Depends on how they are built. If you build a container with everything including the kitchen sync, then that will be pretty heavy. If you really strip down y

Depends on how they are built. If you build a container with everything including the kitchen sync, then that will be pretty heavy. If you really strip down your VM, you can make it very light. But, by default, your average container (properly built) will probably be lighter in weight than your average VM.