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LXD vs OpenVZ: catalog facts
LXD	OpenVZ
Free Free and open source, maintained by Canonical.	Free Free and open source under the GNU GPL.
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	Many isolated Linux containers on one server Better hardware utilisation than full VMs
Linux hosts only Canonical-led project, most at home on Ubuntu	Linux guests only Server-focused, not a desktop virtualization tool
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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