Sandboxie Plus Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to Sandboxie Plus is Shelter, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Windows Sandbox, Firejail, Island and Cuckoo Sandbox. You can choose from more than 10 Virtualization Tools like Sandboxie Plus for Windows, Linux, Android, the web and Mac.

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Most Sandboxie Plus alternatives are Virtualization Tools, but you can also narrow the list to Anti-Virus Apps or Anti-Malware Apps. Other popular filters are Windows, Android, Linux and Mac.
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  1. Shelter icon
     72 likes

    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.

    15 Shelter alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  2. Windows Sandbox icon
     25 likes

    a new lightweight desktop environment tailored for safely running applications in isolation.

    61 Windows Sandbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  3. Firejail icon
     39 likes

    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.

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    • Linux
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  4. Island icon
     20 likes

    Sandbox environment to clone selected apps and isolate them from accessing your personal data.

    22 Island alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
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  5. Cuckoo Sandbox icon
     26 likes

    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...

    38 Cuckoo Sandbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
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  6. ANY.RUN icon
     20 likes

    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.

    48 ANY.RUN alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Sandboxie icon
     5 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. SHADE Sandbox icon
     17 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Shadow Defender icon
     30 likes

    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.

    14 Shadow Defender alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Bubblewrap icon
     4 likes

    Unprivileged sandboxing tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  11. ReHIPS icon
     4 likes

    Intrusion prevention system and a sandbox with AntiSpy features that provides unprecedented protection and ensures system stability and integrity.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. BufferZone icon
     7 likes

    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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