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LXD vs Incus: catalog facts
LXD	Incus
Free Free and open source, maintained by Canonical.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Linux, Web, Self-hosted, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted
Runs system containers and KVM virtual machines side by side Low overhead for full Linux environments in containers	One manager for containers and virtual machines
Linux hosts only Canonical-led project, most at home on Ubuntu	The host needs Linux; clients can run on other systems.
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	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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