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The best Virtualization alternative to FreeBSD Jails is Docker, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked eight alternatives to FreeBSD Jails and five of them are Virtualization Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Virtualization Tool alternatives to FreeBSD Jails are Vagrant, containerd, rkt and Dockercraft.

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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.

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FreeBSD Jails alternatives page was last updated Mar 20, 2019
  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.

    29 Docker alternatives
    Docker screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • TrueNAS

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Container Virtualization
    2.  Virtualization
    3.  Server Management
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Portable
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Hypervisor
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    Docker VS FreeBSD Jails

    Is Docker a good alternative to FreeBSD Jails?
     
    • Docker is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to FreeBSD Jails.

    • Docker is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to FreeBSD Jails.

    • Docker is Freemium and Open SourceFreeBSD Jails is Free and Open Source
    • Docker is LightweightFreeBSD Jails is not according to our users
  2. Vagrant icon
     102 likes

    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...

    19 Vagrant alternatives
    Vagrant screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • VirtualBox
    • VMware Workstation Pro
    • VMware Fusion
    • FreeBSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Container Virtualization
    2.  Automated provisioning
    3.  Cluster management
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    Vagrant VS FreeBSD Jails

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  3. containerd icon
     4 likes

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

    21 containerd alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    containerd Features

    1.  Container Virtualization
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    containerd VS FreeBSD Jails

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  4. rkt icon
     6 likes

    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.

    13 rkt alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    According to their Github page at https://github.com/rkt/rkt, the project has been discontinued. The repository has been archived.

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    rkt VS FreeBSD Jails

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  5. Dockercraft icon
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    Docker + Minecraft = Dockercraft. Contribute to docker/dockercraft development by creating an account on GitHub.

    16 Dockercraft alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minecraft
    • Docker

    Dockercraft Features

    1.  Hypervisor
    2. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    Discontinued

    The GitHub repository has been archived in August 2024.

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    Dockercraft VS FreeBSD Jails

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