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Docker Engine

Docker Engine is a platform for building, running, and managing containers—standardized, lightweight packages bundling a...

Linux Docker Runtime Containers

9.3 Excellent

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Firecracker

Firecracker is a lightweight virtualization technology from AWS that allows users to create microVMs for isolated and se...

Serverless Isolation Runtime AWS

9.1 Excellent

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containerd

Containerd is an open-source container runtime that focuses on providing a low-level platform for managing the lifecycle...

Docker Kubernetes Runtime Oci

9.0 Excellent

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runc

Runc is a low-level container runtime implementing the OCI specification, responsible for creating and managing containe...

Linux Runtime Low Level Containers

8.9 Great

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Podman

Podman is an open-source tool for building, running, and managing containers using OCI images, offering a daemonless alt...

Runtime Red Hat Containers Oci

8.6 Great

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CNCF Distribution

CNCF Distribution is a curated collection of open-source software packages—including Kubernetes and related tools—delive...

Open Source Registry Current Oci

8.6 Great

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Falco

Falco is an open-source runtime security tool that detects anomalous activity within Kubernetes and other containerized...

Security Runtime Detection Containers

8.5 Great

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Moby

Moby is an open-source container runtime that provides a lightweight alternative to Docker, focusing on simplicity and e...

Engine Open Source Docker Platform

8.4 Great

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crun

Crun is a container runtime that focuses on security and efficiency by utilizing runc's core functionality while adding...

Runtime Red Hat Containers Oci Runtime

8.4 Great

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Wasmtime

Wasmtime is a standalone runtime system designed to execute WebAssembly modules securely and efficiently, serving as a l...

Sandbox Runtime Wasm Containers

8.4 Great

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Apptainer

Apptainer is an open-source software container management system initially developed as Singularity, enabling reproducib...

Linux Hpc Runtime Scientific

8.2 Great

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kaniko

Kaniko is a tool that builds container images from a Dockerfile without requiring access to a Docker daemon, enabling se...

Kubernetes Daemonless Past Image Build

8.2 Great

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LXC

LXC (Linux Containers) is a virtualization technology that provides operating system-level isolation by multiplexing Lin...

Legacy Open Source Linux Runtime

8.1 Great

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SingularityCE

SingularityCE is a containerization platform designed for reproducible scientific computing, enabling users to package a...

Linux Hpc Runtime Scientific

8.1 Great

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ORAS

ORAS (OpenShift Red Hat Application Server) is a container platform built on Kubernetes, providing enterprise-grade feat...

CLI Artifacts Registry Current

8.1 Great

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Sysdig Secure

Sysdig Secure is a cloud-native visibility and security platform that provides runtime threat detection, vulnerability m...

Security Enterprise Runtime Containers

8.0 Great

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Buildah

Buildah is a command-line tool that builds OCI-compliant container images from Dockerfiles or by layering individual fil...

Linux Red Hat Builder Images

7.9 Good

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Kata Containers

Kata Containers provide a lightweight virtualization solution that creates isolated user space environments for containe...

Secure Runtime Oci Cncf

7.7 Good

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youki

Youki is a Japanese containerization system developed by Hitachi for managing and deploying applications across diverse...

Rust Linux Runtime Containers

7.3 Good

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rkt

Rkt (pronounced "rocket") was a coreOS project providing an alternative to Docker for running lightweight containers usi...

Legacy Runtime Past Coreos

6.8 Fair