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Buildah vs pack
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Buildah | pack |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 9.2k | 3k |
| Latest | v1.46.1 | v0.40.10 |
| Last push | 2026-11-11 | 2026-11-09 |
| Release cadence | about 5 days between releases | about 32 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 30 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 3 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Docker Engine (Moby). Alternatives to Docker Engine (Moby) →
PartialBuildahBuilds OCI images from Dockerfiles or shell scripts without a daemon; running them is left to Podman.
PartialpackBuilds container images from source with Cloud Native Buildpacks instead of a Dockerfile.
Buildah
- v1.43.62026-11-11[release-1.43] Bump c/common v0.67.3, c/image v5.39.4, c/storage v1.62.3 by @TomSweeneyRedHat in
- v1.46.12026-11-11[release-1.46] Bump c/storage to v1.65.1, c/image to v5.42.1 by @TomSweeneyRedHat in
- v1.46.02026-10-21Bump Buildah to v1.45.0, c/storage v1.64.0, c/image v5.41.0, c/common v0.69.0
- v1.45.22026-10-12packit: add fedora-45 to dist_git_branches
- v1.43.52026-10-12[release-1.43] Fix the typo in bud test
Buildah
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pack
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