Deis AlternativesVirtualization Tools and other similar apps like Deis

Deis is described as 'Open source PaaS that leverages Docker, CoreOS and Heroku Buildpacks to provide a private application platform that is lightweight and flexible' and is a Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Deis for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best Deis alternative is Docker, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Deis are Flatpak, Parallels Desktop, virt-manager and Kubernetes.

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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.

    34 Docker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • TrueNAS
     
  2. Flatpak icon
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    Distributing applications on Linux is a pain: different distributions in multiple versions, each with their own versions of libraries and packaging formats. Flatpak is here to change all that. It allows the same app to be installed on different Linux distributions, including...

    33 Flatpak alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. Virtualization software for running Windows, Linux, and other OSes on Mac. Supports Windows 11 on Apple Silicon, resource adjustments, and seamless app access and file sharing between OS environments.

    58 Parallels Desktop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
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    Parallels is primarily a desktop application; Deis and its alternatives all are server-only software that handle many machines.

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    • Parallels Desktop is Paid and ProprietaryDeis is Free and Open Source
  4. virt-manager icon
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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.

    34 virt-manager alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  5. Rancher icon
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    Rancher is an open source container management platform built for organizations that deploy containers in production. Rancher makes it easy to run Kubernetes everywhere, meet IT requirements, and empower DevOps teams.

    37 Rancher alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Dokku icon
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    Docker powered mini-Heroku in around 100 lines of Bash.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Rancher Desktop is an open-source desktop application for Mac, Windows and Linux. It provides Kubernetes and container management. You can choose the version of Kubernetes you want to run. You can build, push, pull, and run container images.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Cycle.io icon
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    Cycle is the leading LowOps platform built to simplify containers, standardize infrastructure, and automate DevOps. Deploy to your own infrastructure whether it's in the cloud, on-prem, or a mixture of both. The power of Kubernetes, without Kubernetes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. containerd icon
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    An industry-standard container runtime with an emphasis on simplicity, robustness and portability

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. AppImageKit icon
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    Using AppImageKit you can package desktop applications as AppImages that run on common Linux-based operating systems, such as RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian and derivatives.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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