E2B vs DSHA
E2B is much bigger: 14.5k stars against 2.0k. Over the days we have tracked them E2B moved +10.8% and DSHA +701.6%, so DSHA is growing faster right now.
They split the axes: E2B leads on model freedom, DSHA on noise control and setup ease.
Stars and commit dates come from our own daily tracking. The six axes are read off each project's documentation by our review pipeline, so they describe what a project says about itself, not what we measured in its code.
Where they stand today
Provides secure, isolated cloud sandboxes for running AI-generated code with SDKs for JavaScript and Python, allowing real-world tool access in a managed environment.
- Stars
- 14.5k
- Tracked growth
- +10.8%
- Maturity
- ●●●●●
- Last commit
- 13m ago
- Language
- Python
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Cost to run
- E2B cloud (API key); self-hostable
Runs DeepSeek Harness on unrooted Android with an integrated proroot container runtime, ADB direct device channel and real-time floating AI output overlay.
- Stars
- 2.0k
- Tracked growth
- +701.6%
- Maturity
- ●●●●●
- Last commit
- 5h ago
- Language
- Java
- License
- MIT
- Cost to run
- Your DeepSeek API key
Six axes, head to head
Each axis runs 0 to 5. The label under a score is what that project's own docs claim, not a category average.
| Axis | E2B | DSHA |
|---|---|---|
Context depth How much of your codebase it sees before it answers: the open diff, the diff plus related files, or the whole repository. | ●●●●● Command-only | ●●●●● Diff only |
Noise control How it keeps output volume down — severity thresholds, deduplication, incremental runs over new commits only. | ●●●●● None | ●●●●● Confirmations & prechecks |
Customization How far it bends to your team: custom rules, prompts, style guides, per-path config. | ●●●●● Minimal config | ●●●●● Configurable settings |
Privacy Whether your code stays on your own infrastructure: fully local, self-hostable, or cloud API only. | ●●●●● Self-hostable | ●●●●● Self-hostable |
Model freedom Whether you can point it at any provider, or it is wired to one. | ●●●●● Bring-your-own-key | ●●●●● API key supported |
Setup ease What it takes to get a first useful run out of it. | ●●●●● API key + SDK | ●●●●● One-click install |
Which one to pick
Pick E2B if…
Secure sandboxing — choose E2B when you need to execute AI-generated code safely in isolated sandboxes with an option to self-host your infrastructure.
- Model freedom: Bring-your-own-key (5/5 against 3/5)
Pick DSHA if…
Mobile-first — run DeepSeek on unrooted Android with one-click install, proroot performance gains, persistent local data and direct ADB device integration.
- Noise control: Confirmations & prechecks (3/5 against 1/5)
- Setup ease: One-click install (5/5 against 3/5)
What people want from each one
e2b-dev/E2B
Questions people ask
Is E2B better than DSHA?
They split the axes: E2B leads on model freedom, DSHA on noise control and setup ease. E2B is worth picking when secure sandboxing — choose E2B when you need to execute AI-generated code safely in isolated sandboxes with an option to self-host your infrastructure.
Which of E2B and DSHA keeps my code private?
E2B: Self-hostable (4/5). DSHA: Self-hostable (4/5).
What does each one cost to run?
E2B: E2B cloud (API key); self-hostable. DSHA: Your DeepSeek API key.
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