The point of view among some experts is that although containerization offers many benefits, it will not completely replace virtual machines. That's because containerization and virtual machines have particular capabilities that help solve different solutions.

Is containerization better than virtualization?

Virtualization enables you to run multiple operating systems on the hardware of a single physical server, while containerization enables you to deploy multiple applications using the same operating system on a single virtual machine or server.

Is containerization a type of virtualization?

Containerization is a lightweight alternative to virtualization. This involves encapsulating an application in a container with its own operating environment. Thus, instead of installing an OS for each virtual machine, containers use the host OS.