# E2B vs Offscreen (slim)

> E2B scores 68.3 (B) to Offscreen's 62.9 (B) for code sandboxes. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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E2B scores 68.3 (B) on agent readiness against Offscreen's 62.9 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Offscreen leads on agent ergonomics and payments & pricing. Both do code sandboxes.

- E2B: B 68.3, rank #241 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/e2b.min.md
- Offscreen: B 62.9, rank #456 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/offscreen.min.md
- E2B, good for Code interpreters and agent workspaces that pause and resume with memory, and teams that may want to self-host later. Ahead on Reliability, 60 against 55; Schema & documentation, 92 against 67; Maintenance & community, 88 against 66; Transparency & trust, 68 against 56. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- 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 Agent ergonomics, 74 against 65; Payments & pricing, 60 against 50. Also No key needed to call it.

| Category | E2B | Offscreen |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 60 | 55 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 92 | 67 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 65 | 74 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 62 | 62 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 50 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 88 | 66 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 56 |

| Fact (where they differ) | E2B | Offscreen |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | SDK + MCP |
| Vendor | E2B | Mark Phelps |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.e2b.app` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP |  |
| Auth | API key | None |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | 2024-12-04 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2024-04-08 | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |
| Popularity | 13k stars, 2.2M npm/wk, 1.4M PyPI/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 3/5 (4) |