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uBlock vs sandbox
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars, 4,354 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. sandbox has 5,943 stars, 533 forks, 71 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 1,043% (67,937 vs 5,943 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; sandbox is written in Python under Apache-2.0. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, sandbox 9%. uBlock was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| uBlock | sandbox | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 5.9K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 533 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick uBlock if
- You weight community size — 68K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick sandbox if
- You want the sandbox feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and sandbox fits your workflow better
About uBlock
uBlock Origin is a CPU and memory efficient, wide spectrum content blocker for Chromium and Firefox, aimed at anyone who wants ads, trackers, coin miners, popups, anti blockers and malware sites neutralised by default without hand tuning anything.
read the full uBlock overview →
About sandbox
AIO Sandbox is an all in one sandbox environment that puts a browser, a shell, file operations, MCP services, a VSCode Server, Jupyter and a terminal inside a single Docker container, built for AI agent developers and teams that need one unified, secure execution environment instead of several single purpose ones.
read the full sandbox overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or sandbox more popular?
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars and sandbox has 5,943. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and sandbox free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and sandbox under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and sandbox?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and sandbox in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, uBlock or sandbox?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (67,937 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose sandbox if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.