# Offscreen vs SPACE (slim)

> Offscreen scores 62.9 (B) to SPACE's 56.2 (C) for code sandboxes. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Offscreen scores 62.9 (B) on agent readiness against SPACE's 56.2 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. SPACE leads on schema & documentation and transparency & trust. Both do code sandboxes.

- Offscreen: B 62.9, rank #456 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/offscreen.min.md
- SPACE: C 56.2, rank #706 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/perplexity-space.min.md
- 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 32; Agent ergonomics, 74 against 66; Maintenance & community, 66 against 26. Also No key needed to call it.
- SPACE, good for Teams that want E2B-style microVM sandboxes on their own Linux and Kubernetes hosts, with egress and credential control outside the guest. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 75 against 67; Transparency & trust, 68 against 56.

| Category | Offscreen | SPACE |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 32 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 67 | 75 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 74 | 66 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 62 | 64 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 66 | 26 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 56 | 68 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Offscreen | SPACE |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | SDK + MCP | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Mark Phelps | Perplexity |
| Transports |  | HTTP |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-16 | none |