# Canonical LXC vs Canonical LXD Comparison | | Canonical LXC | Canonical LXD | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 14 | 16 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (71.4% of reviews) | Small-Business (56.3% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Canonical LXC Pros: - Features (3 reviews) - User Interface (2 reviews) Cons: - Debugging Difficulties (1 reviews) - Lack of Control (1 reviews) ### Canonical LXD Pros: - Features (4 reviews) - Container Management (2 reviews) Cons: - Complexity (1 reviews) - Complex Setup (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Canonical LXC | Canonical LXD | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (13 reviews) | 8.5 (12 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.2 (13 reviews) | 7.8 (12 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 7.8 (6 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 8.3 (5 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 7.8 (10 reviews) | 8.0 (10 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 9.3 (5 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 10.0 (12 reviews) | 10.0 (12 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Canonical LXC #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Canonical LXD #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Container Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Canonical LXC** | 8.9/10 | 5 | | **Canonical LXD** | 9.0/10 | 8 | #### Management | Feature | Canonical LXC | Canonical LXD | |---|---|---| | **Access Control** | Not enough data | 9.0 (7 reviews) | | **Network Isolation** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7 reviews) | | **File Isolation** | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 9.3 (7 reviews) | #### Organization | Feature | Canonical LXC | Canonical LXD | |---|---|---| | **Packaging ** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7 reviews) | | **Container Networking** | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 9.5 (7 reviews) | | **Orchestration** | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 8.6 (6 reviews) | #### Development | Feature | Canonical LXC | Canonical LXD | |---|---|---| | **Developer Toolkit** | Not enough data | 8.6 (6 reviews) | | **Architecture** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7 reviews) | | **Datacenter** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | | **Virtualization** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 9.2 (8 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Container Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-management) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Canonical LXC | Canonical LXD | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 71.4% | 56.3% | | **Mid-Market** | 21.4% | 25.0% | | **Enterprise** | 7.1% | 18.8% | ### By Industry #### Canonical LXC - **Information Technology and Services:** 35.7% - **Computer Software:** 28.6% - **Management Consulting:** 7.1% - **Internet:** 7.1% - **Financial Services:** 7.1% - **Computer & Network Security:** 7.1% - **Banking:** 7.1% #### Canonical LXD - **Information Technology and Services:** 31.3% - **Computer Software:** 25.0% - **Computer & Network Security:** 12.5% - **Investment Banking:** 6.3% - **Internet:** 6.3% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 6.3% - **Computer Networking:** 6.3% - **Banking:** 6.3% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Canonical LXC - [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (306 reviews) - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews) - [Akamai Cloud Computing](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (406 reviews) - [Portainer](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (297 reviews) - [Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise)](https://www.g2.com/products/mirantis-kubernetes-engine-formerly-docker-enterprise/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (285 reviews) - [Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (283 reviews) - [Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)](https://www.g2.com/products/google-kubernetes-engine-gke/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (260 reviews) - [Google Cloud Run](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-run/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (242 reviews) - [Kubernetes](https://www.g2.com/products/kubernetes/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (159 reviews) - [SUSE Rancher](https://www.g2.com/products/suse-rancher/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (151 reviews) ### Alternatives to Canonical LXD - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews) - [Akamai Cloud Computing](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (406 reviews) - [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (306 reviews) - [Portainer](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (297 reviews) - [Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise)](https://www.g2.com/products/mirantis-kubernetes-engine-formerly-docker-enterprise/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (285 reviews) - [Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (283 reviews) - [Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)](https://www.g2.com/products/google-kubernetes-engine-gke/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (260 reviews) - [Google Cloud Run](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-run/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (242 reviews) - [Kubernetes](https://www.g2.com/products/kubernetes/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (159 reviews) - [SUSE Rancher](https://www.g2.com/products/suse-rancher/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (151 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Canonical LXC - Title: [What is LXC virtualization?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-lxc-virtualization) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "It's a Operating-system-level virtualization in which the kernel of an operating system allows the existence of multiple isolated user-space instances,..." ### Canonical LXD - Title: [Should I use LXC or LXD?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/should-i-use-lxc-or-lxd) — 3 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "LXD has an API and a very functional CLI that LXC lacks. Come over to the ScottiBYTE YouTube channel where I have over 60 videos on various aspects of LXD..." - Title: [Is LXD a hypervisor?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-lxd-a-hypervisor) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "No. LXD is not a hypervisor. LXD container instances share the kernel of the LXD host and LXD instances replicate the user space of the root file system..." - Title: [What is LXD used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-lxd-used-for) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Managing virtual images What LXD used for is Linux containers " --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/canonical-lxc-vs-canonical-lxd)