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Free and open sourceFree Container, pod, and image management · Podman Desktop Read 30 Sep 2026 · podman.io

In short

Podman has a free plan (Free and open source).

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Tool	From	Free plan	Free trial
Apptainer	—	Yes	No
BuildKit	—	Yes	No
Incus	—	Yes	No
Buildah	—	Yes	No
crun	—	Yes	No
gVisor	—	Yes	No
LXD	$2.08/mo	Yes	Yes
Apple container	—	Yes	No