Vagrant AlternativesVirtualization Tools and other similar apps like Vagrant

Vagrant is described as 'Create and manage virtualized development environments. Vagrant is a tool for building complete development environments. With an easy-to-use workflow and focus on automation, Vagrant lowers development environment setup time, increases development/production parity, and makes' and is a very popular Virtualization tool in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Vagrant for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Web-based and BSD apps. The best Vagrant alternative is virt-manager, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Vagrant are Kubernetes, Packer, Lando and FreeBSD Jails.

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  1. virt-manager icon

    virt-manager

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    Comprehensive desktop tool for managing virtual machines using libvirt, supporting KVM, Xen, and Linux Containers. It offers performance stats, resource allocation and virtual hardware configuration with VNC and SPICE clients for graphical consoles.

    33 virt-manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    virt-manager is not a tool to automate vm creation.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. virt-manager is a legitimate Vagrant alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • virt-manager is the most popular Linux alternative to Vagrant.

    • virt-manager is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Vagrant.

    • virt-manager is Free and Open SourceVagrant is also Free and Open Source
    • virt-manager is Privacy focused, Security-focused and CustomizableVagrant is not according to our users
  2. Kubernetes icon

    Kubernetes

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    Kubernetes is an open source orchestration system for Docker containers.

    51 Kubernetes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Kubernetes is designed for running production cluster, while Vagrant is solely designed for local development.

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    • Some users think Kubernetes is a great Vagrant alternative, some don't.

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

    • Kubernetes is Free and Open SourceVagrant is also Free and Open Source
  4. Packer icon

    Packer

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    Packer is a "source available" tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration. Packer is lightweight, runs on every major operating system, and is highly performant, creating machine images for multiple platforms in...

    5 Packer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Solaris
     

    • Packer is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Vagrant.

    • Packer is Freemium and ProprietaryVagrant is Free and Open Source
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    Lando

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    Lando is a free, open source, cross-platform, local development environment and DevOps tool built on Docker container technology and developed by Tandem.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • DragonFly BSD
     
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    DDEV

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    Local or cloud development environment for web developers. Powered by Docker. But without the complexities of bespoke configuration.

    19 DDEV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Cycle.io

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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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    • Cycle.io is the most popular SaaS alternative to Vagrant.

    • Cycle.io is Freemium and ProprietaryVagrant is Free and Open Source
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    Stakkr

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    Stakkr is a lightweight development environment that relies on docker to deploy and link containers of all types. It can be installed in 3 steps : docker, stakkr then configuration. The config file is very simple and multiple services are included.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Apache Mesos

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    Apache Mesos is a cluster manager that simplifies the complexity of running applications on a shared pool of servers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Mesos is designed for running production cluster, while Vagrant is solely designed for local development.

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    • Apache Mesos is Free and Open SourceVagrant is also Free and Open Source
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    lume VM

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    A lightweight CLI and local API server to create, run and manage macOS and Linux virtual machines (VMs) natively on Apple Silicon.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Python
    • Apple Swift
    • Homebrew
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    Laragon

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    A lightweight, fast and convenient modern LAMP Server with Redis and Memcached, extremely high performance. Laragon'll turn your computer into a powerful server in a minute so you can host Wordpress, Joomla, Magento, Drupal, and Prestashop quickly and effortlessly.

    49 Laragon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    LAMP vs VM creation automation

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Laragon is the most popular commercial alternative to Vagrant.

    • Laragon is Paid and Open SourceVagrant is Free and Open Source
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about Singularity as an Alternative to Vagrant
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    More lightweight, faster boot time

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Singularity is Free and Open SourceVagrant is also Free and Open Source
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