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Buildah vs LXD

Buildah

6.4#6 in container enginesFree plan

Free planAPILinuxSelf-hosted

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LXD

7.0#1 in container enginesFrom $25 a year

Free planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted

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Buildah plans

BuildahFree

LXD plans

LXD open sourceFree
Ubuntu Pro PersonalFree
Ubuntu Pro Enterprise workstation$25 a year
Ubuntu Pro Enterprise server$500 a year

Pick Buildah if…

Buildah suits Linux users who need to build and manage container images from the command line, including rootless builds. It is also relevant to tool developers who want to vendor its Go API.

Pick LXD if…

LXD suits Linux users who need to manage system containers, virtual machines, or both through command-line, API, or web interfaces. It also offers integrations for users of tools such as Juju, MAAS, Ansible, Terraform, Puppet Bolt, and Packer.

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Container Engines