Docker AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to Docker is Distrobox, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Docker and four of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Docker are Simplecontainer, Pods and Lilipod.

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    Distrobox

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    Use any Linux distribution inside your terminal. Enable both backward and forward compatibility with software and freedom to use whatever distribution you’re more comfortable with. Distrobox uses podman or docker to create containers using the Linux distribution of your choice.

    9 Distrobox alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  2. Simplecontainer icon

    Simplecontainer

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    Simplecontainer manager a.k.a smr. Standalone and cluster mode, GitOps, Secrets, Reconciliation, and YAML definitions for Docker.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
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    Pods

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    Pods is a frontend for podman. It uses libadwaita for its user interface and strives to meet the design principles of GNOME.

    10 Pods alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Lilipod

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    Lilipod is a simple container manager, able to download, unpack and use OCI images from various container registries.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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