Kubernetes Alternatives

Kubernetes is described as 'Open source orchestration system for Docker containers' and is a popular Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Kubernetes, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows and Self-Hosted apps. The best Kubernetes alternative is Vagrant. Other great sites and apps similar to Kubernetes are virt-manager, Heroku, OpenShift and Rancher.

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  1. Onteon icon
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    Onteon is a software stack for orchestrating, scaling, communicating and managing modern applications and legacy applications efficiently and effortlessly. It works with containerized and non-containerized applications.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Multy Cloud icon
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    Multy is an open-source tool that makes it easy to deploy the same infrastructure configuration on different clouds.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  3. lume VM icon
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    A lightweight CLI and local API server to create, run and manage macOS and Linux virtual machines (VMs) natively on Apple Silicon.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Python
    • Apple Swift
    • Homebrew
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  4. Kublr icon
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    Kublr offers enterprise-grade secure, scalable, highly reliable Kubernetes clusters on AWS, Azure, GCP, vSphere, and on-premise. It includes out-of-the-box multi-cluster centralized Kubernetes operations, monitoring, and other enterprise features.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    Manage all clusters from one single pane of glass, no matter where they reside.
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  5. Stackato icon
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    Develop and deploy applications faster with built-in languages, frameworks and services on a private PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) using any cloud. Stackato is built on Cloud Foundry, Docker and other leading open source components, with enterprise-level security and support.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. Nebula container orchestrator aims to help devs and ops treat IoT devices just like distributed Dockerized apps. It aim is to act as Docker orchestrator for IoT devices as well as for distributed services that can span thousands of devices worldwide.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. Lunatic icon
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    Lunatic is an Erlang-inspired runtime for WebAssembly.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • WebAssembly
    • Self-Hosted
    • Rust
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  8. SetOps icon
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    Launch cloud applications with ease – in your own AWS account. SetOps is a cloud management solution designed for Developers, DevOps, and Cloud Engineers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    SetOps screenshot 1
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  9. Fluxcd icon
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    Flux is a set of continuous and progressive delivery solutions for Kubernetes that are open and extensible.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Krustlet icon
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    Krustlet acts as a Kubelet by listening on the event stream for new pods that the scheduler assigns to it based on specific Kubernetes tolerations.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Kubernetes
    • Microsoft Azure
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  11. StackGres icon
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    StackGres is a full-stack PostgreSQL distribution for Kubernetes, packed into an easy deployment unit. With a carefully selected and tuned set of surrounding PostgreSQL components.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
    • PostgreSQL
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  12. OpenFaas icon
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    OpenFaaS® makes it easy for developers to deploy event-driven functions and microservices to Kubernetes without repetitive, boiler-plate coding. Package your code or an existing binary in a Docker image to get a highly scalable endpoint with auto-scaling and metrics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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