LXD Alternatives & Competitors

CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification - opencontainers/runc.

Key runc features:

Standardization Lightweight Security Broad Adoption

Simple debugging tool for pods and images.

Key Podman features:

Daemonless Architecture Rootless Containers Kubernetes Support Compatibility with Docker CLI

Open Source

Flagsmith lets you manage feature flags and remote config across web, mobile and server side applications. Deliver true Continuous Integration. Get builds out faster. Control who has access to new features. We're Open Source.

Key Flagsmith features:

Feature Flags Remote Config A/B/X Testing & Optimization Organization Management

Try for free Open Source freemium

Crane is a docker image builder to approach light-weight ML users who want to expand a container image with custom apt/conda/pip packages without writing any Dockerfile.

Key Crane features:

Open Source Integration with Kubernetes Scalability Flexibility

ZeroVM is an open source virtualization technology that is based on the Chromium Native Client project.

Key ZeroVM features:

Lightweight Security Scalability Open-source

Docker Hub is a cloud-based registry service.

Key Docker Hub features:

Wide Availability Ease of Use Integrated with Docker CLI Automated Builds

Open Source

Lightweight Container Runtime for Kubernetes.

Key CRI-O features:

Lightweight Kubernetes Integration Security Vendor Neutral

Open Source

BuildKit is an open-source toolkit manager application that allows you to build the artifacts in a minimum time frame and helps you to gather the garbage automatically.

Key BuildKit features:

Improved Caching Parallel Build Stages Flexible Syntax Security Improvements

Artifactory Docker Registry is an advanced-level and cloud-based software solution that allows you to manage all your Docker images in the best possible manner and it permits you to execute an unlimited number of the Docker registries.

Key Artifactory Docker Registry features:

Universal Package Support Integration with CI/CD Tools Security and Access Controls High Availability

Buildah is a web-based OCI container tool that allows you to manage the wide range of images in your OCI container and helps you to build the image container from the scratch.

Key Buildah features:

Lightweight Daemon-less Flexibility Security

Open Source

LXC by Linuxcontainers.org is a set of tools, templates, library and language bindings. It's pretty low level, very flexible and covers just about every containment feature supported by the upstream kernel.

Key LXC features:

Lightweight Resource Isolation Flexibility Security

Open Source

Easy and Repeatable Kubernetes Development.

Key Skaffold features:

Easy Onboarding Continuous Development Consistent Environment Flexibility and Pluggability

IBM Bluemix Container Service is a cloud-based service that allows users to run, deploy, and manage the applications of the cloud.

Key IBM Bluemix Container Service features:

IBM Cloud Integration Scalability Enhanced Security High Availability and Reliability

An industry-standard container runtime with an emphasis on simplicity, robustness and portability.

Key containerd features:

Lightweight CNCF Graduated Highly Modular Kubernetes Integration

Open Source