FreeBSD Jails AlternativesVirtualization Tools and other similar apps like FreeBSD Jails

FreeBSD Jails is described as 'The FreeBSD jail mechanism is an implementation of operating system-level virtualization that allows system administrators to partition a FreeBSD-based computer system into several independent mini-systems called jails' and is a Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are nine alternatives to FreeBSD Jails for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Self-Hosted and VMware Workstation Pro apps. The best FreeBSD Jails alternative is Docker, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FreeBSD Jails are Vagrant, Docker Desktop, Davit and containerd.

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • TrueNAS
     
  2. Vagrant icon
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Source Available

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • VirtualBox
    • VMware Workstation Pro
    • VMware Fusion
    • FreeBSD
     
  3. Docker Desktop icon
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    Docker Desktop is a one-click-install application that lets you to build, share, and run containerized applications and microservices.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Davit icon
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    Native macOS app enabling Linux containers on Apple silicon with direct connection to Apple’s daemon, live stats, interactive terminal, file system access, registry login, and editable platform settings. No Electron, browser, or admin access required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  5. containerd icon
     6 likes

    An industry-standard container runtime with an emphasis on simplicity, robustness and portability

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. rkt icon
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    rkt is the next-generation container manager for Linux clusters. Designed for security, simplicity, and composability within modern cluster architectures, rkt discovers, verifies, fetches, and executes application containers with pluggable isolation.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Singularity icon
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    Singularity is a container solution with a focus on building reproducible software stacks and running them most efficiently on existing HPC, scientific, compute farm and even enterprise architectures.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Kata Containers is an open source, secure container runtime with lightweight virtual machines that feel and perform like containers, but provide stronger workload isolation using hardware virtualization technology as a second layer of defense.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Dockercraft icon
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    Docker + Minecraft = Dockercraft. Contribute to docker/dockercraft development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minecraft
    • Docker
     
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