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24 alternatives to Kite

Super fast web dev environment setup, built on Docker

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Kite launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Kite▲867

   Internet-connected programming

   2016 · kite.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Wercker▲74

   Automation driven development with docker

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3KC
   Kite - Create and share Django and Rails applications in seconds▲95

   2013 · runkite.com · its alternatives →

4. 4PA
   Portainer – A lightweight management UI for Docker▲146

   2016 · portainer.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Kitematic▲137

   The easiest way to start using Docker on your desktop.

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6MI
   Marina.io, an open source Docker Hub with ARM support▲59

   2017 · marina.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Kite – A modern, lightweight Kubernetes dashboard▲6

   An early version was shown before, and now it works even better. Enjoy！

   Oct 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Kite▲161

   Write JavaScript faster using deep learning

   2020 · its alternatives →

9. 9PA
   Paz – A Simple Docker PaaS Written in Node.js▲90

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10DA
    Devilbox – all-purpose dockerized l[ae]m[ph]p stack for web development▲41

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    StackEngine▲59

    Simply scale and orchestrate your docker applications

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12FS
    FaaS – Serverless functions framework for Docker▲73

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13KD
    Kontena – Docker Platform Written in Ruby▲63

    2015 · kontena.io · its alternatives →

14. 14EA
    Empire – A Self-Hosted PaaS Built on Docker and Amazon ECS▲36

    2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →

15. 15OT
    Our Take on Intuition Engineering with Docker▲31

    2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

16. 16SI
    Stampede.io – Hybrid IaaS/Docker Orchestation Running on CoreOS▲40

    2014 · ibuildthecloud.com · its alternatives →

17. 17B0
    Beluga 0.1 – Docker Deployment Tool▲34

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18DD
    DevLab – Docker Containerization for Local Development▲34

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Portainer▲14

    A simple management UI for Docker

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20AQ
    A Quick Demo of Apache Beam with Docker▲5

    2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

21. 21FF
    Fig - Fast, isolated development environments using Docker▲15

    2014 · orchardup.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22DC
    Docker Cheat Sheet▲31

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

23. 23SY
    StackHut – Your code as a cloud API, powered by Docker▲10

    2015 · blog.stackhut.com · its alternatives →

24. 24FS
    Flywheel.sh – the fastest way to build on AWS▲5

    2022 · flywheel.sh · 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 →