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Cloud Hypervisor vs Firecracker
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Cloud Hypervisor | Firecracker |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | Rust |
| Licence | None detected | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 6.4k | 37k |
| Latest | v54.0 | v1.17.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-17 | 2026-10-16 |
| Release cadence | about 70 days between releases | about 43 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 36+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 25 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | No licence detected | none |
How they relate
Cloud Hypervisor replaces Firecracker. Alternatives to Firecracker →
PartialKVM-based virtual machine monitor in Rust that adds device hotplug and Windows guests.
Firecracker replaces Cloud Hypervisor. Alternatives to Cloud Hypervisor →
PartialKVM-based microVM monitor with minimal devices and fast boot, without hotplug.
Cloud Hypervisor
- v54.02026-10-14This release has been tracked in v54.0 group of our roadmap project.
- v53.02026-07-12This release has been tracked in v53.0 group of our roadmap project.
- v51.22026-05-14This is a point release containing security fixes to a use-after-free
- v52.02026-05-14This release has been tracked in v52.0 group of our roadmap project.
- v50.22026-02-23This is a bug fix release. The following issues have been addressed:
Cloud Hypervisor
✓ signed The latest release, v54.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Firecracker
unsigned The latest release, v1.17.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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