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Best Mirantis Container Runtime Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from container engines ranked against Mirantis Container Runtime on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Apptainer Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs Apptainer
  2. 2
    BuildKit Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs BuildKit
  3. 3
    Docker Desktop Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $9/mo6.6
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs Docker Desktop
  4. 4
    Incus Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs Incus
  5. 5
    containerd Free plan Linuxself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs containerd
  6. 6
    LXD Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $2.08/mo6.5
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs LXD
  7. 7
    Podman Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs Podman
  8. 8
    Buildah Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.4
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs Buildah
  9. 9
    crun Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.4
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs crun
  10. 10
    gVisor Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.4
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs gVisor
  11. 11
    Kata Containers Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.4
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs Kata Containers
  12. 12
    Moby apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.6
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs Moby
  13. 13
    ocijail self-hosted 5.3
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs ocijail
  14. 14
    Apple container Mac 5.2
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs Apple container
  15. 15
    balenaEngine Linux 5.2
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs balenaEngine
  16. 16
    Charliecloud Linux 5.2
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs Charliecloud
  17. 17
    CRI-O Linux 5.2
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs CRI-O
  18. 18
    Enroot Linux 5.2
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs Enroot
  19. 19
    Inclavare Containers Linux 5.2
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs Inclavare Containers
  20. 20
    LXC Linux 5.2
    Mirantis Container Runtime vs LXC

Mirantis Container Runtime alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Apptainer6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2BuildKit6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3Docker Desktop6.6Free plan$9/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Incus6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5containerd6.5Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Windows
6LXD6.5Free plan$2.08/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7Podman6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8Buildah6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
9crun6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
10gVisor6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
11Kata Containers6.4Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
12Moby5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13ocijail5.3No—self-hosted
14Apple container5.2No—Mac
15balenaEngine5.2No—Linux
16Charliecloud5.2No—Linux
17CRI-O5.2No—Linux
18Enroot5.2No—Linux
19Inclavare Containers5.2No—Linux
20LXC5.2No—Linux
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Questions about Mirantis Container Runtime alternatives

What is the best alternative to Mirantis Container Runtime?

Apptainer, number 1 in container engines with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: BuildKit, Docker Desktop, Incus and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Mirantis Container Runtime?

Apptainer is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.