sysbox VS kata-containers

Compare sysbox vs kata-containers and see what are their differences.

sysbox

An open-source, next-generation "runc" that empowers rootless containers to run workloads such as Systemd, Docker, Kubernetes, just like VMs. (by nestybox)

kata-containers

Kata Containers is an open source project and community working to build a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) that feel and perform like containers, but provide the workload isolation and security advantages of VMs. https://katacontainers.io/ (by kata-containers)
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sysbox kata-containers
22 11
2,471 4,768
3.2% 3.6%
8.5 10.0
5 days ago about 12 hours ago
Shell Rust
Apache License 2.0 Apache License 2.0
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sysbox

Posts with mentions or reviews of sysbox. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-09.

kata-containers

Posts with mentions or reviews of kata-containers. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-03.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing sysbox and kata-containers you can also consider the following projects:

firecracker-containerd - firecracker-containerd enables containerd to manage containers as Firecracker microVMs

kubevirt - Kubernetes Virtualization API and runtime in order to define and manage virtual machines.

lxd - Powerful system container and virtual machine manager [Moved to: https://github.com/canonical/lxd]

containerd - An open and reliable container runtime

gvisor - Application Kernel for Containers

dind - Docker in Docker

ignite - Ignite a Firecracker microVM

cloud-hypervisor - A Virtual Machine Monitor for modern Cloud workloads. Features include CPU, memory and device hotplug, support for running Windows and Linux guests, device offload with vhost-user and a minimal compact footprint. Written in Rust with a strong focus on security.

gatekeeper - 🐊 Gatekeeper - Policy Controller for Kubernetes

firecracker-container