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Podman vs Colima: catalog facts
Podman	Colima
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux
Rootless containers with no background daemon to run as root Command line is a near drop-in replacement for Docker	Multiple instances with automatic port forwarding
Rootless networking and volume permissions behave differently from Docker and can surprise you Podman Desktop is a separate download from the engine	The Docker runtime requires a Docker client.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
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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