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MicroK8s vs CRC: catalog facts
MicroK8s	CRC
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, Command line
Add-ons turn common cluster components on with one command Clusters of three or more nodes gain high availability automatically	Runs OpenShift or MicroShift locally for testing Graphical control through the Podman Desktop extension
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	Single-developer desktop use only, not for shared or headless clusters Running a full OpenShift cluster locally needs a capable machine
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is 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 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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