Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/containerd/nerdctl/vs/TencentCloud/CubeSandbox
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/containerd/nerdctl/vs/TencentCloud/CubeSandbox.md
Description: nerdctl and CubeSandbox share 4 technologies: github.com/containerd/console, containerd, github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22, and github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim. Both are written in Go.

# nerdctl vs CubeSandbox

nerdctl and CubeSandbox share 4 technologies: github.com/containerd/console, containerd, github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22, and github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim. Both are written in Go.

- [containerd/nerdctl](https://seerepo.com/r/containerd/nerdctl): contaiNERD CTL - Docker-compatible CLI for containerd, with support for Compose, Rootless, eStargz, OCIcrypt, IPFS, ...
- [TencentCloud/CubeSandbox](https://seerepo.com/r/TencentCloud/CubeSandbox): Instant, Concurrent, Secure & Lightweight Sandbox for AI Agents.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: github.com/containerd/console, containerd, github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22, github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim
- Only in nerdctl: github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2, github.com/containerd/stargz-snapshotter, github.com/moby/moby/v2, github.com/containernetworking/cni, github.com/containerd/stargz-snapshotter/estargz, github.com/containernetworking/plugins, github.com/fahedouch/go-logrotate, github.com/fluent/fluent-logger-golang, github.com/moby/moby/client
- Only in CubeSandbox: net/http, Gin, axum, go-redis, pgx, redigo, Redis, github.com/glebarez/sqlite, etcd, github.com/pressly/goose/v3, MySQL, github.com/patrickmn/go-cache, Postgres, MinIO, axum-extra, Tokio, micro_http, github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea, tower, Vite, React, react-router-dom, github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss, github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles, termion, gorm.io/gorm, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, golang.org/x/oauth2, oci-spec, validator, github.com/invopop/jsonschema, log, slog, tracing, github.com/containerd/log, Prometheus, github.com/sirupsen/logrus, go.uber.org/zap, cgroups-rs, slog-scope, github.com/docker/go-metrics, env_logger, github.com/prometheus/client_model, github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics, k8s.io/klog/v2, k8s.io/kubelet, opentelemetry, tracing-subscriber, k8s.io/cloud-provider, slog-async, tracing-opentelemetry, github.com/containerd/containerd, github.com/containerd/go-cni, github.com/go-logr/logr, Kubernetes, slog-json, slog-stdlog, slog-term, syslog, tracing-appender, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, fontsource-variable, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, cmdk, Lucide

## Side by side

| | nerdctl | CubeSandbox |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 134,383 lines written, 543 code files | 694,668 lines written, 1,457 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor | 7.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Cursor and Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push November 12, 2026, 3,824 commits, 10,480 stars | Last push November 10, 2026, 1,190 commits, 13,209 stars |
| Tests | 282 test files. 33% of its code files have a test that imports them | 854 test files. 50.9% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, nerdctl or CubeSandbox?

CubeSandbox, with 694,668 lines written; nerdctl has 134,383.

The proof: [TencentCloud/CubeSandbox's code at commit 0ad605c](https://github.com/TencentCloud/CubeSandbox/tree/0ad605c4672b9c49cbe24c8a7fedd0ab582d26d1)

### Which has more GitHub stars, nerdctl or CubeSandbox?

CubeSandbox, with 13,209 stars; nerdctl has 10,480.

The proof: [TencentCloud/CubeSandbox on GitHub](https://github.com/TencentCloud/CubeSandbox)

### Which has more tests, nerdctl or CubeSandbox?

CubeSandbox, with 854 test files; nerdctl has 282.

The proof: [TencentCloud/CubeSandbox's code at commit 0ad605c](https://github.com/TencentCloud/CubeSandbox/tree/0ad605c4672b9c49cbe24c8a7fedd0ab582d26d1)

### Which was updated more recently, nerdctl or CubeSandbox?

nerdctl: its last push was on November 12, 2026, and CubeSandbox's on November 10, 2026.

The proof: [containerd/nerdctl's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, nerdctl or CubeSandbox?

CubeSandbox: an AI signed 7.1% of its commits, with Cursor and Claude Code; in nerdctl, 1.8%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in TencentCloud/CubeSandbox](https://seerepo.com/r/TencentCloud/CubeSandbox/ai)

## Sources

- containerd/nerdctl: Read on November 13, 2026, at commit 27dac94 (https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/tree/27dac9462451c6f2ebde1889230480111521c766)
- TencentCloud/CubeSandbox: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit 0ad605c (https://github.com/TencentCloud/CubeSandbox/tree/0ad605c4672b9c49cbe24c8a7fedd0ab582d26d1)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.