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Cloud Native Buildpacks vs pack: catalog facts
Cloud Native Buildpacks	pack
Free Free to use as a CNCF open-source project.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Command line	Windows, Command line
Builds container images from source without a Dockerfile Custom buildpacks can support new languages or toolchains	Builds container images from source without a Dockerfile Official CLI of the Cloud Native Buildpacks project
Less direct control over the image than a hand-written Dockerfile Writing custom buildpacks takes extra learning	Needs a container runtime and builder images to be useful Buildpack concepts take time to learn
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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