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MicroK8sOpenShift Local
Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

 Free

Free and developed in the open on GitHub.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted Command line
  • Add-ons turn common cluster components on with one command
  • Clusters of three or more nodes gain high availability automatically
  • Full OpenShift 4.x cluster on a single machine
  • Choice of OpenShift, MicroShift or Podman presets
  • 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
  • Intended for testing and development, not production
  • A full OpenShift cluster needs substantial local resources
Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License not stated
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

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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