Portainer Alternatives

Portainer is described as 'Community Edition is a lightweight service delivery platform for containerized applications that can be used to manage Docker, Swarm, and Kubernetes environments. It is designed to be as simple to deploy as it is to use' and is a popular Docker Manager in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Portainer for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, Docker, Mac and Windows apps. The best Portainer alternative is Arcane - Docker Management UI, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Portainer are Coolify, Cockpit Project, CapRover and Dockpeek.

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Portainer alternatives are mainly Docker Managers, but if you're looking for Server Management Tools or Virtualization Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Portainer.
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  1. Dokemon icon
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    Docker Container Management GUI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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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
     
  3. WhaleDeck icon
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    WhaleDeck is your all-in-one Docker environment manager. Reduce complexity and stay productive with a visual dashboard that centralizes performance metrics, container logs, and actions across multiple servers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • WhaleDeck is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Portainer.

    • WhaleDeck is Freemium and ProprietaryPortainer is Free Personal and Open Source
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Comments about LinuxServer.io as an Alternative to Portainer
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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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    SSM blends the automation powerhouse of Ansible with the portable setup of Docker in a clean and engaging interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  6. DockStation icon
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    DockStation is a developer-centric application for managing projects based on Docker. Instead of lots of CLI commands you can monitor, configure, and manage services and containers while using just a GUI.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    sen is a terminal user interface for containers:

    it can interactively manage your containers and images: start, stop, restart, kill, delete,... there is a "dashboard" view for containers and images you are able to inspect containers and images sen can fetch logs of con.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Docker
    • Python
    • Linux
     
  8. Dockman icon
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    A Docker management tool for users who want unfiltered access to their Docker Compose files.

    28 Dockman alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  9. StackGres icon
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    StackGres is a full-stack PostgreSQL distribution for Kubernetes, packed into an easy deployment unit. With a carefully selected and tuned set of surrounding PostgreSQL components.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
    • PostgreSQL
     
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    Comments about StackGres as an Alternative to Portainer
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    It's a kubernetes hosted version of PostgreSQL, not a container manager.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • StackGres is Free and Open SourcePortainer is Free Personal and Open Source
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    Isaiah is a self-hostable service that enables you to manage all your Docker resources on a remote server. It is an attempt at recreating the Lazydocker command-line application from scratch, while making it available as a web application without compromising on the features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  11. Deckrun icon
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    Deckrun is a deployment platform designed to help developers and small teams run their applications on managed cloud providers without the usual complexity. By combining the ease of use of a PaaS with the power of Kubernetes, Deckrun allows you to turn the cloud into your own...

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Deckrun is the most popular commercial alternative to Portainer.

    • Deckrun is Paid and ProprietaryPortainer is Free Personal and Open Source
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