# buildkit

> Concurrent and cache-efficient container builder toolkit

BuildKit is a toolkit for converting source code into container images and build artifacts. It features concurrent dependency resolution, multi-backend caching, rootless execution, and support for pluggable frontends beyond standard Dockerfiles. It runs as a background daemon (buildkitd) and is operated through the buildctl CLI or embedded container runtimes.

- Source: https://github.com/moby/buildkit
- Homepage: https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/34227
- License: Apache-2.0
- Built with: Go 98.3%, Dockerfile 1.1%, Other 0.6%
- Stars: 10348
- Forks: 1559
- Contributors: 333
- Last commit: 2026-10-29
- Latest release: v0.34.1 (2026-10-20)
- Purpose: Developer tools, Infra & DevOps
- Type: Docker / self-host, CLI, Library / SDK
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## Worth score: 82/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 20/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 12/15
- Readiness: 15/15

## Downloads

Latest release: [v0.34.1](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/tag/v0.34.1). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub.

Windows:

- [buildkit-v0.34.1.windows-arm64.sigstore.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.windows-arm64.sigstore.json) (131 KB, 131 downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.windows-amd64.sigstore.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.windows-amd64.sigstore.json) (131 KB, 132 downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.windows-amd64.provenance.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.windows-amd64.provenance.json) (91 KB, 132 downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.windows-arm64.tar.gz](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.windows-arm64.tar.gz) (45 MB, 160 downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.windows-amd64.tar.gz](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.windows-amd64.tar.gz) (50 MB, 257 downloads)

macOS:

- [buildkit-v0.34.1.darwin-amd64.sigstore.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.darwin-amd64.sigstore.json) (113 KB, 133 downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.darwin-arm64.provenance.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.darwin-arm64.provenance.json) (77 KB, 136 downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.darwin-amd64.tar.gz](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.darwin-amd64.tar.gz) (17 MB, 184 downloads)

Linux:

- [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-s390x.tar.gz](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-s390x.tar.gz) (87 MB, 41 downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-s390x.provenance.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-s390x.provenance.json) (144 KB, 130 downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-riscv64.provenance.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-riscv64.provenance.json) (144 KB, 131 downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-s390x.sigstore.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-s390x.sigstore.json) (201 KB, 130 downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-riscv64.sigstore.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-riscv64.sigstore.json) (201 KB, 131 downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-ppc64le.tar.gz](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-ppc64le.tar.gz) (84 MB, 41 downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-riscv64.tar.gz](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-riscv64.tar.gz) (85 MB, 39 downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-arm-v7.provenance.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-arm-v7.provenance.json) (144 KB, 130 downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-ppc64le.sigstore.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-ppc64le.sigstore.json) (201 KB, 130 downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-arm-v7.sigstore.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-arm-v7.sigstore.json) (201 KB, 130 downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-ppc64le.provenance.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-ppc64le.provenance.json) (144 KB, 130 downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-arm64.tar.gz](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-arm64.tar.gz) (81 MB, 2k downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-arm64.sigstore.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-arm64.sigstore.json) (201 KB, 184 downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz) (88 MB, 13k downloads)
- [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-amd64.sigstore.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-amd64.sigstore.json) (201 KB, 289 downloads)

To check the files: [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-riscv64.sbom.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-riscv64.sbom.json), [buildkit-v0.34.1.windows-amd64.sbom.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.windows-amd64.sbom.json), [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-s390x.sbom.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-s390x.sbom.json), [buildkit-v0.34.1.windows-arm64.sbom.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.windows-arm64.sbom.json), [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-arm64.sbom.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-arm64.sbom.json), [buildkit-v0.34.1.darwin-amd64.sbom.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.darwin-amd64.sbom.json), [buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-amd64.sbom.json](https://github.com/moby/buildkit/releases/download/v0.34.1/buildkit-v0.34.1.linux-amd64.sbom.json)

## Alternatives

- [cloudserver](https://diggithub.com/scality/cloudserver.md): Amazon S3-compatible object storage server with multi-cloud backends
- [Podman](https://diggithub.com/podman-container-tools/podman.md): Daemonless container engine
- [RustFS](https://diggithub.com/rustfs/rustfs.md): High-performance S3-compatible object storage
- [Kong Gateway](https://diggithub.com/Kong/kong.md): API and AI gateway
- [Apache APISIX](https://diggithub.com/apache/apisix.md): Cloud-native API and AI gateway
- [Encore](https://diggithub.com/encoredev/encore.md): Backend framework with built-in infrastructure
- [che](https://diggithub.com/eclipse-che/che.md): Kubernetes-native cloud development environments for teams
- [Crossplane](https://diggithub.com/crossplane/crossplane.md): Cloud-native control plane

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/moby/buildkit
Updated: 2026-10-30