#42 in Hosting & ComputeUpdated 2026-08

Sandstorm

by Sandstorm · Open source platform for self-hosting web apps

25.3 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Sandstorm is an open source platform for self-hosting web apps, including Etherpad for documents, Davros for files, Wekan for tasks and Rocket.Chat for chat. Apps are installed from an App Market in a few clicks and update automatically. Each thing you create — a document, chat room or mailbox — is a 'grain' held in its own container, private until you share it.

Best for: Individuals and teams who want to self-host open source web apps with per-document access control
Pricing: The captured page shows no prices; Sandstorm is described as an open source, self-hosted project with a donate link.
Runs on: LinuxSelf-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Each document runs in its own sandboxed container, private by default
App Market installs in a few clicks, with automatic updates
One access-control system across all apps; access can be revoked
Run it on your own machines or hosted, and move between them

Trade-offs

You run and administer the server yourself
Limited to apps packaged for Sandstorm's App Market
Built by a volunteer community; no support terms stated
The '95% of vulnerabilities mitigated' figure is the project's own claim

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 15 out of 100
Documentation: 60 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 41 out of 100
Changelog: 0 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 60 out of 100
Operational trust: 0 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 55 out of 100
Maintenance: 85 out of 100

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