| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Window Management Software | 7.8 (#24) | 8.2 (#8) |
| Founded | 2009 | 1997 |
| Installation | The project recommends using packages provided by the user's distribution and also provides Debian and Ubuntu repositories. | The site provides instructions to download the source archive, configure it, build it, and install it. |
| License | The project describes its software as free and open source under the BSD license. | IceWM and its documentation are covered by the GNU LGPL license. |
| Product | i3 is a tiling window manager written from scratch. | IceWM is a window manager for the X Window System, designed for speed, simplicity, and minimal interference. |