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crun vs gVisor

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crun vs gVisor
FactcrungVisor
LanguageCGo
LicenceGPL-2.0Apache-2.0
Stars4.1k20k
Latest1.30.1release-20260928.0
Last push2026-10-062026-10-06
Release cadenceabout 24 days between releasesabout 7 days between releases
Active contributors21 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days49+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flagsnonenone
  • Both replace runc. Alternatives to runc →

    Drop-incrunOCI runtime written in C, used by Podman by default.

    Drop-ingVisorOCI runtime that runs containers on a user-space kernel for isolation, at some cost in syscall speed.