Kata Containers
Execution SandboxOpen source · Apache-2.0★ 8,874（2026-10-04）Self-hosted
OCI-compatible VM isolation that can drive QEMU, Cloud Hypervisor or Firecracker.
Kata Containers is an Apache-2.0 project governed by the Open Infrastructure Foundation that delivers VM-level isolation with a container-like workflow; it supports three hypervisors — QEMU, Cloud Hypervisor and Firecracker — and is OCI/CRI compatible, but requires bare metal or nested virtualization.
Key facts
| Category | Execution Sandbox |
|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Language | Rust |
| Self-hosted | Yes |
| GitHub stars | 8,874 (2026-10-04) |
| Last push | 2026-10-04 |
| Last verified | 2026-10-04 |
| Repository | https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers |
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