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Kata Containers vs krunvm: catalog facts
Kata Containers	krunvm
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2 license.	Free Free to use from its GitHub repository.
Linux	macOS, Linux, Command line
VM-level isolation with a dedicated kernel per workload Supports QEMU, Cloud-Hypervisor and Firecracker	Builds microVMs directly from OCI images Fast boot with a small footprint
Infrastructure component for operators, with no desktop interface Needs hardware virtualization support on the host	Command-line only Depends on libkrun and buildah being installed
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
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 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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