Open Source Portainer AlternativesDocker Managers and other similar apps like Portainer

The best open source alternative to Portainer is Arcane - Docker Management UI. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Portainer and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Portainer are Coolify, Cockpit Project, Dockpeek and Lazydocker.

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  1. Arcane - Docker Management UI icon

    Arcane - Docker Management UI

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    Arcane is a modern, web-based interface for managing your Docker environment, built with SvelteKit. It offers a clean, intuitive overview and powerful management tools for your containers, images, volumes, and networks—all in one place.

    21 Arcane - Docker Management UI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    • Arcane - Docker Management UI is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Portainer.

    • Arcane - Docker Management UI is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Portainer.

    • Arcane - Docker Management UI is Free and Open SourcePortainer is Free Personal and Open Source
    • Arcane - Docker Management UI is Privacy focusedPortainer is not according to our users
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    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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    Cockpit is a SERVER manager, it manages a ton more than just Docker/Podman

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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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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    Dockpeek

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    Dockpeek is a lightweight, self-hosted Docker dashboard that allows you to view and access exposed container ports with a clean, click-to-access interface. It supports both local Docker sockets and remote hosts via socket-proxy, making it easy to keep an eye on multiple Docker...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  6. Lazydocker icon

    Lazydocker

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    Memorising docker commands is hard. Memorising aliases is slightly less hard. Keeping track of your containers across multiple terminal windows is near impossible. What if you had all the information you needed in one terminal window with every common command living one keypress...

    29 Lazydocker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
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    • Almost everyone thinks Lazydocker is a great Portainer alternative.

    • Lazydocker is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Portainer.

    • Lazydocker is Free and Open SourcePortainer is Free Personal and Open Source
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    Dockge

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    Dockge could be considered a Portainer replacement if you're only managing your container with docker-compose. However, for managing docker networks and single containers, Portainer might still be necessary. You can install both Dockge and Portainer.

    19 Dockge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  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.

    43 Rancher Desktop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Yacht icon

    Yacht

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    A web interface for managing docker containers with an emphasis on templating to provide 1 click deployments. Yacht is a flask based container management UI with a focus on templates and 1-click deployments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    Komo.do

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    A tool to build and deploy software on many servers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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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
     

  13. cruise

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    Cruise is a powerful, intuitive, and fully-featured TUI (Terminal User Interface) for interacting with Docker. Built with Go and Bubbletea, it offers a visually rich, keyboard-first experience for managing containers, images, volumes, networks, logs and more — all from your terminal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Docker
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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  14. LinuxServer.io

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    Building and maintaining community images We are a group of like minded enthusiasts from across the world who build and maintain the largest collection of Docker images on the web, and at our core are the principles behind Free and Open Source Softwa.

    3 LinuxServer.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    LinuxServer.io provides images for containers and portainer is a dashboard to control the containers

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • LinuxServer.io is Free and Open SourcePortainer is Free Personal and Open Source
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