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OKD vs k0s: catalog facts
OKD	k0s
Free Free community distribution.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Integrated platform with over 100 preinstalled operators Runs in cloud, on bare metal or at the edge	No host dependencies beyond the kernel, so it installs the same way on any distribution
Heavy and opinionated compared with plain Kubernetes Needs significant infrastructure to run	Smaller ecosystem and fewer third-party guides than k3s or kubeadm
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	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 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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