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24 alternatives to Nucleus

A realtime UI for Docker

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Nucleus launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1PA
   Portainer – A lightweight management UI for Docker▲146

   2016 · portainer.io · its alternatives →

2. 2DB
   Docker-based immutable workstation▲155

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3MI
   Marina.io, an open source Docker Hub with ARM support▲59

   2017 · marina.io · its alternatives →

4. 4PA
   Paz – A Simple Docker PaaS Written in Node.js▲90

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Habitus▲126

   An open source build flow tool for Docker

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Dock: Developer Optimization Content Kit▲135

   AI-powered tool to boost your app's visibility and downloads

   2025 · dock-app.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Tutum▲86

   Docker containers as a cloud service

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   DockIt▲145

   Your dock, your way

   2025 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Dockbit▲123

   Your team software deployments made simple

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10JC
    Jet – Codeship’s CI Platform for Docker▲15

    2016 · codeship.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Portainer▲14

    A simple management UI for Docker

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Container Desktop▲71

    A GUI for Apple's native container system

    Jun 2026 · sembsa.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13HO
    Horcrux: On-demand,version controlled data for docker containers▲35

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14GA
    Guppy, a GUI desktop app that replaces the terminal for React dev▲37

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15FS
    FaaS – Serverless functions framework for Docker▲73

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16DA
    Dockter, an open source tool that makes Docker logs easier to digest▲5

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17DD
    DevLab – Docker Containerization for Local Development▲34

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18DC
    Docker Cheat Sheet▲31

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

19. 19DA
    Dockopotamus, a naive honeypot that uses docker▲13

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Docker Store▲6

    A marketplace for trusted and validated dockerized software

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Dockter▲70

    A low-overhead, open-source Docker log management tool

    2020 · its alternatives →

22. 22KD
    Kontena – Docker Platform Written in Ruby▲63

    2015 · kontena.io · its alternatives →

23. 23CA
    Codetainer – A Docker container in your browser▲42

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24FF
    Fig - Fast, isolated development environments using Docker▲15

    2014 · orchardup.github.io · 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 →