Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Bosh

An open source tool for distributed systems

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bosh launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Onyx▲7

   Distributed computation for the cloud

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Restyaboard▲197

   An open source alternative to Trello

   2015 · restya.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Slack▲128

   A platform for team communication

   2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Brnch▲81

   Modern code hosting for the agent era

   22d ago · brnch.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   CloudPeeps▲166

   The marketplace for remote community managers

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Divide▲62

   The secure workspace for enterprise

   2014 · divide.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   RancherOS▲59

   A minimalist distribution of Linux

   2015 · rancher.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Ring▲83

   A free software for distributed and secured communication

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Datomic▲73

   Distributed immutable transactional database for the cloud

   2014 · datomic.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    HiveFlux + Slack▲93

    Real-time task management meets real-time communication

    2015 · blog.hiveflux.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Datazar 2.0▲118

    Advanced, cloud-based research collaboration

    2017 · datazar.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Boundary Free▲74

    Server and App Monitoring

    2014 · domaineasy.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Fosshub▲79

    An open source for free and open source tools

    2015 · fosshub.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The DevOps 2.0 Toolkit▲72

    Automating the continuous deployment pipeline

    2017 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Dispy▲8

    A python module for distributed and parallel computing

    2017 · dispy.sourceforge.net · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Ansible for DevOps▲74

    Server and configuration management for humans

    2015 · ansiblefordevops.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Eve▲79

    Better tools for thought

    2015 · witheve.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    MatrixDS▲79

    The data community's workbench

    2018 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    ROOK▲9

    Open, Cloud Native, and Universal Distributed Storage

    2016 · rook.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    bawkterm: an open-source SSH/sFTP client▲66

    A desktop client for SSH, SFTP, Docker over SSH

    28d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Portworx▲60

    Container-Aware Infrastructure For Enterprise Applications

    2015 · portworx.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Styx▲65

    An agentic development environment (ADE) for Mac

    Sep 2026 · heystyx.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sumbli▲7

    Collaborative content

    2018 · its alternatives →

24. 24CA
    Crsh – A JavaScript based command line shell▲9

    2020 · crwi.uk · 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 →