Docker Swarm Alternatives

Docker Swarm is described as 'Is native clustering for Docker. It allows you create and access to a pool of Docker hosts using the full suite of Docker tools. Because Docker Swarm serves the standard Docker API, any tool that already communicates with a Docker daemon can use Swarm to' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Docker Swarm for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Windows, Mac and Web-based apps. The best Docker Swarm alternative is Kubernetes, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Docker Swarm are Rancher, Dokku, Rancher Desktop and DDEV.

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  1. Kubernetes icon
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    Kubernetes is an open source orchestration system for Docker containers.

    52 Kubernetes alternatives

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    • Online
     
    • Kubernetes is the most popular Web-based alternative to Docker Swarm.

    • Kubernetes is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Docker Swarm.

    • Kubernetes is Free and Open SourceDocker Swarm is Free and Proprietary
  2. 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.

    34 Rancher alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Rancher is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Docker Swarm.

    • Rancher is Free Personal and Open SourceDocker Swarm is Free and Proprietary
  3. Dokku icon
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    Docker powered mini-Heroku in around 100 lines of Bash.

    38 Dokku alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Dokku is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Docker Swarm.

    • Dokku is Free and Open SourceDocker Swarm is Free and Proprietary
  4. 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.

    43 Rancher Desktop alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about Rancher Desktop as an Alternative to Docker Swarm
    Farrukh
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    Rancher Desktop is not the Docker Swarm alternative. It is the Kubernetes and Container Management application, not a Container Orchestrition application like Docker Swarm or Kubernetes. It is the alternative to Docker Desktop.

    Docker Swarm Icon
    Rancher Desktop icon
    • Rancher Desktop is the most popular Mac alternative to Docker Swarm.

    • Rancher Desktop is Free and Open SourceDocker Swarm is Free and Proprietary
  5. DDEV icon
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    Local or cloud development environment for web developers. Powered by Docker. But without the complexities of bespoke configuration.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Simplecontainer manager a.k.a smr. Standalone and cluster mode, GitOps, Secrets, Reconciliation, and YAML definitions for Docker.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  7. 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 (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Comments about Cycle.io as an Alternative to Docker Swarm
    Lexi
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    Docker swarm is a manual operating system, while Cycle is a container orchestration platform that abstracts and standardizes all infrastructure so that it can be managed as a single pool of resources.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Docker Swarm Icon
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    • Cycle.io is the most popular SaaS alternative to Docker Swarm.

    • Cycle.io is Freemium and ProprietaryDocker Swarm is Free and Proprietary
  8. Apache Mesos icon
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    Apache Mesos is a cluster manager that simplifies the complexity of running applications on a shared pool of servers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  9. Nomad is an easy-to-use, flexible, and performant workload orchestrator that can deploy a mix of microservice, batch, containerized, and non-containerized applications.

    8 HashiCorp Nomad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. 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.

    24 OpenFaas alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. 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
     
  12. 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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    Comments about StackGres as an Alternative to Docker Swarm
    Farrukh
    0

    It doesn't seem to be an alternative to the Docker Swarm. It is a PostgreSQL distribution for Kubernetes.

    Docker Swarm Icon
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    • StackGres is Free and Open SourceDocker Swarm is Free and Proprietary
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