Linux Containers LXD vs. OpenVZ
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LXD | Score9.9 out of 10 | N/A | LXD is a system container and virtual machine manager. It offers a unified user experience around full Linux systems running inside containers or virtual machines. LXD is image based and provides images for a wide number of Linux distributions. It supports various use cases, with support for different storage backends and network types and the option to install on hardware ranging from an individual laptop or cloud instance to a full server rack. LXD is written in Go. It is free software… | N/A |
OpenVZ | Score9.1 out of 10 | N/A | OpenVZ is container-based virtualization for Linux supported by Virtuozzo and fundamental to that company's commercial offering. It is open source and free. | $0 per month |
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| Small Businesses | Mirantis Kubernetes Engine Score8 out of 10 | Proxmox VE Score9.2 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) Score8.6 out of 10 | VMware vSOM (discontinued) Score10 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | SUSE Rancher Score9.4 out of 10 | ![]() IBM PowerVM Score9.6 out of 10 |
| All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 6.4 | 9.1 |
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