Nanobox Alternatives

Nanobox is described as 'Automate complex infrastructure tasks so you can get back to what really matters' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Nanobox for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Linux, SaaS, Windows and Mac apps. The best Nanobox alternative is Docker, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Nanobox are Portainer, Kubernetes, DigitalOcean and Heroku.

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  1. Docker icon
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    Docker is an open-source engine that automates the deployment of any application as a lightweight, portable, self-sufficient container that will run virtually anywhere.

    29 Docker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • TrueNAS
     
  2. Portainer icon
     75 likes

    Portainer Community Edition is a lightweight service delivery platform for containerized applications that can be used to manage Docker, Swarm, and Kubernetes environments. It is designed to be as simple to deploy as it is to use.

    27 Portainer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (Zlib)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
     
  3. DigitalOcean icon
     128 likes

    A cloud computing service offering Droplets for virtual servers, managed Kubernetes, Spaces object storage, and managed databases. Ideal for developers and startups to deploy, manage, and scale applications efficiently in web hosting and data processing.

    206 DigitalOcean alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Does not offer one-click deploy in the same manner

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    • DigitalOcean is Paid and ProprietaryNanobox is Paid and Open Source
  4. Heroku icon
     124 likes

    Heroku is a platform as a service (PaaS) that enables developers to build, run, and operate applications entirely in the cloud.

    177 Heroku alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Vagrant icon
     107 likes

    Create and manage virtualized development environments. Vagrant is a tool for building complete development environments. With an easy-to-use workflow and focus on automation, Vagrant lowers development environment setup time, increases development/production parity, and makes...

    22 Vagrant alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • VirtualBox
    • VMware Workstation Pro
    • VMware Fusion
    • FreeBSD
     
  6. Microsoft Azure icon
     66 likes

    The Azure cloud platform is more than 200 products and cloud services designed to help you bring new solutions to life—to solve today’s challenges and create the future. Build, run, and manage applications across multiple clouds, on-premises, and at the edge, with the tools and...

    191 Microsoft Azure alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. Netlify icon
     32 likes

    An all-in-one workflow that combines global deployment, continuous integration, and automatic HTTPS. And that’s just the beginning.

    67 Netlify alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. OpenStack icon
     63 likes

    OpenStack OpenStack is a global collaboration of developers and cloud computing technologists producing the ubiquitous open source cloud computing platform for public and private clouds. The project aims to deliver solutions for all types of clouds by being simple to implement...

    78 OpenStack alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Vercel icon
     38 likes

    Deploy to the most powerful serverless platform in the world with just one command.

    87 Vercel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. OpenShift icon
     89 likes

    Red Hat OpenShift is a trusted, comprehensive, and consistent platform to develop, modernize, and deploy applications at scale, including today’s AI-enabled apps. Deliver better experiences faster with a complete set of services for bringing apps to market on your choice of infrastructure.

    65 OpenShift alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
     
  11. This service provides over 200 scalable cloud offerings including networking, computing, storage, and IoT, accessible via global server farms. It features a pay-as-you-go model with autoscaling, extensive global infrastructure, and robust security tools, suitable for enterprises.

    164 Amazon Web Services alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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