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Podman Desktop pricing

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FreeFree Free and open sourceContainers · Kubernetes · macOS, Windows, and Linux Read 30 Sep 2026 · podman-desktop.io

In short

Podman Desktop has a free plan (Free).

What the alternatives costAll alternatives →

Tool	From	Free plan	Free trial
Apptainer	—	Yes	No
Incus	—	Yes	No
crun	—	Yes	No
Colima	—	Yes	No
OrbStack	$8/mo	Yes	Yes
Docker Desktop	$9/mo	Yes	No
gVisor	—	Yes	No
LXD	$2.08/mo	Yes	Yes