Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Astronaut – Launch webapps from your dock, in a click launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Astronaut▲105

   Launch webapps from your dock, in a click.

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Kite▲62

   Super fast web dev environment setup, built on Docker

   2014 · usekite.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Backbeam▲93

   Build web and mobile apps in half the time.

   2014 · loryn.me · its alternatives →

4. 4
   OpenMCT by NASA▲86

   A web based mission control framework

   2016 · nasa.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ⌘+SPACE▲103

   Instant design portfolios via dribbble

   2014 · cmdspace.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Flynx▲95

   Floating browser for Android that makes multitasking easy

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   BeamApp▲79

   Seamless action across your devices

   2014 · getbeamapp.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Dock: Developer Optimization Content Kit▲135

   AI-powered tool to boost your app's visibility and downloads

   2025 · dock-app.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Meteor▲107

   Platform for building web apps in a fraction of the time

   2014 · meteor.com · its alternatives →

10. 10TW
    The Web Synthetizer from Space▲8

    2017 · synthfrom.space · its alternatives →

11. 11
    CAPSULE▲67

    Navigate through space with only a radar to find your way

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    CoreOS Rocket▲69

    App Container runtime (Docker alternative)

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13AQ
    A Quick Demo of Apache Beam with Docker▲5

    2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

14. 14WY
    Web2Desk – Your favorite websites to desktop apps in one click▲8

    2018 · desktop.appmaker.xyz · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Portainer▲14

    A simple management UI for Docker

    2016 · portainer.io · its alternatives →

16. 16DD
    Devie – Describe and launch a web app in seconds▲5

    2024 · devie.ai · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Vesmeer▲3

    A space simulator running in your browser

    2015 · vesmeer.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Site Docker▲8

    Just one click is enough to build your website!

    2024 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Nucleus▲4

    A realtime UI for Docker

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20JC
    JS Cloud/Web Desktop I made in my spare-time▲5

    2013 · andersevenrud.github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21BR
    Build real-time web apps with other people... in real-time!▲8

    2014 · loggur.com · its alternatives →

22. 22FK
    Focusgrid– keyboard-controlled webapps like tmux▲5

    23d ago · andrewcyuan.com · its alternatives →

23. 23CW
    Coding WebIDE▲5

    2015 · coding.net · its alternatives →

24. 24RD
    Rapidly Develop CRUD Web Apps with Locode▲6

    2022 · locode.dev · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →