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Incus vs LXD: catalog facts
Incus	LXD
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free Free and open source, maintained by Canonical.
Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Web, Self-hosted, Command line
One manager for containers and virtual machines	Runs system containers and KVM virtual machines side by side Low overhead for full Linux environments in containers
The host needs Linux; clients can run on other systems.	Linux hosts only Canonical-led project, most at home on Ubuntu
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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