Apps similar to Portainer include Docker, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Arcane - Docker Management UI, Coolify, Cockpit Project and CapRover. You're spoiled for choice with Docker Managers like Portainer: we list more than 25 alternatives for self-hosting, Linux, Mac, Windows and the web.
Levelrail is a self-hosted, open-source deployment platform: an alternative to Heroku, Vercel, and Railway that runs on your own Linux servers. Push to a git repo and get a running app with HTTPS, logs, metrics, and one-click rollback.
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Radar is an open-source Kubernetes UI that runs as a single Go binary - no account, no in-cluster agent required, nothing to assemble. Point it at a kubeconfig and it shows a live model of the cluster: grouped Applications, Issues folded to their root cause, topology, an event...
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Self-hosted Docker management and monitoring platform with multi-host support, Compose, logs, alerts, RBAC, vulnerability scanning, and MCP integration.
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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.
Docker DB Manager is a desktop application that simplifies Docker database container management. No complex commands, no terminal, just an intuitive interface to create and manage your development databases.
SpainEU
quadletman is a browser-based admin UI for running Podman containers on a headless Linux server. Instead of talking to the Podman socket at runtime, it generates and manages Quadlet unit files — the systemd-native way to declare containers as persistent services.
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