Incus
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VisitIncus vs Moby
What both publish
| Fact | Incus | Moby |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial support | The Incus project says commercial support is available from Zabbly. | Moby releases are supported by maintainers, the community and users on a best-efforts basis only. |
| License | Incus is free software developed under the Apache 2 license. | Moby is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. |
| Purpose | Incus is a system container, application container, and virtual machine manager. | Moby is an open framework created by Docker for assembling specialized container systems from standard components. |
| Security | The project highlights unprivileged containers, resource restrictions, and authentication as security measures. | The project says it provides secure defaults without compromising usability. |
| Support | Community support is available through the Linux Containers forum, and Zabbly provides commercial support for users of its Debian or Ubuntu packages. | Releases receive best-effort support from maintainers, the community, and users; Moby is not intended to provide commercial support. |
| What it does | Incus is a system container, application container, and virtual machine manager. | Moby is an open framework created by Docker for assembling specialized container systems. |
Incus plans
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Pick Incus if…
Incus suits developers and operators managing container or virtual-machine workloads who want shared storage and networking, API access and integration options. Its daemon requires Linux, even though client applications are available on other platforms.
Pick Moby if…
Moby suits engineers, integrators, and enthusiasts who want to modify or assemble container-based systems. Application developers seeking a simpler way to run containers are directed to Docker CE, while enterprise teams seeking commercial support are directed to Mirantis Container Runtime.