Decision Workspace
nanosandbox vs boxlite vs kavach
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
nanosandbox
experimentalv0.1.0
Lightweight cross-platform sandbox for secure code execution
53
boxlite
experimentalv0.9.5
Embeddable virtual machine runtime for secure, isolated code execution
53
kavach
experimentalv1.0.1
Sandbox execution framework — backend abstraction, strength scoring, policy engine, credential proxy, and audit hooks
Core Metrics
| nanosandbox | boxlite | kavach | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 53 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 30 | 670 | 650 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 46 | 19 |
| Releases | 1 | 15 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 115d ago | 9d ago | 60d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
nanosandbox
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
boxlite
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
kavach
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| nanosandbox | boxlite | kavach | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.9.5 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 11 | 70 | 27 |
| Crate Size | 79KB | 571KB | 152KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •boxlite leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nanosandbox, boxlite are pre-1.0 — API may change.