Docker Swarm Alternatives

Apps similar to Docker Swarm include Kubernetes, which is free and open source. Other options are Rancher, Rancher Desktop, Dokku and DDEV. You can choose from more than 10 Virtualization Tools like Docker Swarm for Linux, self-hosting, the web, Windows and Mac.

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  1. 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.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Rancher Desktop icon
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    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.

    53 Rancher Desktop alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. 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
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  4. DDEV icon
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    Local or cloud development environment for web developers. Powered by Docker. But without the complexities of bespoke configuration.

    22 DDEV alternatives

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

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  6. 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)
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  7. 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.

    34 Apache Mesos alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. Mesosphere DCOS organizes your entire infrastructure as if it was a single computer. It runs all your apps and workloads, from PaaS-based microservices to big data to databases.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
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