Why hackers moved from podman-compose to compose

1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.

podman-compose 0 hackers criticize it
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compose 1 hacker recommends it

What hackers said about the move

“the docker-compose v2 [3] (the one in Go, not Python [4]) is compatible with the Podman engine [5] and works like a charm for me.”
goku12, 2025-09-05original comment ↗

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podman-compose vs compose

podman-composecompose
Hackers who recommend11
Hackers who criticize00
Moved away from it10
Moved to it01

Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.

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Praise for compose

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