Top 10 Open-Source Alternatives to xCAT

The top open-source alternatives to xCAT are Kubernetes, Cobbler, and Ganeti. 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 284 social mentions
Cobbler Landing Page
2

Cobbler

Cobbler is a Linux installation server that allows for rapid setup of network installation...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#DevOps Tools #IT Automation #Product Deployment 10 social mentions
Ganeti Landing Page
3

Ganeti

Ganeti is a cluster management tool built on top of existing virtualization technologies.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #DevOps Tools #Containers As A Service 15 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
Foreman Landing Page
5

Foreman

Foreman is an open source project that helps system administrators manage servers throughout their...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#DevOps Tools #Monitoring Tools #IT Automation 18 social mentions
Packer Landing Page
6

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
Docker Landing Page
7

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
Ansible Landing Page
8

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
Apache Mesos Landing Page
9

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
FAI Landing Page
10

FAI

FAI is a non-interactive system to install, customize and manage Linux systems
Pricing:
- Open Source
#DevOps Tools #SSH #Server Configuration And Automation 11 social mentions