Shifter vs Sysbox
| Shifter | Sysbox | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux | Linux, self-hosted |
| Image building | No | Yes |
| Image format | docker | oci |
| Runtime interface | other | other |
| Supported host OS | Linux, including SUSE Linux, RHEL/CentOS/Scientific Linux, and Debian/Ubuntu | Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Debian 11, Debian 10, Fedora 34–37, Rocky Linux 8, AlmaLinux 8–9, CentOS Stream, Amazon Linux 2, Amazon Linux 2023, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Flatcar |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Rootless mode | — | Yes |
| Windows containers | — | No |
Both are listed in Best Container Engines. On The Geeks Club, Sysbox scores higher on our published basis.