rkt AlternativesVirtualization Tools and other similar apps like rkt

rkt is described as 'The next-generation container manager for Linux clusters. Designed for security, simplicity, and composability within modern cluster architectures, rkt discovers, verifies, fetches, and executes application containers with pluggable isolation' and is a Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to rkt for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Self-Hosted and Minecraft apps. The best rkt alternative is Docker, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like rkt are Flatpak, Podman, containerd and AppImageKit.

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  1. Docker icon

    Docker

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    Docker is an open-source engine that automates the deployment of any application as a lightweight, portable, self-sufficient container that will run virtually anywhere.

    29 Docker alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • TrueNAS
    Docker screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Container Virtualization
    2.  Virtualization
    3.  Server Management
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Portable
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Hypervisor

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    • Docker is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to rkt.

    • Docker is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to rkt.

    • Docker is Freemium and Open Sourcerkt is Free and Open Source
    • Docker is Lightweightrkt is not according to our users
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    Flatpak

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    Distributing applications on Linux is a pain: different distributions in multiple versions, each with their own versions of libraries and packaging formats. Flatpak is here to change all that. It allows the same app to be installed on different Linux distributions, including...

    25 Flatpak alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Flatpak screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  User friendly

    Features

    1.  Multiple Repository Support
    2.  Package Installing
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Sandbox
    5.  App Distribution

    Flatpak VS rkt

     
  4. Podman icon

    Podman

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    Podman is a daemon-less container runtime for managing containers, pods, and container images. It is intended as a counterpart to CRI-O, to provide low-level debugging not available through the CRI interface used by Kubernetes.

    11 Podman alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Red Hat
    Manage containers. Part 1 of 3. Supported engines and orchestrators include Podman, Docker, Lima, kind, Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat OpenShift Developer Sandbox.

    Podman Features

    1.  Secure containerization
    2.  No Root Required
    3.  Self-hosted
    4.  Container Virtualization
    5.  Docker Container
    6.  Container Orchestration
    7.  Kubernetes

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  5. containerd icon

    containerd

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    An industry-standard container runtime with an emphasis on simplicity, robustness and portability

    21 containerd alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    containerd Features

    1.  Container Virtualization

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  6. AppImageKit icon

    AppImageKit

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    Using AppImageKit you can package desktop applications as AppImages that run on common Linux-based operating systems, such as RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian and derivatives.

    12 AppImageKit alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    AppImageKit screenshot 1

    AppImageKit Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Distributed

    AppImageKit VS rkt

     

  7. FreeBSD Jails

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    The FreeBSD jail mechanism is an implementation of operating system-level virtualization that allows system administrators to partition a FreeBSD-based computer system into several independent mini-systems called jails.

    8 FreeBSD Jails alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • DragonFly BSD

    FreeBSD Jails Features

    1.  Container Virtualization

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  9. CRI-O icon

    CRI-O

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    CRI-O is an implementation of the Kubernetes CRI (Container Runtime Interface) to enable using OCI (Open Container Initiative) compatible runtimes. It is a lightweight alternative to using Docker as the runtime for kubernetes.

    7 CRI-O alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    CRI-O Features

    1.  Container Virtualization

    CRI-O VS rkt

     
  10. Singularity icon

    Singularity

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    Singularity is a container solution with a focus on building reproducible software stacks and running them most efficiently on existing HPC, scientific, compute farm and even enterprise architectures.

    9 Singularity alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Screenshot of singularity building an hello-world container

    Singularity Features

    1.  Container Virtualization
    2.  Single file container

    Singularity VS rkt

     

  11. plash

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    plash is a flexible container build and run engine. It supports rootless containers, needs no daemons and runs inside docker.

    9 plash alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    plash Features

    1. Docker icon  Support for Docker

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  12. Dockercraft icon

    Dockercraft

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    Docker + Minecraft = Dockercraft. Contribute to docker/dockercraft development by creating an account on GitHub.

    16 Dockercraft alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minecraft
    • Docker
    Discontinued

    The GitHub repository has been archived in August 2024.

    Dockercraft Features

    1.  Hypervisor
    2. Docker icon  Support for Docker

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  13. DataCol icon

    DataCol

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    Datacol is a control layer on top of cloud (AWS/GCP), to provide Heroku like experience with the power of Kubernetes under the hood.

    15 DataCol alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    DataCol screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update is from 2018.

    DataCol Features

    1. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    2.  Google Cloud
    3.  Cloud based

    DataCol VS rkt

     
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    Chef Habitat

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    Open-source software that creates platform-independent build artifacts and provides built-in deployment and management capabilities.

    15 Chef Habitat alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Chef Habitat screenshot 1

    Chef Habitat Features

    1.  Container Virtualization
    2.  Container Orchestration
    3.  Automated deployment

    Chef Habitat VS rkt

     
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