Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Portainer

The top open-source alternatives to Portainer 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
Terraform Landing Page
4

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
CapRover Landing Page
5

CapRover

Build your own PaaS in a few minutes!
Pricing:
- Open Source
#PaaS #Cloud Computing #Container Tools 105 social mentions
Panamax Landing Page
6

Panamax

Panamax is a containerized app creator with an open-source app marketplace hosted in GitHub.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #DevOps Tools #Containers As A Service
Dokemon Landing Page
7

Dokemon

Friendly Docker Container management GUI
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Free
- Free Trial
#DevOps Tools #Containers And Microservices #Docker
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
DockStation Landing Page
9

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
Yacht Landing Page
10

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Yacht

A web interface for managing docker containers with an emphasis on templating to provide 1 click deployments.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#DevOps Tools #Developer Tools #Containers As A Service
Apache Mesos Landing Page
11

Apache Mesos

Apache Mesos abstracts resources away from machines, enabling fault-tolerant and elastic distributed systems to easily be built and run effectively.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #Containers As A Service #DevOps Tools 7 social mentions
Aptakube Landing Page
12

Aptakube

A modern, lightweight and multi-cluster desktop client for Kubernetes. Connect to multiple clusters simultaneously as if it was just one big cluster. View logs and manage all your resources from your machine!
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Paid
- Free Trial
- $9.9 / Monthly (per device)
#Developer Tools #Kubernetes #DevOps Tools 8 social mentions