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minikube vs MicroK8s: catalog facts
minikube	MicroK8s
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Local clusters with common Kubernetes features	Add-ons turn common cluster components on with one command Clusters of three or more nodes gain high availability automatically
Requires enough local resources and a supported runtime or driver.	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
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 September 22, 2026

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