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24 alternatives to Kubernetes Explained

A three-part workshop series teaching Kubernetes

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Kubernetes Explained launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
School of Kubernetes▲187
100% free K8s courses to make you a Kubernetes pro
2022 · its alternatives →
2
Zen Kubernetes▲90
Practical Kubernetes course for non-dev ops professionals
2023 · its alternatives →
3OY
Own your Kubernetes: installation, addons, best practices – as code▲122
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
4SI
Simplenetes – I replaced Kubernetes with 17k lines of shell script▲296
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
Humalect▲546
Start deploying on Kubernetes in minutes in your own cloud
2023 · its alternatives →
6
Getting Started with Kubernetes▲3
Manage containerized applications across multiple hosts.
2016 · its alternatives →
7MS
Magic Sandbox – learn Kubernetes on real infrastructure▲392
2018 · magicsandbox.com · its alternatives →
8GF
Go from Docker-Compose to Kubernetes with a simple tool▲249
2017 · kompose.io · its alternatives →
9
I wrote a book on web application deployment▲326
Learn the core transferable skills of setting up Linux virtual servers and Docker containers. Provision web servers, application servers, workers, and databases.
2021 · deploymentfromscratch.com · its alternatives →
10
Continuous Deployment by Plural▲170
Deploy applications to any Kubernetes environment at scale
2023 · plural.sh · its alternatives →
11AO
An online interactive Kubernetes playground▲164
2017 · play-with-k8s.com · its alternatives →
12
Kubernetes + Docker Complete Course ▲7
2 in 1 Hands On! Course
2019 · its alternatives →
13
Aptakube▲62
Manage Kubernetes clusters from your desktop
2023 · its alternatives →
14
Kaptn▲70
Create and manage your K8s clusters with a user friendly GUI
2023 · its alternatives →
15
DigitalOcean Kubernetes▲11
Kubernetes in minutes
2018 · its alternatives →
16
Zen Kubernetes Course▲4
Practical Hands-On Course for Engineers
2024 · zenkubernetes.com · its alternatives →
17
1-Click Deploy▲92
Deploy your favourite apps to cloud with one click
2019 · its alternatives →
18
Kubecost▲73
Monitor & reduce Kubernetes spend
2022 · its alternatives →
19KA
Kubenav – An open source mobile app to manage Kubernetes cluster▲57
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
20
Kuberns▲40
The AI agent that deploys and manages your cloud
Jul 2026 · kuberns.com · its alternatives →
21KK
Krucible – Kubernetes clusters for testing and development▲59
2020 · usekrucible.com · its alternatives →
22KG
k3sup – get Kubernetes and helm apps in▲85
2019 · k3sup.dev · its alternatives →
23KW
Kubetail – Web-based real-time log viewer for Kubernetes▲70
Hi Everyone! Kubetail is a new project I've been working on. It's a private, real-time log viewer for Kubernetes clusters. You deploy it inside your cluster and access it via a web browser, like the Kubernetes Dashboard. Using kubetail, you can view logs in real-time from multiple Workload containers simultaneously. For example, you can view all the logs from the Pod containers running in a Deployment and the UI will update automatically as the pods come into and out of existence. Kubetail uses your in-cluster Kubernetes API so your logs are always in your possession and it's private by…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
24
Kube Forwarder▲76
Easy to use Kubernetes port forwarding manager
2019 · its alternatives →

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