E2B vs Warp

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

Warp logo

Warp

Open-source terminal with built-in AI agents and cloud infrastructure for coding workflows

Freemium

Verdict

E2B is listed under Developer Tools and Warp under Coding AI. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Warp is available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Best overall

Warp

  • Software Engineers
  • DevOps Engineers
  • Engineering Teams
  • Platform Teams

Choose E2B if

  • You want a tool built for running untrusted LLM-generated code, building code interpreters, and giving coding or computer-use agents a disposable Linux environment.
  • Hardware-level isolation through Firecracker microVMs rather than shared-kernel containers.
  • Model- and framework-agnostic, with Python and JavaScript SDKs.

Choose Warp if

  • You want a tool built for Terminal-centric developers who want AI assistance in the command line, and teams automating PR review, issue triage and other tasks with cloud agents.
  • Permanent free tier that includes the terminal and the Warp Agent CLI.
  • Open-source client under AGPL v3 allows the code to be audited.
Best for beginners
E2B
Best for business
E2B

Features

17 features compared.

  • Firecracker microVM Isolation
    E2B
    Available
    Warp
    Not available
  • Code and Command Execution
    E2B
    Available
    Warp
    Not available
  • Pause, Resume and Fork
    E2B
    Available
    Warp
    Not available
  • Network and Secret Controls
    E2B
    Available
    Warp
    Not available
  • Persistent Storage
    E2B
    Available
    Warp
    Not available
  • Custom Templates
    E2B
    Available
    Warp
    Not available
  • Observability
    E2B
    Available
    Warp
    Not available
  • Self-Hosting and BYOC
    E2B
    Available
    Warp
    Not available
  • Blocks
    E2B
    Not available
    Warp
    Available
  • Warp Agent
    E2B
    Not available
    Warp
    Available
  • Agent Auto-Detection
    E2B
    Not available
    Warp
    Available
  • Codebase Context
    E2B
    Not available
    Warp
    Available
  • Cloud Agents
    E2B
    Not available
    Warp
    Available
  • Factories as Code
    E2B
    Not available
    Warp
    Available
  • Any Model or Harness
    E2B
    Not available
    Warp
    Available
  • Warp Drive
    E2B
    Not available
    Warp
    Available
  • Evals and Benchmarks
    E2B
    Not available
    Warp
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    E2B
    Freemium
    Warp
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    E2B
    Yes
    Warp
    Yes
  • Starting price
    E2B
    $0
    Warp
    $0
  • Plans
    E2B
    3 plans
    Warp
    5 plans

E2B plans

  • Hobby

    $0

    Free start with one-time usage credit, no credit card

    • $100 one-time usage credit
    • 20 concurrent sandboxes
    • up to 1 hour sessions
    • 10 GiB storage
  • Pro

    Most popular

    $150/month

    Production usage with longer sessions and custom sizing

    • 100 concurrent sandboxes
    • up to 24 hour sessions
    • 20 GiB storage
    • custom CPU and RAM
    • plus usage
  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Large deployments with negotiated terms

    • Custom concurrency and limits
    • negotiated credits
    • BYOC option
    • $3,000/month minimum

Warp plans

  • Free

    $0

    Terminal plus pay-as-you-go agent usage

    • Modern terminal
    • Warp Agent CLI access
    • bring your own AI inference
    • limited cloud agents
    • limited Warp Drive
  • Build

    Most popular

    $20/month

    Individuals using agents regularly

    • $20 of agent usage per month at API rates
    • frontier and open-source models
    • extended cloud agents
    • unlimited Warp Drive
    • private email support
  • Max

    $200/month

    Heavy agent users

    • $200 of agent usage per month (10x Build)
    • add-on usage
    • auto-reload
    • spend cap
  • Business

    $50/user/mo

    Teams up to 25 seats

    • $20 of agent usage per seat
    • team usage metrics
    • admin data controls
    • bring your own API keys
    • SAML SSO
  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Large organizations

    • Custom shared usage pools
    • self-hosted cloud agents
    • BYOLLM
    • Enterprise Analytics API
    • dedicated account manager

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

E2B
8.2overall
Warp
8.3overall

E2B leads in 1 category and Warp in 3, with 1 tied.

  • Ease of Use

    Warp leads by 0.1
    E2B
    8.3
    Warp
    8.4
  • Feature Depth

    Tied
    E2B
    8.6
    Warp
    8.6
  • Value for Money

    Warp leads by 0.2
    E2B
    7.6
    Warp
    7.8
  • Performance & Speed

    Warp leads by 0.1
    E2B
    8.4
    Warp
    8.5
  • Documentation & Support

    E2B leads by 0.2
    E2B
    8.2
    Warp
    8.0

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

E2B

Pros

  • Hardware-level isolation through Firecracker microVMs rather than shared-kernel containers.
  • Model- and framework-agnostic, with Python and JavaScript SDKs.
  • Pause, resume and fork of sandboxes (up to 100 forks) suits parallel agent runs and evaluations.
  • Free Hobby tier with $100 in credits and no credit card.
  • Self-hosting and BYOC options for enterprises, plus SOC 2 Type II compliance.

Cons

  • Pro costs $150/month before usage, a large step up from the one-time Hobby credit.
  • No GPU support; sandboxes are limited to 8 vCPUs and 8 GiB RAM.
  • Hobby sessions are capped at 1 hour of continuous runtime.
  • Enterprise carries a stated $3,000/month minimum.

Warp

Pros

  • Permanent free tier that includes the terminal and the Warp Agent CLI.
  • Open-source client under AGPL v3 allows the code to be audited.
  • Works with Claude Code, Codex and other third-party agents rather than locking users to one model.
  • Block-based terminal and editor-style input improve on a traditional command line.
  • Cloud agents can be self-hosted in a customer's VPC on Enterprise.

Cons

  • Agent usage is billed at API rates, so heavy use can exceed the $20 Build allowance; Max costs $200/month.
  • Business plan is limited to 25 seats; larger teams must contact sales.
  • No verified iOS or Android app.
  • Product scope has widened from a terminal to Factories, which may be more than terminal-only users need.

Platforms

  • Web
    E2B
    Supported
    Warp
    Supported
  • Windows
    E2B
    Not supported
    Warp
    Supported
  • macOS
    E2B
    Not supported
    Warp
    Supported
  • iOS
    E2B
    Not supported
    Warp
    Not supported
  • Android
    E2B
    Not supported
    Warp
    Not supported
  • API
    E2B
    Supported
    Warp
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    E2B
    Not supported
    Warp
    Not supported
  • CLI
    E2B
    Supported
    Warp
    Supported
  • Linux
    E2B
    Not supported
    Warp
    Supported

Integrations

E2B

7 integrations
  • Anthropic
  • OpenAI
  • LangChain
  • OpenAI Agents SDK
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Azure

Warp

11 integrations
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Linear
  • Jira
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Sentry
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Claude Code
  • Codex

Company

  • Company
    E2B
    FoundryLabs, Inc. (E2B)
    Warp
    Warp
  • Founded
    E2B
    2023
    Warp
    2020
  • Headquarters
    E2B
    San Francisco, CA
    Warp
    New York, NY
  • Monthly users
    E2B
    Not listed
    Warp
    800k+ devs
  • Listing
    E2B
    Claimed
    Warp
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is E2B better than Warp?

It depends on your workflow. E2B is built for running untrusted LLM-generated code, building code interpreters, and giving coding or computer-use agents a disposable Linux environment. Warp is built for Terminal-centric developers who want AI assistance in the command line, and teams automating PR review, issue triage and other tasks with cloud agents.

What are the key feature differences between E2B and Warp?

E2B: Secure cloud sandboxes that give AI agents isolated Linux machines to run code. Warp: Open-source terminal with built-in AI agents and cloud infrastructure for coding workflows.

Does E2B or Warp have a free plan?

Yes, both do. E2B is freemium and Warp is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, E2B or Warp?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.