Portainer AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Server Management Tools

The best Server Management alternative to Portainer is Coolify, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Portainer and six of them are Server Management Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Server Management Tool alternatives to Portainer are Cockpit Project, CapRover, Cycle.io and Dokemon.

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  1. Coolify icon

    Coolify

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    An open-source, hassle-free, self-hostable Heroku & Netlify alternative.

    64 Coolify alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    A Container page for a given Resource, for a given Project, lists all the containers for a resource.
     

    • Coolify is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to Portainer.

    • Coolify is Freemium and Open SourcePortainer is Free Personal and Open Source
    • Coolify is Privacy focusedPortainer is not according to our users
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    Cockpit Project

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    Makes it easy to administer Linux servers via a web browser. It allows you to easily perform simple tasks like storage administration, inspecting journals, starting & stopping services, monitoring & administering several servers at once.

    32 Cockpit Project alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Comments about Cockpit Project as an Alternative to Portainer
    Guest
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    Cockpit is a SERVER manager, it manages a ton more than just Docker/Podman

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    server managaer, no conainer manager

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. Cockpit Project is a legitimate Portainer alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Cockpit Project is the most popular Linux alternative to Portainer.

    • Cockpit Project is Free and Open SourcePortainer is Free Personal and Open Source
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    CapRover

     47 likes
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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!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    Captain Architecture in One Picture
     
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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.

    45 Cycle.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Comments about Cycle.io as an Alternative to Portainer
    Lexi
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    Cycle is an easy-to-use, fully managed container orchestration platform with a depth of functionality that gives developers the tools and capabilities of an elite DevOps team at a fraction of the cost.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    This is a orchestrator, not a manager

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Cycle.io is Freemium and ProprietaryPortainer is Free Personal and Open Source
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    Dokemon

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    Docker Container Management GUI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Manage containers, images, volumes, networks
     
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    Server Compass

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    Server Compass gives you the same deployment experience as Vercel, Railway, or Render - but on your own cheap VPS. No terminals, no YAML, just ship.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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