Apple container vs CRI-O
| Apple container | CRI-O | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | macOS | Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Image building | Yes | No |
| Windows containers | No | — |
| Image format | oci | both |
| Supported host OS | macOS 26 | Linux; Fedora, RHEL, CentOS, Debian, Raspbian, Ubuntu, openSUSE and Flatcar Container Linux |
| Kubernetes CRI | — | Yes |
| Runtime interface | — | cri-o |
Both are listed in Best Container Engines, Best Container Runtime Software. On Inferse, Apple container scores higher on our published basis.