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24 alternatives to Deis 2.0

Open source PAAS based on Kubernetes

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Deis 2.0 launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1HA
   Hasura – A Postgres BaaS and Kubernetes PaaS on Your Own Infrastructure▲259

   2017 · hasura.io · its alternatives →

2. 2KA
   Kubernetes as a back-end for OpenFaaS▲194

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3AO
   An online interactive Kubernetes playground▲164

   2017 · play-with-k8s.com · its alternatives →

4. 4KA
   Konstellate – An Open Source GUI to Visualize Kubernetes Applications▲133

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5KA
   Kubespy, a CLI tool for observing Kubernetes resources in real time▲99

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6KK
   KubeDB – Kubernetes-ready production-grade databases▲108

   2018 · kubedb.com · its alternatives →

7. 7KA
   kenv – an environment file injector for Kubernetes resources▲49

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8PA
   Paz – A Simple Docker PaaS Written in Node.js▲90

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9GK
   Gravity – Kubernetes snapshots for on-premise deployments▲70

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    A deep dive into Kubernetes internals▲8

    May 2026 · semicolony.dev · its alternatives →

11. 11HM
    Hypernetes – Multi-Tenant Kubernetes Distribution▲35

    2015 · hyper.sh · its alternatives →

12. 12PO
    Pentagon – Our Framework for Kubernetes Based Infra on AWS▲8

    2017 · reactiveops.com · its alternatives →

13. 13VD
    Valence, Declarative Performance for Kubernetes▲17

    2019 · valence.net · its alternatives →

14. 14O0
    OpenFaaS 0.7 released with Swarm and Kubernetes▲8

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15OS
    OpenFaaS – serverless framework for Docker and Kubernetes▲6

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16EA
    Empire – A Self-Hosted PaaS Built on Docker and Amazon ECS▲36

    2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →

17. 17PA
    Pensieve. A Dev Environment for Kubernetes▲5

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18AK
    arkade – Kubernetes Apps for Developers▲6

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19KA
    Keights, an AWS Native Kubernetes Installer▲5

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20KA
    K3d – A fast kubernetes dev environment▲11

    2019 · blog.zeerorg.site · its alternatives →

21. 21KD
    Kdo – Deployless Development on Kubernetes▲8

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22KA
    K8S – A Curated Kubernetes Newsletter Delivered Weekly▲15

    2018 · k8s.co.in · its alternatives →

23. 23AK
    Arkade – Kubernetes apps, the easy way▲7

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24KA
    Kyma – An easy way to extend enterprise applications on Kubernetes▲8

    2019 · github.com · 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 →