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Incus vs OpenVZ: catalog facts
Incus	OpenVZ
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free Free and open source under the GNU GPL.
Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
One manager for containers and virtual machines	Many isolated Linux containers on one server Better hardware utilisation than full VMs
The host needs Linux; clients can run on other systems.	Linux guests only Server-focused, not a desktop virtualization tool
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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