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containerd vs CRI-O

A side-by-side look at containerd and CRI-O. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

containerd

containerd

Development

containerd is an open source container runtime that manages the complete container lifecycle of its host system. It is designed to be lightweight and portable to support container execution on a range of operating systems and platforms.

containersdockerruntimeopen-source
CRI-O

CRI-O

Development

CRI-O is an open-source container runtime interface for Kubernetes designed for security and performance. It integrates closely with the containers/image library to provide a lightweight alternative to runc.

kubernetescontainersopen-source

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