Open Source OpenShift Alternatives

The best open source alternative to OpenShift is Kubernetes. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to OpenShift and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to OpenShift are Rancher, Rancher Desktop, Kubero and Qovery.

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

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  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.

    37 Rancher alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. 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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Kubero icon
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    Kubero is a fully self-hosted Internal Developer Platform (IDP) that brings the workflows of Heroku to your Kubernetes cluster. It enables you to deploy your applications with a few clicks on the Dashboard or by CLI.

    31 Kubero alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Kubernetes
     
  5. Qovery icon
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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.

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Cloudify icon
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    Cloudify is an orchestration-first, model-driven cloud management platform native to Network function virtualization (NFV), that is open source and based on the TOSCA standard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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  7. Porter icon
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    Porter is an alternative to Heroku that runs in your own cloud (AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean, etc). Get started on Porter without the overhead of DevOps and fully customize your infra later when you need to.

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Radius icon
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    Radius is an open-source, cloud-native, application platform that enables developers and the operators that support them to define, deploy, and collaborate on cloud-native applications across public clouds and private infrastructure.

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    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. ComputeStacks icon
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    ComputeStacks is an open-source container management platform built for hosters, enabling service providers to offer containers as a service to their customers. ComputeStacks is also very suitable for dev teams who want to test or run their applications on Docker containers.

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Dokploy icon
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    Dokploy is a free self-hostable Platform as a Service (PaaS) that simplifies the deployment and management of applications and databases.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  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. CloudStack icon
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    Apache's CloudStack is a Project backed by Citrix and designed to be a direct competitor to OpenStack. It is designed to deploy and manage large networks of virtual machines, as a highly available, highly scalable Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud computing platform.

    32 CloudStack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Online
     
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