Software Alternatives, Accelerators & Startups

Docker

Docker is an open platform that enables developers and system administrators to create distributed applications.

Some of the top features or benefits of Docker are: Portability, Efficiency, Isolation, Scalability, Continuous Integration and Deployment, and Community and Ecosystem. You can visit the info page to learn more.

Best Docker Alternatives & Competitors in 2025

The best Docker alternatives based on verified products, community votes, reviews and other factors.
Filter: 12 Open-Source Alternatives. Latest update:

  1. 110

    Kubernetes is an open source orchestration system for Docker containers

    Open Source

    /kubernetes-alternatives
  2. 71

    Open Source Platform for Running a Private Container Service

    Open Source

    /rancher-alternatives
  3. Monitor all your cloud services with our status page aggregator. IT teams choose IsDown to monitor all their vendors and get alerts whenever an outage occurs. Integration with Datadog, PagerDuty, Slack, Microsoft Teams, and a lot more.

    Try for free paid Free Trial $37.0 / Monthly (Pro)

    Try for free
  4. 81

    Apache Karaf is a lightweight, modern and polymorphic container powered by OSGi.

    /apache-karaf-alternatives
  5. 96

    Simple management UI for Docker

    Open Source

    /portainer-alternatives
  6. 62

    A powerful platform to build web and mobile apps that scale automatically.

    /google-app-engine-alternatives
  7. 50

    Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is the secure and comprehensive enterprise-grade container platform based on industry standards, Docker and Kubernetes.

    /openshift-container-platform-alternatives
  8. 40

    Google Kubernetes Engine is a powerful cluster manager and orchestration system for running your Docker containers. Set up a cluster in minutes.

    /google-kubernetes-engine-alternatives
  9. 37

    Amazon EC2 Container Service is a highly scalable, high-performance​ container management service that supports Docker containers.

    Open Source

    /amazon-ecs-alternatives
  10. 28

    Agile deployment platform for Ruby, Node.js, Clojure, Java, Python, and Scala. Setup takes only minutes and deploys are instant through git. Leave tedious server maintenance to Heroku and focus on your code.

    /heroku-alternatives
  11. 51

    Amazon S3 is an object storage where users can store data from their business on a safe, cloud-based platform. Amazon S3 operates in 54 availability zones within 18 graphic regions and 1 local region.

    /amazon-s3-alternatives
  12. 31

    Simple debugging tool for pods and images

    Open Source

    /podman-alternatives
  13. 17

    Amazon Web Services offers reliable, scalable, and inexpensive cloud computing services. Free to join, pay only for what you use.

    /amazon-aws-alternatives
  14. 50

    Quickly deploy and manage applications in the AWS cloud.

    Open Source

    /aws-elastic-beanstalk-alternatives
Suggest an alternative
If you think we've missed something, please suggest an alternative to Docker.

Docker discussion

Log in or Post with
  1. User avatar
    Stable Diffusion Online
    · 11 months ago
    · Reply

    Game changer

  2. User avatar
    Dream100-AI
    · over 1 year ago
    · Reply

    Best In class

  3. User avatar
    Chtrbx
    · over 1 year ago
    · Reply

    Super easy to use and really great open source AI playground