Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Docker Compose

The top open-source alternatives to Docker Compose are Kubernetes, Rancher, and Helm.sh. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

Kubernetes Landing Page
1

Kubernetes

Kubernetes is an open source orchestration system for Docker containers
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #DevOps Tools #Containers As A Service 283 social mentions
Rancher Landing Page
2

Rancher

Open Source Platform for Running a Private Container Service
Pricing:
- Open Source
#DevOps Tools #Developer Tools #Continuous Integration And Delivery 24 social mentions
Helm.sh Landing Page
3

Helm.sh

The Kubernetes Package Manager
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #DevOps Tools #Containers As A Service 134 social mentions
Portainer Landing Page
4

Portainer

Simple management UI for Docker
Pricing:
- Open Source
#DevOps Tools #Containers And Microservices #Kubernetes 34 social mentions
Docker Landing Page
5

Docker

Docker is an open platform that enables developers and system administrators to create distributed applications.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #Containers As A Service #Container Tools 62 social mentions
Terraform Landing Page
6

Terraform

Tool for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure safely and efficiently.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#DevOps Tools #Developer Tools #Continuous Integration And Delivery 31 social mentions
Packer Landing Page
7

Packer

Packer is an open-source software for creating identical machine images from a single source configuration.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#DevOps Tools #Developer Tools #Continuous Integration And Delivery 9 social mentions
k3s Landing Page
8

k3s

K3s is a lightweight Kubernetes distribution by Rancher Labs intended for IoT, Edge, and cloud deployments.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#DevOps Tools #Developer Tools #Containers As A Service 159 social mentions
Surge XT Landing Page
9

Surge XT

Open-source subtractive-hybrid synthesizer formerly sold commercially as Vember Audio Surge.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Email Marketing #Work Management #Cloud Computing 178 social mentions
DockStation Landing Page
10

DockStation

DockStation is a developer-centric application for managing projects based on Docker.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#DevOps Tools #Developer Tools #Containers As A Service 4 social mentions
Ansible Landing Page
11

Ansible

Radically simple configuration-management, application deployment, task-execution, and multi-node orchestration engine
Pricing:
- Open Source
#DevOps Tools #IT Automation #Build And Deployment Automation 9 social mentions
Kind Landing Page
12

Kind

Kind is a web-based tool that provides you the features to operate the local kubernetes clusters with the help of a docker container named nodes.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Development #Cloud Computing #Tool 76 social mentions