Comparison
What's the relationship between WebAssembly and Docker?
Check out our infographic WebAssembly vs. Docker. WebAssembly runs side by side with Docker in cloud native and edge native applications.
What's the difference for Native clients (NaCl), Application runtimes, and WebAssembly?
We created a handy table for the comparison.
| NaCl | Application runtimes (eg Node & Python) | Docker-like container | WebAssembly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | Great | Poor | OK | Great |
| Resource footprint | Great | Poor | Poor | Great |
| Isolation | Poor | OK | OK | Great |
| Safety | Poor | OK | OK | Great |
| Portability | Poor | Great | OK | Great |
| Security | Poor | OK | OK | Great |
| Language and framework choice | N/A | N/A | Great | OK |
| Ease of use | OK | Great | Great | OK |
| Manageability | Poor | Poor | Great | Great |
What's the difference between WebAssembly and eBPF?
eBPF is the bytecode format for a Linux kernel space VM that is suitable for network or security related tasks. WebAssembly is the bytecode format for a user space VM that is suited for business applications. See details here.