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Daemonless container engine for developing and managing OCI containers and pods on Linux systems without requiring root privileges.

Pricing

Free

Founded

2018

Team size

10,000+ employees

Headquarters

Raleigh, NC

At a glance

Pricing model

Free

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Integrates with

Visual Studio CodeCirrus CLIGitHub ActionsKindDocker+5

About Podman

Podman is an open-source, daemonless container engine for developing, managing and running OCI containers and pods on Linux, macOS and Windows. It offers a Docker-compatible CLI, rootless containers for improved security, and Kubernetes-style pod management, plus Podman Desktop for a GUI. It targets developers and platform teams that want a lightweight, secure, daemonless alternative to Docker.

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Pricing model: Free

Free trial: No

Free plan: Yes

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