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24 alternatives to OpenShift

A free, end-to-end, cloud-native development experience.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. OpenShift launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Beehive – An open source IFTTT powered by Go's templating engine▲247

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   deepstreamHub▲87

   A faster Firebase with an open source core

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3BA
   Binary, a cloud development environment on the iPad▲78

   2013 · thebinaryapp.com · its alternatives →

4. 4KA
   Kubernetes as a back-end for OpenFaaS▲194

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5CO
   Codebox - Open-source cloud and desktop IDE▲136

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Flowhub▲85

   Let's Make Code More Playful (Beta Open)

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7KO
   KeyBox-OpenShift – A web-based SSH console for OpenShift▲5

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   CloudPeeps▲166

   The marketplace for remote community managers

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Fosshub▲79

   An open source for free and open source tools

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Waffle▲84

    Your github workflow open sourced.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Open Source Backend | [in-spuh-rey-shuh n]▲9

    build BIG tech 10x faster

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Helpshift▲36

    Easily engage, support, & retain mobile users with our SDK

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Boundary Free▲74

    Server and App Monitoring

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Monocle▲71

    HN-like Community for Tech and Startups (now open source)

    2013 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    OSv▲63

    Free Open Source OS for Cloud-Based Startups

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Unfurl Cloud – A free and open cloud▲7

    Building a free and open cloud

    2022 · unfurl.cloud · its alternatives →

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    I made an open-source Replit▲9

    I spent the past few weeks making an open source cloud code editing environment with an AI copilot and multiplayer collaboration! It's fully self-hostable in 5-10 minutes. There's a lot of minor improvements to be made, and some are already listed in the Github issues. Let me know what you think and feel free to try it out.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18CA
    Cloudsnap, an integration platform for developers▲18

    2012 · cloudsnap.com · its alternatives →

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    The Bike Shed - #32: Bug For Bug Compatibility▲55

    Microsoft's interest in open source and Sean's progress imp…

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    ROOK▲9

    Open, Cloud Native, and Universal Distributed Storage

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    ReadMe.io▲39

    A Developer Hub for your open source software

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Ballerina – Cloud Native Programming Language▲40

    2018 · ballerina.io · its alternatives →

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    arkade – Kubernetes Apps for Developers▲6

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    OneDB, an open source decentralized back end▲10

    The Computing (EN) magazine

    2018 · one-db.org · 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 →