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Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to OrbStack

Podman Docker Podman Desktop Rancher Kubernetes k3s Buildah VS Code Kind

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to OrbStack are Podman, Docker, and Podman Desktop. 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.
  1. 1
    Simple debugging tool for pods and images
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Productivity #Cloud Computing #Developer Tools 123 social mentions

  2. 2
    Docker is an open platform that enables developers and system administrators to create distributed applications.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Container Tools #Rapid Application Development #Developer Tools 73 social mentions

  3. Containers and Kubernetes for application developers
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Dev Ops #Cloud Computing #Container Tools 35 social mentions

  4. Open Source Platform for Running a Private Container Service
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #DevOps Tools #Continuous Integration And Delivery #Developer Tools 24 social mentions

  5. Kubernetes is an open source orchestration system for Docker containers
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #DevOps Tools #Developer Tools #Containers As A Service 359 social mentions

  6. 6

    k3s

    K3s is a lightweight Kubernetes distribution by Rancher Labs intended for IoT, Edge, and cloud deployments.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

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

  7. Buildah is a web-based OCI container tool that allows you to manage the wide range of images in your OCI container and helps you to build the image container from the scratch.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Cloud Hosting #Cloud Computing #Developer Tools 13 social mentions

  8. Build and debug modern web and cloud applications, by Microsoft
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Software Development #IDE #Text Editors 1143 social mentions

  9. 9
    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

    #Cloud Computing #Developer Tools #Tool 102 social mentions

  10. 10
    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

  11. The friendly interactive shell.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Blockchain #Cryptocurrencies #Programming 134 social mentions

  12. 12
    A terminal emulator for macOS that does amazing things.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Server Configuration And Automation #Developer Tools #SSH 111 social mentions

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