Comparison

CRI-O vs MicroK8s

On the evidence we track, CRI-O leads this comparison with a composite score of 56/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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CRI-O56
MicroK8s46
Score
Vioscale score
CRI-O56 / 100low · 48%
MicroK8s46 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
CRI-O
MicroK8s
Model
Price level
CRI-Ofree
MicroK8sfree
Transparent
CRI-O
MicroK8s
Integrations
Count
CRI-O
MicroK8s9
Reliability
Sla pct
CRI-O
MicroK8s99.9
Status page
CRI-O
MicroK8s
Adoption
Dependent repos
CRI-O61
MicroK8s
Github stars
CRI-O5,654
MicroK8s9,357
Activity
Commits last 30d
CRI-O43
MicroK8s0
Release
Cadence days
CRI-O
MicroK8s108
History
MicroK8s20 items
License
Spdx
Language
Primary
CRI-OGo
MicroK8sPython

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for container orchestration tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Orchestration scope
CRI-OKubernetes
MicroK8sKubernetes
Deployment
Hosting
CRI-OSelf-hosted only
MicroK8sCloud + self-hosted
Standards
OCI / CRI compliant
CRI-O
MicroK8s-
CNCF Certified Kubernetes conformant
CRI-O
MicroK8s
Security
Rootless operation
CRI-O-
MicroK8s-
Architecture
Daemonless architecture
CRI-O-
MicroK8s-
Platform
Windows containers
CRI-O-
MicroK8s-
ARM architecture support
CRI-O-
MicroK8s-
Workloads
GPU scheduling
CRI-O-
MicroK8s
Stateful workloads
CRI-O-
MicroK8s-
Networking
Built-in networking / CNI
CRI-O
MicroK8s
Ops
Vendor-managed control plane
CRI-O-
MicroK8s
Ecosystem
CNCF maturity
CRI-O-
MicroK8s-
UX
GUI dashboard
CRI-O-
MicroK8s

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

CRI-O

Leader

A runtime implementation that enables Kubernetes to execute and manage containers, supporting OCI-compliant container images from any registry.

Independently observed

MicroK8s

A self-contained Kubernetes distribution providing high availability and minimal operational overhead. Designed for rapid deployment across development machines, datacenters, and edge infrastructure with integrated monitoring, networking, and container services.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

CRI-O

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

MicroK8s

Open sourceFree tier

Open source with optional Ubuntu Pro support

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Linux
CRI-O
MicroK8s
CLI
CRI-O
MicroK8s
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
CRI-O
MicroK8s
Self-hosted
CRI-O
MicroK8s

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

CRI-O

Leader

Not documented yet.

MicroK8s

9 total
  • Knative
  • Fluentd
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Metrics
  • Ingress
  • DNS
  • Dashboard
  • Clustering
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.

CRI-O vs MicroK8s: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale