Best Moby Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from container engines ranked against Moby on the same published basis.
- 1Moby vs LXD
- 2Moby vs BuildKit
- 3Moby vs Docker Desktop
- 4Moby vs Incus
- 5Moby vs Apptainer
- 6Moby vs gVisor
- 7Moby vs Buildah
- 8Moby vs containerd
- 9Moby vs crun
- 10Moby vs Podman
- 11Moby vs Kata Containers
- 13Moby vs ocijail
- 14Moby vs runc
- 15Moby vs SingularityCE
- 16Moby vs Sysbox
- 17Moby vs youki
- 18Moby vs Apple container
- 19Moby vs balenaEngine
- 20Moby vs Charliecloud
- 21Moby vs CRI-O
Moby alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LXD | 7.7 | Free plan | $2.08/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 2 | BuildKit | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | Docker Desktop | 7.4 | Free plan | $9/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Incus | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Apptainer | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | gVisor | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 7 | Buildah | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 8 | containerd | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | crun | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | Podman | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 11 | Kata Containers | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 13 | ocijail | 6.1 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 14 | runc | 5.9 | No | — | Linux |
| 15 | SingularityCE | 5.9 | No | — | Linux |
| 16 | Sysbox | 5.9 | No | — | Linux |
| 17 | youki | 5.9 | No | — | Linux |
| 18 | Apple container | 5.8 | No | — | Mac |
| 19 | balenaEngine | 5.8 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | Charliecloud | 5.8 | No | — | Linux |
| 21 | CRI-O | 5.8 | No | — | Linux |
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Questions about Moby alternatives
What is the best alternative to Moby?
LXD, number 1 in container engines with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: BuildKit, Docker Desktop, Incus and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Moby?
LXD 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 on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.