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24 alternatives to ServerKit

ServerKit is a lightweight, modern server control panel

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    Toolkit for building serverless applications

    2019 · serverless.com · its alternatives →

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    A popular suite of developer tools, now 100% open source

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A modular and lightweight open source CMS

    2016 · its alternatives →

  4. 4SA

    Problem Statement: A few months ago, I was outside of my city. I was on a bus when one of my team members messaged me saying users were unable to read the product description PDF. I had to wait 3 more hours until I got back home, opened the laptop, and SSH'd into the server to find out what was wrong. In that moment I realized that being able to manage a server from a phone is very important when a laptop is not nearby. What it does: It is a UI wrapper over standard SSH command outputs. It parses the SSH output and shows the results in UI elements, and also translates your actions to…

    Jun 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    LiveKit▲236

    The open source platform for real-time communication

    2021 · livekit.com · its alternatives →

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    An improved shared whiteboard for remote teams

    2016 · deekit.com · its alternatives →

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    Serverbox is an agentless desktop control panel for Linux servers. Dashboards, terminals, file management, Docker, services, cron, users, firewalls and SSH tunnels — over plain SSH, with nothing installed on your servers. Free for macOS, Windows and Linux.

    Aug 2026 · serverbox.stupidlabs.lol · its alternatives →

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    Securely upload images and videos + Share links instantly

    2025 · imagekit.io · its alternatives →

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    Deekit▲176

    Shared whiteboard for remote teams.

    2015 · deekit.com · its alternatives →

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    Hello Hacker News community, We are excited to announce the launch of KIT.DOMAINS, our new tool designed to simplify the management and monitoring of domains. KIT DOMAINS is a convenient and reliable solution for tracking the status of your domains and SSL certificates. With KIT DOMAINS, you will receive timely notifications about expirations and emerging issues, ensuring your sites remain operational and secure. Key features: - Expiration Tracking: Monitor the expiration dates of your domains to prevent accidental lapses. - SSL Certificate Monitoring: Keep your SSL certificates up-to-date…

    2024 · kit.domains · its alternatives →

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    Launch your directory website really fast

    2023 · directorykit.xyz · its alternatives →

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    100% Free and Open Source Diagram Creator with Total Control

    Feb 2026 · app.openflowkit.com · its alternatives →

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    Local SSH server manager with no subscriptions or installs

    May 2026 · nesdzo.co.uk · its alternatives →

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    Create a job board in your niche 💼

    2018 · jobboardkit.com · its alternatives →

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    Developer tools for the serverless world

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SelfKit▲11

    A self hosted oriented boilerplate for developers.

    2025 · selfkit.dev · its alternatives →

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    Every FREAKN' website tool, in one place. Tools as a service

    Jan 2026 · websitekit.dev · its alternatives →

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    is a tiny native macOS menu-bar app for local SSH port forwards. It has no external dependencies and runs natively.

    Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    High-performance cache policies and supporting data structures for Rust systems, with optional metrics and benchmarks. - OxidizeLabs/cachekit

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

  21. 21SA

    Hi HN! I’m Tony, one of the co-founders of Inngest (https://inngest.com/). Wanted to show you something we’re working on: StepKit. StepKit is an open source SDK and framework for building and iterating on durable workflows that run on any platform (self-hosted, Inngest, Cloudflare, Netlify, etc.) without requiring any provider or bundler-specific code. Here’s the repo: https://github.com/inngest/stepkit. StepKit extracts the core execution loop that we built in Inngest and makes it fully open, Apache 2, and hackable/pluggable to different backends. We…

    Nov 2025 · its alternatives →

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    Easy to use Server Management tool to manage your VPS

    2017 · setupserver.io · its alternatives →

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    An Objective-C database abstraction framework. Contribute to fjolnir/DatabaseKit development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    All In One Boilerplates For Every Startup

    2024 · its alternatives →

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