# DeltaBox Lite vs Offscreen (slim)

> Offscreen scores 62.9 (B) to DeltaBox Lite's 52.3 (D) for sandbox fs. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Offscreen scores 62.9 (B) on agent readiness against DeltaBox Lite's 52.3 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do sandbox fs.

- DeltaBox Lite: D 52.3, rank #825 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deltabox-lite.min.md
- Offscreen: B 62.9, rank #456 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/offscreen.min.md
- DeltaBox Lite, good for A developer who wants a local coding agent's file edits held as a reviewable transaction on Linux or macOS, with commit or abort per task or per tool call.
- Offscreen, good for A coding agent working on a macOS or iOS app on the developer's own Apple silicon Mac, which needs to run UI tests, the Simulator or the built app without taking the screen. Ahead on Reliability, 55 against 37; Agent ergonomics, 74 against 67; Security & auth, 62 against 47; Maintenance & community, 66 against 43; Transparency & trust, 56 against 40.

| Category | DeltaBox Lite | Offscreen |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 37 | 55 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 68 | 67 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 67 | 74 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 47 | 62 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 43 | 66 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 40 | 56 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DeltaBox Lite | Offscreen |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | DeltaBox (delta-box) | Mark Phelps |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-16 |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |