Rancher Desktop Alternatives

Rancher Desktop is described as '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' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Rancher Desktop for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Self-Hosted and Docker apps. The best Rancher Desktop alternative is Arcane - Docker Management UI, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Rancher Desktop are Portainer, Kubernetes, Coolify and Dockpeek.

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  1. Arcane - Docker Management UI icon

    Arcane - Docker Management UI

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    Web-based UI for Docker offers real-time monitoring, live resource updates, container actions, image management, network configuration, persistent volume creation, and resource visualization with a modern, intuitive design, covering all core Docker workflows.

    21 Arcane - Docker Management UI alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

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

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

    • Arcane - Docker Management UI is Free and Open SourceRancher Desktop is also Free and Open Source
    • Arcane - Docker Management UI is Privacy focusedRancher Desktop is not according to our users
  2. Portainer icon

    Portainer

     75 likes

    Portainer 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.

    27 Portainer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (Zlib)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
    Portainer screenshot 1
     

    • Portainer is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Rancher Desktop.

    • Portainer is Free Personal and Open SourceRancher Desktop is Free and Open Source
    • Portainer is LightweightRancher Desktop is not according to our users
  4. Kubernetes icon

    Kubernetes

     75 likes

    Kubernetes is an open source orchestration system for Docker containers.

    52 Kubernetes alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

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

    • Kubernetes is Free and Open SourceRancher Desktop is also Free and Open Source
  5. Coolify icon

    Coolify

     28 likes

    An open-source, hassle-free, self-hostable Heroku & Netlify alternative.

    66 Coolify alternatives

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    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 SaaS alternative to Rancher Desktop.

    • Coolify is Freemium and Open SourceRancher Desktop is Free and Open Source
    • Coolify is Privacy focusedRancher Desktop is not according to our users
  6. Dockpeek icon

    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...

    15 Dockpeek alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  7. Cloudron icon

    Cloudron

     76 likes

    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Currently installed apps grid.
     
  9. OpenShift icon

    OpenShift

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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.

    65 OpenShift alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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  10. OrbStack icon

    OrbStack

     16 likes

    OrbStack is an alternative to Docker Desktop for macOS, designed to offer improved performance for Docker and virtual machines on Linux running on Mac computers. It addresses performance issues that have been experienced in the past, particularly on models with Apple Silicon.

    10 OrbStack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    OrbStack screenshot 1
     

    • OrbStack is the most popular Mac alternative to Rancher Desktop.

    • OrbStack is Free Personal and ProprietaryRancher Desktop is Free and Open Source
    • OrbStack is LightweightRancher Desktop is not according to our users
  11. Podman Desktop icon

    Podman Desktop

     12 likes

    This tool allows to browse, manage lifecycle of containers, inspect containers, images from different container engines. It includes a tray icon support. It can connect to multiple engines at the same time and provides an unified interface.

    7 Podman Desktop alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Podman Desktop screenshot 1
     
  12. Rancher icon

    Rancher

     47 likes

    Rancher is an 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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  13. Lazydocker icon

    Lazydocker

     16 likes

    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 (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
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  14. Seabird icon

    Seabird

     9 likes

    Seabird is a native cross-platform Kubernetes desktop client that makes it super easy to explore your cluster's resources. We aim to visualize all common resource types in a simple, bloat-free user interface.

    19 Seabird alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Flathub
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