Podman vs Podman Desktop
PodmanContainer Orchestration
FreePublished price
Podman DesktopKubernetes Management
FreePublished price
Podman Container Orchestration The best free & open source container tools | Podman Desktop Kubernetes Management The best free and open source tool for developers to work with containers and Kubernetes. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Container Orchestration | Kubernetes Management |
| What it is | Daemonless container engine for developing and managing OCI containers and pods on Linux systems without requiring root privileges. | Open source graphical desktop application for managing containers and Kubernetes pods across multiple container engines. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | Free Free and open source (Apache 2.0), maintained by the containers community and sponsored by Red Hat. No paid tier for Podman itself; commercial support is available separately thro… | Free Completely free and open source under Apache 2.0. No paid tier, no per-seat licensing, and no commercial-use restrictions (unlike Docker Desktop, which charges larger businesses).… |
| Pricing model | Free | Free |
| Free options | Free plan · No free trial | Free plan · No free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2018 | 2022 |
| Team size | 10000+ employees | 10000+ employees |
| Headquarters | Raleigh, NC | Raleigh, NC |