Alternatives to BX
BX: Starts AI apps such as Claude Code or Cursor on your Mac in a sandbox that sees only the folders you pick. Here are 12 other products that do a similar job. Of these, 8 have a free plan.
- Kin
Sits between AI assistants and your accounts so you can allow, block or approve each action they try to take.
Since 2026
Free plan · Security and passwords
- SigmaShake
Checks each tool call from AI coding agents against your rules and blocks or rewrites risky ones before they run.
Since 2026
Subscription · Security and passwords · Developers
- HoneyLabs
Lets security teams check IP addresses against honeypot data and pull attacker feeds into their SIEM or AI assistant.
Since 2026
Free plan · Security and passwords · Developers
- Preloop
Open-source gateway that tracks spend, sets budgets and requires approvals for AI coding agents and their tool calls.
Since 2026
Free · Security and passwords · Developers
- Sentrint
Scans the GitHub code of apps made with AI coding tools for leaked secrets and weak database rules, then gives fix prompts.
Since 2026
Free plan · Security and passwords · Developers
- VAIBot
Checks each action an AI agent tries, holds risky ones for approval, blocks destructive ones and keeps a receipt of each.
Since 2026
Free plan · Security and passwords · Developers
- Archestra
An open-source gateway between AI agents and company systems that enforces identity, tool policies and audit logs.
Since 2025
Security and passwords · Developers
- DashClaw
Holds risky actions from unattended AI coding agents until someone approves them from a dashboard or phone, and logs each decision.
Since 2026
Free trial · Security and passwords · Developers
- grith
Runs underneath AI coding agents on Linux, checks risky system calls before they run, and keeps an audit log of each decision.
Since 2026
Free plan · Security and passwords · Developers
- KeyZula
Encrypted vault for passwords, two factor codes, passkeys and SSH keys, with autofill and team plans across devices.
Free plan · Security and passwords
- Vericto
Checks the SQL your AI agents write and blocks destructive queries, masks private columns and keeps a signed audit log.
Since 2026
Free plan · Security and passwords · Developers
- Metorial
Gives a company's AI agents one MCP address with role-based tool access, single sign-on and logs of every call.
Since 2025
Security and passwords · Software companies