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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.

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    Deis▲64

    Open source application platform for public & private clouds

    2014 · azure.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

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    OpenShip▲154

    Open source PaaS on your server or in the cloud. No lock in.

    Aug 2026 · openship.io · its alternatives →

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    Kerno▲132

    Hey HN! Anibal, Sean, Vlad, Maxi and Karim here we're the co-founders of Kerno (https://www.kerno.io/). We're building a zero-hassle tool to help developers monitor and troubleshoot their services in a way that makes sense. No complex rollouts, no custom infra, no tons of instrumentation, no sidecars… none of that! Just a minimum effort, out-of-the box, highly contextualized and interactive experience so you and your team can focus on shipping! We basically scan your cluster resources, build usable abstractions on top of all the kubernetes craziness, identify monitor your…

    Dec 2025 · kerno.io · its alternatives →

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    ☁️ An open-source, in-house service platform with a PaaS-like workflow. Internal R&D Luke, Tom, &Joaquim - yldio/paz

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Helios▲66

    An extensible open-source mobile backend framework

    2014 · globalli.io · its alternatives →

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    A datacenter management system built on Kubernetes

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Framework for building front-end collaborative apps

    2014 · nimbusfoundry.com · its alternatives →

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    Continuous Delivery for declarative Kubernetes, Serverless and Infrastructure applications

    2020 · pipecd.dev · its alternatives →

  10. 10VK
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    Otomi▲11

    Self-hosted PaaS for Kubernetes

    2022 · techdocs.akamai.com · its alternatives →

  12. 12PR
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    Hi, we are a small team from Vienna and today released our first version of a Package Manager similar to apt, Homebrew, or Chocolatey, but specifically tailored for Kubernetes environments and cloud-native software. Originally, we wanted to contribute to the Kubernetes ecosystem with a different idea; however, after talking to the community, we uncovered that package management is an even bigger problem at the moment. We are now looking for as much feedback as possible, so we would really appreciate it if you could check it out and let us know what you think! Thanks!

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Eight tools for L5/L6 SWE interviews: a 45-minute system-design simulator, a 20-pattern coding drill, 100 flashcards, request traces, a FAANG loop guide, and a self-grading rubric.

    May 2026 · semicolony.dev · its alternatives →

  16. 16AS
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    I spent the past few weeks making an open source cloud code editing environment with an AI copilot and multiplayer collaboration! It's fully self-hostable in 5-10 minutes. There's a lot of minor improvements to be made, and some are already listed in the Github issues. Let me know what you think and feel free to try it out.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

  19. 19IP
  20. 20KT
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    Non-Programmer’s Handbook

    2018 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    A free, end-to-end, cloud-native development experience.

    2017 · developers.redhat.com · its alternatives →

  23. 23KH
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    Bosh▲5

    An open source tool for distributed systems

    2016 · bosh.io · its alternatives →

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