Rancher AlternativesDocker Managers and other similar apps like Rancher

Rancher is described as 'Open source container management platform built for organizations that deploy containers in production. Rancher makes it easy to run Kubernetes everywhere, meet IT requirements, and empower DevOps teams' and is a Docker Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Rancher for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Web-based, Mac and Windows apps. The best Rancher alternative is Kubernetes, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Rancher are Arcane - Docker Management UI, Coolify, OpenShift and Dockpeek.

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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
     
    • Most users think Kubernetes is a great Rancher alternative.

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

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

    • Kubernetes is Free and Open SourceRancher is Free Personal and Open Source
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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
     
    • Arcane - Docker Management UI is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Rancher.

    • Arcane - Docker Management UI is Free and Open SourceRancher is Free Personal and Open Source
    • Arcane - Docker Management UI is Privacy focusedRancher is not according to our users
  3. 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 alternative to Rancher.

    • Coolify is Freemium and Open SourceRancher is Free Personal and Open Source
    • Coolify is Privacy focusedRancher is not according to our users
  4. 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
     
  5. Dockpeek icon
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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
     
  6. Cloudron icon
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    Cloudron is a complete solution for managing apps & users on your own server. Easily deploy production ready apps from the app library and keep them automatically up-to-date. It even comes with a built-in email server and web clients!.

    59 Cloudron alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Cloudron is the most popular Linux alternative to Rancher.

    • Cloudron is Freemium and ProprietaryRancher is Free Personal and Open Source
    • Cloudron is Privacy focusedRancher is not according to our users
  7. Dokemon icon
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    Docker Container Management GUI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Docker Swarm icon
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    Docker Swarm is native clustering for Docker. It allows you create and access to a pool of Docker hosts using the full suite of Docker tools. Because Docker Swarm serves the standard Docker API, any tool that already communicates with a Docker daemon can use Swarm to...

    19 Docker Swarm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
    • Docker Swarm is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Rancher.

    • Docker Swarm is Free and ProprietaryRancher is Free Personal and Open Source
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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. Kublr icon
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    Kublr offers enterprise-grade secure, scalable, highly reliable Kubernetes clusters on AWS, Azure, GCP, vSphere, and on-premise. It includes out-of-the-box multi-cluster centralized Kubernetes operations, monitoring, and other enterprise features.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Kublr is the most popular commercial alternative to Rancher.

    • Kublr is Paid and ProprietaryRancher is Free Personal and Open Source
    • Kublr is CustomizableRancher is not according to our users
  11. Cycle.io icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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