Porter Alternatives

Porter is described as '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' and is a Cloud Hosting service in the online services category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Porter for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, SaaS, Self-Hosted, Linux and Windows apps. The best Porter alternative is Kubernetes, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Porter are DigitalOcean, Heroku, Coolify and Linode.

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

    50 Kubernetes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Kubernetes is the most popular Web-based alternative to Porter.

    • Kubernetes is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Porter.

    • Kubernetes is Free and Open SourcePorter is Paid and Open Source
  2. DigitalOcean icon
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    A cloud computing service offering Droplets for virtual servers, managed Kubernetes, Spaces object storage, and managed databases. Ideal for developers and startups to deploy, manage, and scale applications efficiently in web hosting and data processing.

    204 DigitalOcean alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • DigitalOcean is the most popular commercial alternative to Porter.

    • DigitalOcean is Paid and ProprietaryPorter is Paid and Open Source
  3. Heroku icon
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    Heroku is a platform as a service (PaaS) that enables developers to build, run, and operate applications entirely in the cloud.

    174 Heroku alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. Coolify icon
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    An open-source, hassle-free, self-hostable Heroku & Netlify alternative.

    64 Coolify alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Coolify is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Porter.

    • Coolify is Freemium and Open SourcePorter is Paid and Open Source
    • Coolify is Privacy focusedPorter is not according to our users
  5. Linode icon
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    Linode’s cloud computing platform was launched in 2003, to accelerate innovation by making Linux virtual machines simple, affordable, and accessible to all. Since then, 100,000’s of developers and businesses around the world have deployed and scaled their modern applications...

    169 Linode alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Netlify icon
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    An all-in-one workflow that combines global deployment, continuous integration, and automatic HTTPS. And that’s just the beginning.

    65 Netlify alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Vercel icon
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    Deploy to the most powerful serverless platform in the world with just one command.

    84 Vercel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. SwiftWave icon
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    SwiftWave is a self-hosted, lightweight PaaS solution for easily deploying and managing your applications on any server. It's an open-source alternative to Heroku, Netlify, and Render.

    49 SwiftWave alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  9. CapRover icon
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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!

    48 CapRover alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  10. OpenShift icon
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    Red Hat OpenShift is a trusted, comprehensive, and consistent platform to develop, modernize, and deploy applications at scale, including today’s AI-enabled apps. Deliver better experiences faster with a complete set of services for bringing apps to market on your choice of infrastructure.

    64 OpenShift alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
     
  11. Microsoft Azure icon
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    The Azure cloud platform is more than 200 products and cloud services designed to help you bring new solutions to life—to solve today’s challenges and create the future. Build, run, and manage applications across multiple clouds, on-premises, and at the edge, with the tools and...

    189 Microsoft Azure alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • Microsoft Azure is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Porter.

    • Microsoft Azure is Paid and ProprietaryPorter is Paid and Open Source
  12. Laravel Cloud icon
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    Effortlessly deploy and scale Laravel apps without server management. Enjoy built-in autoscaling, caching, and enterprise-grade security. Start quickly in under 60 seconds with zero configuration, access logs, metrics, and more. Manage multiple environments and team collaboration seamlessly.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Laravel
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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