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24 alternatives to Portainer

A simple management 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. Portainer launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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

   Portainer is one platform to deploy, run, secure, and govern Kubernetes across your whole fleet, from a single control plane. A platform is a product, not a project.

   2016 · portainer.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Portworx▲60

   Container-Aware Infrastructure For Enterprise Applications

   2015 · portworx.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Habitus▲126

   An open source build flow tool for Docker

   2016 · habitus.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Wercker▲74

   Automation driven development with docker

   2015 · blogs.oracle.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Container Desktop – Podman Desktop Companion▲464

   A familiar, open-source desktop interface for Podman, Docker and Apple™ Container — local, remote over SSH, and WSL, the same UI on Windows, macOS and Linux. Free, MIT licensed.

   2024 · container-desktop.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Nodeterm▲130

   A node-based free open source terminal manager

   Aug 2026 · nodeterm.dev · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Kite▲62

   Super fast web dev environment setup, built on Docker

   2014 · usekite.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Dockhand▲133

   Docker management for everyone

   Aug 2026 · dockhand.pro · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Dockter▲70

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

   2020 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Network Manager for docker containers▲7

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11MA
    Modus, a Datalog dialect for building Docker/OCI container images▲9

    2022 · modus-continens.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    An Swift Ubuntu Docker Container▲5

    2015 · hub.docker.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Dockside (Open-Source)▲105

    Provision dev containers and staging environments with IDEs

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Naarchy▲69

    A little island for everything on your Linux desktop

    22d ago · michaelchurley.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Flocker▲4

    Container Data Management for Docker

    2015 · king138.asia · its alternatives →

16. 16AQ
    A Quick Demo of Apache Beam with Docker▲5

    2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    StackEngine▲59

    Simply scale and orchestrate your docker applications

    2014 · oracle.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Tutum▲86

    Docker containers as a cloud service

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Docker for Beginners▲66

    docker for beginners

    2016 · docker-curriculum.com · its alternatives →

20. 20UA
    Using a Docker container and Panamax to configure complex applications▲6

    2014 · blog.zanconsulting.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Nucleus▲4

    A realtime UI for Docker

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    bawkterm: an open-source SSH/sFTP client▲66

    A desktop client for SSH, SFTP, Docker over SSH

    28d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23SA
    Simple and free Docker build as a service▲5

    2021 · svennex.com · its alternatives →

24. 24QT
    Quickstart templates for Docker-based projects▲5

    2017 · hasura.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 →