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AppArmor vs gVisor: catalog facts
AppArmor	gVisor
Free Free and included in the mainline Linux kernel.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Enforced by the kernel, not by the confined program Per-application profiles covering files, network, capabilities and DBus	Strong isolation without a full virtual machine runsc runtime works with Docker and Kubernetes
Linux only Writing and tuning profiles takes time and testing	Implements a Linux-like interface, so some applications may not be compatible Linux hosts only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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