Best Moby Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from container engines ranked against Moby on the same published basis.
- 1Moby vs Podman
- 2Moby vs containerd
- 3Moby vs LXD
- 4Moby vs Incus
- 5Moby vs Apptainer
- 6Moby vs Buildah
- 7Moby vs BuildKit
- 9Moby vs gVisor
- 10Moby vs SingularityCE
- 11Moby vs crun
- 12Moby vs PouchContainer
- 13Moby vs Sysbox
- 14Moby vs Kata Containers
- 15Moby vs CRI-O
- 16Moby vs LXC
- 17Moby vs Inclavare Containers
- 18Moby vs AppJail
- 19Moby vs balenaEngine
- 20Moby vs runc
- 21Moby vs Apple container
Moby alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podman | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | containerd | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | LXD | 8.0 | Free plan | $2.08/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | Incus | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Apptainer | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | Buildah | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 7 | BuildKit | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | gVisor | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | SingularityCE | 6.9 | No | — | Linux |
| 11 | crun | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 12 | PouchContainer | 6.5 | No | — | Linux |
| 13 | Sysbox | 6.5 | No | — | Linux |
| 14 | Kata Containers | 6.4 | No | — | Linux |
| 15 | CRI-O | 6.3 | No | — | Linux |
| 16 | LXC | 6.1 | No | — | Linux |
| 17 | Inclavare Containers | 6.0 | No | — | Linux |
| 18 | AppJail | 5.9 | No | — | — |
| 19 | balenaEngine | 5.9 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | runc | 5.8 | No | — | Linux |
| 21 | Apple container | 5.6 | No | — | Mac |
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Questions about Moby alternatives
What is the best alternative to Moby?
Podman, number 1 in container engines with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: containerd, LXD, Incus and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Moby?
Podman is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.