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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 · blogs.oracle.com · its alternatives →

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

   2013 · runkite.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Kitematic▲137

   The easiest way to start using Docker on your desktop.

   2014 · kitematic.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Wing Playground▲253

   Iterate on cloud apps in milliseconds, not minutes

   2024 · winglang.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Kite▲161

   Write JavaScript faster using deep learning

   2020 · kite.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   StackEngine▲59

   Simply scale and orchestrate your docker applications

   2014 · oracle.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Astronaut▲105

   Launch webapps from your dock, in a click.

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Habitus▲126

   An open source build flow tool for Docker

   2016 · habitus.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Backbeam▲93

    Build web and mobile apps in half the time.

    2014 · loryn.me · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Portainer▲14

    A simple management UI for Docker

    2016 · portainer.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    SaltStack For DevOps▲66

    Fast and simple IT automation and configuration management

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Blockstack▲128

    A new internet for decentralized apps

    2016 · blockstack.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Meteor▲107

    Platform for building web apps in a fraction of the time

    2014 · meteor.com · its alternatives →

15. 15AQ
    A Quick Demo of Apache Beam with Docker▲5

    2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    InstallFish▲91

    App distribution made simple again

    2015 · installfish.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Aerobatic▲66

    Build feature-rich HTML 5 single page apps in the cloud

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18FS
    Flywheel.sh – the fastest way to build on AWS▲5

    2022 · flywheel.sh · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Kite▲6

    Maps for teams. Real time messaging, mapping, and search.

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hawkee▲73

    A writing platform for web developers

    2014 · hawkee.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Stack Overflow Podcast - A Bunch of Bald Yaks▲66

    HyperDev, the fastest way to bang out code and run it online

    2016 · stackoverflow.blog · its alternatives →

22. 22SA
    Simple and free Docker build as a service▲5

    2021 · svennex.com · its alternatives →

23. 23FT
    Fast, turnkey static web site recipe (Terraform and Jekyll and AWS)▲6

    2021 · peterkong.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    HyperDev▲6

    The developer playground for building full-stack web apps.

    2016 · hyperdev.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 →