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Multipass vs Virtual Machines

A side-by-side look at Multipass and Virtual Machines. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Multipass

Multipass

Development

Multipass is a lightweight virtual machine manager for Linux, Windows and macOS. It simplifies setting up virtual Ubuntu instances in just a few clicks, allowing developers to easily create reproducible development environments.

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Virtual Machines

Virtual Machines

System & Hardware

Virtual machines (VMs) are software emulations of physical computers. They allow you to run an operating system and applications inside another OS, isolating them into their own virtual environment. VMs provide flexibility, security, and cost efficiency for compute resources.

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