Open Source Cockpit Project AlternativesServer Management Tools and other similar apps like Cockpit Project

The best open source alternative to Cockpit Project is Webmin. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Cockpit Project and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Cockpit Project are 1Panel, Portainer, Arcane - Docker Management UI and virt-manager.

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  1. Webmin icon

    Webmin

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    Web-based admin interface for Unix-like and Windows systems provides modules for user, service, and network configuration, open source application management, security, backups, monitoring, automation, remote access, and firewall controls.

    70 Webmin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Almost everyone thinks Webmin is a great Cockpit Project alternative.

    • Webmin is the most popular Web-based, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Cockpit Project.

    • Webmin is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cockpit Project.

    • Webmin is Freemium and Open SourceCockpit Project is Free and Open Source
    • Webmin is Privacy focusedCockpit Project is not according to our users
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    1Panel

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    Open-source interface for efficient Linux server management, featuring host monitoring, file management, and database control. Streamlines WordPress deployment with domain and SSL setup. Offers app store, security features, backup, and restore.

    56 1Panel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    Portainer

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    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
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    • Almost everyone thinks Portainer is a great Cockpit Project alternative.

    • Portainer is the most popular Windows alternative to Cockpit Project.

    • Portainer is Free Personal and Open SourceCockpit Project is Free and Open Source
  5. Arcane - Docker Management UI icon

    Arcane - Docker Management UI

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    Arcane is a modern, web-based interface for managing your Docker environment, built with SvelteKit. It offers a clean, intuitive overview and powerful management tools for your containers, images, volumes, and networks—all in one place.

    21 Arcane - Docker Management UI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  6. virt-manager icon

    virt-manager

     82 likes
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    Comprehensive desktop tool for managing virtual machines using libvirt, supporting KVM, Xen, and Linux Containers. It offers performance stats, resource allocation and virtual hardware configuration with VNC and SPICE clients for graphical consoles.

    32 virt-manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  7. Coolify icon

    Coolify

     28 likes
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    An open-source, hassle-free, self-hostable Heroku & Netlify alternative.

    64 Coolify alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    A Container page for a given Resource, for a given Project, lists all the containers for a resource.
     

    • Coolify is the most popular SaaS alternative to Cockpit Project.

    • Coolify is Freemium and Open SourceCockpit Project is Free and Open Source
    • Coolify is Privacy focusedCockpit Project is not according to our users
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    Ajenti

     130 likes
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    Ajenti is a Linux & BSD modular server admin panel. Ajenti 2 provides a new interface and a better architecture, developed with Python3 and AngularJS.

    59 Ajenti alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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    Dockpeek

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    Dockpeek is a lightweight, self-hosted Docker dashboard that allows you to view and access exposed container ports with a clean, click-to-access interface. It supports both local Docker sockets and remote hosts via socket-proxy, making it easy to keep an eye on multiple Docker...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  11. Nagios icon

    Nagios

     91 likes
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    Nagios is a powerful monitoring system licensed under Nagios Enterprises that helps organizations identify and resolve IT infrastructure issues.

    135 Nagios alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Nagios is only for monitoring servers and services whereas Cockpit is about web-based server configuration.

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    • This alternative is disputed. Nagios is a legitimate Cockpit Project alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Nagios is Freemium and Open SourceCockpit Project is Free and Open Source
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    Lazydocker

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    Memorising docker commands is hard. Memorising aliases is slightly less hard. Keeping track of your containers across multiple terminal windows is near impossible. What if you had all the information you needed in one terminal window with every common command living one keypress...

    29 Lazydocker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
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    • Lazydocker is the most popular Mac alternative to Cockpit Project.

    • Lazydocker is Free and Open SourceCockpit Project is also Free and Open Source
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    Dokemon

     9 likes
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    Docker Container Management GUI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Manage containers, images, volumes, networks
     
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    XPipe

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    XPipe is a new type of shell connection hub and remote file manager that allows you to access your entire server infrastructure from your local machine. It works on top of your installed command-line programs and does not require any setup on your remote systems.

    18 XPipe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Connection hub
     
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