Open source alternatives to OrbStack

One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what OrbStack does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What OrbStack does

Run Docker containers on a Maccore
Linux virtual machinescore
Low CPU and memory use
Docker Compose support
Local Kubernetes
Container domain names and file access

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

Project	Covers	Stars	Commits, 12 weeks	Last release	Closed vs opened	Setup	License
doryLocal Docker, Compose, Kubernetes and VM system for macOS on Apple Silicon	Replaces it94%	1.6k	92	3 months ago	0%	Install like an app	GPL-3.0
Covers all 2 core jobs. Partly: Low CPU and memory use.See the evidence Run Docker containers on a MaccoreYesDocker 29 API and CLI Linux virtual machinescoreYesLinux machines beside containers. Low CPU and memory usePartlyfree guest pages can be returned to macOS Docker Compose supportYesCompose v2 Local KubernetesYesOne-click k3s Container domain names and file accessYesautomatic and user-defined local domains

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