# Microsoft Execution Containers vs Runloop Devboxes (slim)

> Microsoft Execution Containers scores 76.3 (BB) on agent readiness against Runloop Devboxes's 64.8 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do sandbox code. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Microsoft Execution Containers scores 76.3 (BB) on agent readiness against Runloop Devboxes's 64.8 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do sandbox code.

- Microsoft Execution Containers: BB 76.3, rank #34 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/microsoft-execution-containers.min.md
- Runloop Devboxes: B 64.8, rank #245 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/runloop.min.md
- Microsoft Execution Containers, good for A developer building an agent or tool host that must run model-written code on the user's own machine, above all on Windows, where it reaches Microsoft's process and session isolation. Ahead on Reliability, 81 against 60; Agent ergonomics, 74 against 66; Security & auth, 69 against 60; Payments & pricing, 60 against 50; Maintenance & community, 92 against 83; Transparency & trust, 83 against 49. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; No key needed to call it; Open source.
- Runloop Devboxes, good for Running and grading coding agents on full workstations with prebuilt blueprints and credential gateways. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.

| Category | Microsoft Execution Containers | Runloop Devboxes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 81 | 60 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 81 | 85 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 74 | 66 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 69 | 60 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 50 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 92 | 83 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 83 | 49 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Microsoft Execution Containers | Runloop Devboxes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | SDK + MCP | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Microsoft | Runloop |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.runloop.ai` |
| Transports |  | HTTP |
| Auth | None | API key |
| Pricing | Free | Pay per use |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-06 | 2026-09-08 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | no date given |
| 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 |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 1.5k stars, 472k npm/wk | 34 stars, 23k npm/wk, 136k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (2) |