Sandbox as a Service vs Container Use

In-depth architectural comparison of the Sandbox as a Service and Container Use MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Sandbox as a Service when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Code Execution domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Sandbox as a Service Details

Choose Container Use when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Code Execution domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Isolated container environments per agent with separate git branches, Real-time visibility into commands and logs executed by agents, Terminal access to agent environments for manual intervention.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Sandbox as a Service Code Execution	Container Use dagger Code Execution
Summary
Category & Scope	Code Execution	Code Execution
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sandbox-as-a-service": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "https"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dagger-container-use": {
      "url": "https://img.shields.io/badge/stability-experimental-orange.svg"
    }
  }
}

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