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
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  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
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kata-containers/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
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
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://katacontainers.io/docs/
      - type: GettingStarted
        url: https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/tree/main/docs/install
common:
  - 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/
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com