Docker Desktop Alternative

This page summarizes and extends the software alternatives mentioned in the source post on Hacker News.

2024-09-20

Developer Tools Cloud Computing DevOps Tools

Podman Desktop Landing Page
1

Podman Desktop

Containers and Kubernetes for application developers
Pricing:
- Open Source
I would also encourage people to look at Podman desktop which has pretty good support from Red Hat. https://podman-desktop.io/.

#Dev Ops #Build, Test, Deploy #Container Tools 36 social mentions
Kind Landing Page
2

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
You should check out https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/ and https://k0sproject.io.

#Development #Cloud Computing #Tool 102 social mentions
OrbStack Landing Page
3

OrbStack

Fast, light, simple Docker & Linux on macOS
Pricing:
- Open Source
I've really enjoyed using Orbstack: https://orbstack.dev/ it also has support for Linux VMs and kubernetes (although I haven't tried that yet).

#Design Tools #Entertainment #Color Tools 23 social mentions
k3s Landing Page
4

k3s

K3s is a lightweight Kubernetes distribution by Rancher Labs intended for IoT, Edge, and cloud deployments.
Pricing:
- Open Source
I'm torn between https://k0sproject.io and https://k3s.io to use in CI and production. Any suggestions or personal experience?

#Developer Tools #DevOps Tools #Cloud Computing 175 social mentions

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