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Finch vs Colima: catalog facts
Finch	Colima
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Windows, macOS, Command line	macOS, Linux
One installer sets up nerdctl, containerd, BuildKit and Lima Familiar nerdctl-style commands	Multiple instances with automatic port forwarding
Does not implement every upstream nerdctl command Not intended for production or multi-tenant workloads	The Docker runtime requires a Docker client.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it 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 22, 2026

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