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24 alternatives to Onyx

Distributed computation for the cloud

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

1. 1
   Datomic▲73

   Distributed immutable transactional database for the cloud

   2014 · datomic.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Perplexity Hybrid Compute▲234

   Splitting AI tasks: Cloud for research, Mac for privacy

   Sep 2026 · perplexity.ai · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Tutum▲86

   Docker containers as a cloud service

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Servant▲94

   A simple cloud database for everyone

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Proof▲62

   Lightweight design collaboration in the cloud

   2014 · goproof.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The 4th Office▲73

   An agile workspace in the cloud

   2014 · premium.4thoffice.com · its alternatives →

7. 7OA
   Overlaycloud – A New Type of Cloud Computing Platform▲9

   2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sense▲67

   Cloud platform for data science and big data analytics

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Datazar 2.0▲118

   Advanced, cloud-based research collaboration

   2017 · datazar.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Wolfram Cloud▲63

    The power of the Wolfram language in the cloud

    2014 · wolfram.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Eureka - Beta▲9

    An on-demand compute cluster for researchers

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Bosh▲5

    An open source tool for distributed systems

    2016 · bosh.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    UserApp▲64

    User Management in the Cloud

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Mobingi▲7

    A fully automated cloud platform

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ROOK▲9

    Open, Cloud Native, and Universal Distributed Storage

    2016 · rook.io · its alternatives →

16. 16OS
    Open-Source Peer-to-Peer Network to “Decentralize the Cloud”▲6

    2021 · hurracloud.io · its alternatives →

17. 17KO
    Kloudless – One cloud storage API in the place of many▲7

    2014 · kloudless.com · its alternatives →

18. 18CC
    Cloud Computing Comparison Engine▲8

    2015 · cloudorado.com · its alternatives →

19. 19CA
    CloudScale – Automatic Cloud Infrastructure Scaling▲5

    2014 · getcloudscale.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Dispy▲8

    A python module for distributed and parallel computing

    2017 · dispy.sourceforge.net · its alternatives →

21. 21
    ZPan▲4

    A self-host cloud disk base on the cloud storage

    2020 · zpan.space · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Onyx Beacons▲5

    Platform to develop context aware apps

    2014 · onyxbeacon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Cloudinary▲14

    Image Management In The Cloud

    2014 · cloudinary.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Gravitational Teleport▲4

    Modern SSH server for managing distributed infrastructure

    2016 · goteleport.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 →