Kata Containers

aid: kata-containers
name: Kata Containers
description: Kata Containers is an open source project that builds lightweight virtual machines that seamlessly plug into
  the container ecosystem. It combines the speed of containers with the security isolation of virtual machines, providing
  a hardware-level isolation boundary for each container or pod.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: self-hosted
  license: Apache-2.0
  open_source: true
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Self-hosted open source · you run it yourself
  confidence: high
  source:
  - license
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: low
  source:
  - plans
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/kata-containers.png
tags:
- Containers
- Isolation
- Kubernetes
- Open Source
- Security
- Virtual Machines
tags_raw:
- Containers
- Isolation
- Kubernetes
- Open Source
- Security
- Virtual Machines
- Open-Source
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kata-containers/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: kata-containers:kata-containers
  name: Kata Containers
  description: Kata Containers is an open source container runtime that uses lightweight virtual machines to provide the speed
    of containers with the security of traditional VMs. It is compatible with the OCI runtime specification and integrates
    with Kubernetes through the CRI-O and containerd runtime interfaces.
  humanURL: https://katacontainers.io/
  tags:
  - Containers
  - Isolation
  - Kubernetes
  - Open Source
  - Security
  - Virtual Machines
  tags_raw:
  - Containers
  - Isolation
  - Kubernetes
  - Open Source
  - Security
  - Virtual Machines
  - Open-Source
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://katacontainers.io/docs/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/tree/main/docs/install
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/kata-containers-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/kata-containers-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/kata-containers-finops.yml
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues
- type: Releases
  url: https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/releases
- type: SecurityPolicy
  url: https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/blob/main/SECURITY.md
- type: CodeOfConduct
  url: https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: License
  name: Apache-2.0
  url: https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/blob/main/LICENSE
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/kata-containers-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/katacontainers
- type: Website
  url: https://katacontainers.io/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/kata-containers
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers
- type: Documentation
  url: https://katacontainers.io/docs/
- type: Blog
  url: https://katacontainers.io/blog/
- type: Slack
  url: https://katacontainers.slack.com/
- type: UsageTerms
  url: terms/kata-containers-terms-of-service.yml
- type: DataLicense
  url: data-license/kata-containers-data-license.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com