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24 alternatives to Empire

A self-hosted PaaS built on Docker & Amazon ECS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Empire launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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

   2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   OpenShip▲154

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

   Aug 2026 · openship.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Octohost▲72

   Simple web focused Docker based mini-PaaS server

   2014 · octohost.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tutum▲86

   Docker containers as a cloud service

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Wercker▲74

   Automation driven development with docker

   2015 · blogs.oracle.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Docker PAAS▲5

   Advanced Platform for Automation of Container based Apps on

   2015 · dchq.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Kite▲62

   Super fast web dev environment setup, built on Docker

   2014 · usekite.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Portworx▲60

   Container-Aware Infrastructure For Enterprise Applications

   2015 · portworx.com · its alternatives →

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   Dock Name▲96

   Crowdsourced domain recommendations

   2014 · brandbucket.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Codeship▲111

    Hosted continuous integration and deployment.

    2014 · codeship.com · its alternatives →

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    Amazon Lamba▲99

    Automatic, event-driven compute service

    2014 · aws.amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Shipway▲71

    Connects your GitHub teams to a brave new Docker world

    2014 · shipway.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Wercker▲81

    Continuous Delivery Platform

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Selective Share▲68

    Host-proof applications made easy

    2015 · selectiveshare.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Ship▲76

    Continuous integration for iOS & Android

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Yett▲78

    The first platform for Stellar gateways

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Portainer▲14

    A simple management UI for Docker

    2016 · portainer.io · its alternatives →

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    fortrabbit▲79

    PHP platform-as-a-service (PaaS)

    2014 · fortrabbit.com · its alternatives →

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    StackEngine▲59

    Simply scale and orchestrate your docker applications

    2014 · oracle.com · its alternatives →

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    Deis▲64

    Open source application platform for public & private clouds

    2014 · azure.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

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    Viaduct▲66

    The ultimate hosting platform for developers

    2015 · viaduct.io · its alternatives →

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    Fleet – a local-first console for managing Dockerized Hermes AI Agents▲8

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Jet▲16

    Jet – Codeship’s CI Platform for Docker

    2016 · codeship.com · its alternatives →

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    Simple and free Docker build as a service▲5

    2021 · svennex.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 →