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Do you know how LXC is compared vs OpenVZ and vs VServer?

I am considering to use one of those for securing / hardening a set of VPSs I am using. Since I do not have debt with any of these tools, I would like to start with just one. The question is which one?

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I would go with LXC simply because it's part of the upstream kernel so you can expect it to evolve faster - not to mention you won't have to deal with patch management, and your setup will be more portable.

I would only use OpenVZ if there is a particular feature that it does better, and you can't afford to wait for LXC to catch up.

Can't vouch for LXC or VServer, but OpenVZ is well documented and I was up and running with it within days. I still have a dev server that's been happily running for about 5 years. Users get root access to a 'container' which has some limits imposed upon it. They can do as they please. I don't have to worry about them messing up the host (, they are trusted users though.) The file system is easy to back up, as it's reachable from the host. The server itself doesn't support hardware Virtualisation so it's a nice fit.

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