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We've compiled a list of 5 free and paid alternatives to CRI-O. The primary competitors include Docker, Podman. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between CRI-O and Dockercraft, rkt, containerd. Also you can look at other similar options here: About.


Docker is an open-source engine that automates the deployment of any application as a lightweight...

Podman
Free Open Source

Simple debugging tool for pods and images

Dockercraft
Free Open Source

A Minecraft Docker client! To visualize and run containers directly from a Minecraft environment.

rkt
Free Open Source

A security-minded, standards-based container engine

containerd
Free Open Source

An industry-standard container runtime with an emphasis on simplicity, robustness and portability

Lightweight Container Runtime for Kubernetes

CRI-O Platforms

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CRI-O Overview

CRI-O is an implementation of the Kubernetes CRI (Container Runtime Interface) to enable using OCI (Open Container Initiative) compatible runtimes. It is a lightweight alternative to using Docker as the runtime for kubernetes. It allows Kubernetes to use any OCI-compliant runtime as the container runtime for running pods. Today it supports runc and Clear Containers as the container runtimes but any OCI-conformant runtime can be plugged in principle.

CRI-O supports OCI container images and can pull from any container registry. It is a lightweight alternative to using Docker, Moby or rkt as the runtime for Kubernetes.

CRI-O Features

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