OpenFaas Alternatives

OpenFaas is described as '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' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to OpenFaas for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Web-based, SaaS and Mac apps. The best OpenFaas alternative is Kubernetes, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like OpenFaas are Heroku, CapRover, Rancher and Docker Swarm.

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OpenFaas alternatives page was last updated Aug 31, 2023
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  1. Kubernetes icon

    Kubernetes

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    Kubernetes is an open source orchestration system for Docker containers.

    48 Kubernetes alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Kubernetes screenshot 1

    Kubernetes Features

    1.  Container Orchestration
    2.  VPS
    3.  Hypervisor

    Kubernetes VS OpenFaas

     

    • Kubernetes is the most popular Web-based alternative to OpenFaas.

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

    • Kubernetes is Free and Open SourceOpenFaas is also Free and Open Source
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    Heroku

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    Heroku is a platform as a service (PaaS) that enables developers to build, run, and operate applications entirely in the cloud.

    161 Heroku alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Heroku screenshot 1

    Heroku Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Custom DNS
    3.  VPS
    4.  Managed Database Hosting
    5.  Clojure
    6.  Automated deployment
    7.  Platform as a service

    Heroku VS OpenFaas

     

    • Heroku is the most popular commercial alternative to OpenFaas.

    • Heroku is Paid and ProprietaryOpenFaas is Free and Open Source
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    CapRover

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    CapRover is an extremely easy to use app/database deployment & web server manager, PaaS, for your NodeJS, Python, PHP, ASP.NET, Ruby, MySQL, MongoDB, Postgres, WordPress (and etc...) applications!

    41 CapRover alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NZ flagNew Zealand

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    Properties

    1.  Scalable

    Features

    1.  Simple installation
    2.  HTTPS Support
    3.  Docker UI management
    4.  Custom fixed subdomains
    5.  Remote Deployment

    CapRover VS OpenFaas

     

    • CapRover is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to OpenFaas.

    • CapRover is Free and ProprietaryOpenFaas is Free and Open Source
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    Rancher

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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.

    32 Rancher alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Rancher Features

    1. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    2.  Cloud Monitoring

    Rancher VS OpenFaas

     

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

    • Rancher is Free Personal and Open SourceOpenFaas is Free and Open Source
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    Docker Swarm

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    Docker Swarm 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...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    Docker Swarm Features

    1. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    2.  VPS
    3.  Hypervisor

    Docker Swarm VS OpenFaas

     

    • Docker Swarm is the most popular Mac alternative to OpenFaas.

    • Docker Swarm is Free and ProprietaryOpenFaas is Free and Open Source
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    Dokku

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    Docker powered mini-Heroku in around 100 lines of Bash.

    32 Dokku alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Dokku Features

    1. Docker icon  Support for Docker

    Dokku VS OpenFaas

     
  9. Rancher Desktop icon

    Rancher Desktop

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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.

    34 Rancher Desktop alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Rancher Desktop Features

    1.  Kubernetes

    Rancher Desktop VS OpenFaas

     
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    AWS Lambda

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    AWS Lambda is a compute service that runs your code in response to events and automatically manages the underlying compute resources for you.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
    AWS Lambda screenshot 1

    AWS Lambda Features

    1.  Multiple languages
    2.  VPS
    3.  Notifications
    4.  SMS Messaging

    AWS Lambda VS OpenFaas

     

    • AWS Lambda is the most popular SaaS alternative to OpenFaas.

    • AWS Lambda is Freemium and ProprietaryOpenFaas is Free and Open Source
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    Qovery

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    Qovery is the first Container as a Service (CaaS) platform that allows any developer to deploy an application in just a few seconds.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Qovery Features

    1.  Platform as a service
    2.  Kubernetes

    Qovery VS OpenFaas

     
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    Apache Mesos

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    Apache Mesos is a cluster manager that simplifies the complexity of running applications on a shared pool of servers.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Apache Mesos screenshot 1

    Apache Mesos Features

    1.  VPS
    2.  Hypervisor

    Apache Mesos VS OpenFaas

     
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    IBM Cloud Functions

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    Based on Apache OpenWhisk, IBM Cloud Functions is a polyglot functions-as-a-service (FaaS) programming platform for developing lightweight code that scalably executes on demand.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    IBM Cloud Functions screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Scalable

    Features

    1.  Auto Scaling
    2.  Serverless

    IBM Cloud Functions VS OpenFaas

     
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    Cycle.io

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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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Cycle.io screenshot 1

    Cycle.io Features

    1.  Container Orchestration
    2.  Multi-cloud management
    3.  Cloud based

    Cycle.io VS OpenFaas

     
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