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Finch vs OrbStack: catalog facts
Finch	OrbStack
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Freemium Free for personal use. Commercial use requires a paid licence.
Windows, macOS, Command line	macOS
One installer sets up nerdctl, containerd, BuildKit and Lima Familiar nerdctl-style commands	Starts in seconds and uses far less memory and battery than Docker Desktop Runs full Linux machines alongside containers with host networking integration
Does not implement every upstream nerdctl command Not intended for production or multi-tenant workloads	macOS only Commercial use requires a paid licence
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
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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