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Kubernetes vs MicroK8s: catalog facts
Kubernetes	MicroK8s
Free Free and open source.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Automates deployment, scaling and recovery of containers Runs on premises, in hybrid setups or in public clouds	Add-ons turn common cluster components on with one command Clusters of three or more nodes gain high availability automatically
Complex to set up and operate Overkill for small single-server applications	Installation is tied to snap, which is awkward on distributions that do not ship it Add-on versions track Canonical's choices rather than upstream release timing
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
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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