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CRI-O vs LXD

CRI-O

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LXD

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Side by side

FigureCRI-OLXD
Price from—$2.08/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
Web—Yes
LinuxYesYes
APIYesYes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published04
Spec score · Container Engines7.3 (#21)8.3 (#7)
Spec score · Container Runtime Software7.4 (#21)8.3 (#8)

Plans

CRI-O

No plans published.

CRI-O pricing →

LXD

  • LXD open sourceFree
  • Ubuntu Pro PersonalFree
  • Ubuntu Pro Enterprise workstation$25 a year
  • Ubuntu Pro Enterprise server$500 a year

LXD pricing →

In their own words

CRI-O

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LXD

LXD is an open-source platform for managing system containers and virtual machines on Linux. It brings LXC-based containers and KVM-based virtual machines together, with images for many Linux distributions and Windows virtual machines. Management options include a command line, REST API, web UI and third-party tools; the same HTTP API supports local and remote access. An official web UI is available by default starting with LXD 5.21.0 LTS. Features include resource limits, scheduled and expiring snapshots, projects, hardware passthrough, live migration and advanced networking. Containers run unprivileged by default, and virtual machines support UEFI Secure Boot and vTPM. LXD can run from a laptop to a data-center deployment; documentation describes clusters of up to 50 servers with thousands of instances. LXD is free, with the open-source plan listed at free. Ubuntu Pro Personal is also free for up to five physical Ubuntu systems. Enterprise workstation and server subscriptions are $25 a year and $500 a year, respectively.

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