Vagrant Alternatives

Apps similar to Vagrant include virt-manager, which is free and open source. Other options are Kubernetes, VMPal, Lima and Multipass. Virtualization Tools like Vagrant are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. lume VM icon
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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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Python
    • Apple Swift
    • Homebrew
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  2. Apache Mesos icon
     20 likes

    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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  3. Laragon icon
     94 likes

    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.

    52 Laragon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Singularity icon
     10 likes

    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.

    10 Singularity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
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  5.  1 like

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. Chef Habitat icon
     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Karton VM icon
     2 likes

    A Libvirt-based Virtual Machine Manager for KDE.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
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  8. Dockercraft icon
     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Minecraft
    • Docker
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  9.  2 likes

    Desktop application sandboxing for Linux. It basically lets you start any installed binary in a configurable container. Changes are stored through copy-on-write.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. WunderPreview icon
     4 likes

    Get a live preview environment for every new feature – fully automated. Share previews with co-workers, managers, or customers. WunderPreview simplifies feedback loops so you can deliver better software faster.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Good alternative?
     
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  11. SwiftVM icon
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    Native macOS app for running macOS and Linux virtual machines, built with Swift and Apple's Virtualization framework.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  12. Flint is a modern, self-contained KVM management tool built for developers, sysadmins, and home labs who want zero bloat and maximum efficiency. It was built in a few hours out of a sudden urge for something better.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
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