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containerd

No phone app

8.1No. 2 of 30
in Container Engines
  • Recognised40% of the score97
  • Phone app26% of the score0
  • Documented20% of the score90
  • Free plan14% of the score100
Free plan
Yes
Runs on
Linux, self-hosted, Windows
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Summary

containerd is ranked #2 of 30 in container engines on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

containerd plans and pricing

All plans
containerd Free Open-source container runtime · Apache 2.0 licensed containerd.io · 29 Sept 2026

Compared on container engines

Free plan
Yescontainerd.io
Rootless mode
Yescontainerd.io
Image building
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Kubernetes CRI
Yescontainerd.io
Windows containers
Yescontainerd.io
Image format
bothcontainerd.io
Runtime interface
containerdcontainerd.io
Supported host OS
Linux, Windowscontainerd.io

Facts

Purpose
containerd is an industry-standard container runtime for managing a host’s container lifecycle, including image transfer and storage, execution, and supervision.containerd.io · 29 Sept 2026
Designed for
containerd is designed to be embedded into a larger system rather than used directly by developers or end users.containerd.io · 29 Sept 2026
Image support
It supports the OCI Image Specification and image push and pull operations.containerd.io · 29 Sept 2026
Runtime support
It supports the OCI Runtime Specification and uses runc as its default runtime, while allowing other OCI compliant runtimes to be added.containerd.io · 29 Sept 2026
Kubernetes
Its built in CRI plugin lets containerd serve as the container runtime for a Kubernetes cluster.containerd.io · 29 Sept 2026
Registries
Any registry compliant with the OCI Distribution Specification is supported.containerd.io · 29 Sept 2026
Operating systems
containerd is available as a daemon for Linux and Windows.containerd.io · 29 Sept 2026
Networking scope
Creating and managing network interfaces is out of scope and is handled by higher level systems.containerd.io · 29 Sept 2026
Build scope
Building images is out of scope as a first class containerd API feature and can be implemented by higher level tooling.containerd.io · 29 Sept 2026
CLI limitation
The included ctr CLI is intended for development and debugging, is not mandated to be human friendly, and has no interface stability guarantee over time.containerd.io · 29 Sept 2026
Security process
The project describes a documented security process using GitHub security features and its CVE numbering authority to disclose verified vulnerabilities.containerd.io · 29 Sept 2026
Security audits
The project lists a CNCF funded Ada Logics fuzzing audit from March 2023 and a CNCF funded Cure53 security audit from November 2018.containerd.io · 29 Sept 2026
Support
Nightly builds are available for Linux and Windows, but may contain critical bugs, are not recommended for production, and receive no support.containerd.io · 29 Sept 2026
Release dependencies
The project says users typically also need to install runc and CNI plugins.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Maker and governance
containerd is a graduated project within the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).containerd.io · 29 Sept 2026

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