbox with AntiSpy features that provides unprecedented protection and ensures system stability and integrity.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. BufferZone icon
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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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    Comments about BufferZone as an Alternative to Sandboxie Plus
    Guest
    Negative
    3

    It is not for the common user for protection. As stated on their website, "BUFFERZONE is available to Enterprise companies only.". You must request a demo first.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
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    Supported technology. restarted as an enterprise solution in 2015 and supports the latest W10 64bit and Windows 7 32/64.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think BufferZone is a great Sandboxie Plus alternative, some don't.

    • BufferZone is Paid and ProprietarySandboxie Plus is Freemium and Open Source
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