Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Shipping Docker

Finally, 🐳 a Docker tutorial that dives deep!

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

1. 1
   Docker for Beginners▲66

   docker for beginners

   2016 · docker-curriculum.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Shipway▲71

   Connects your GitHub teams to a brave new Docker world

   2014 · shipway.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   StackEngine▲59

   Simply scale and orchestrate your docker applications

   2014 · oracle.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Wercker▲74

   Automation driven development with docker

   2015 · blogs.oracle.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Tutum▲86

   Docker containers as a cloud service

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Free Docker in Development Mini-Course▲9

   Free while the Shipping Docker course is under development!

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The New Stack's Docker & Container Ebook Series▲62

   Ebook series on Docker and the container ecosystem.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Dock Name▲96

   Crowdsourced domain recommendations

   2014 · brandbucket.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Docker Store▲6

   A marketplace for trusted and validated dockerized software

   2016 · hub.docker.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Habitus▲126

    An open source build flow tool for Docker

    2016 · habitus.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Dockbit▲123

    Your team software deployments made simple

    2016 · dockbit.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Parallel Spaces▲83

    Docker-like containers for Android apps

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Dock: Developer Optimization Content Kit▲135

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

    2025 · dock-app.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Try Docker by CodeSchool▲6

    Basics of super awesome Docker with CodeSchool.

    2017 · pluralsight.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    zero▲94

    One command to deploy Docker containers to your own server

    Apr 2026 · shipzero.sh · its alternatives →

16. 16
    DOCK+▲74

    Marble iPhone Dock

    2016 · nativeunion.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Portworx▲60

    Container-Aware Infrastructure For Enterprise Applications

    2015 · portworx.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Ship▲76

    Continuous integration for iOS & Android

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Portainer▲14

    A simple management UI for Docker

    2016 · portainer.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    What is Docker? What are Containers? 🐳▲4

    Super-simplified explanation of Docker & Containers 😍

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Google Container Engine▲90

    Service for building and running Docker container-based apps

    2014 · cloud.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Virtkick▲83

    Your self-hosted Digital Ocean - VMs and Docker Containers

    2014 · virtkick.com · its alternatives →

23. 23MB
    My book “Using Docker” was released this week▲9

    Hi, I spent the last year and a half writing a book on Docker and microservices, which was finally released on O'Reilly this week. "Using Docker: Developing and Deploying Software with Containers" takes a holistic approach, showing how containers can be used as the central artifact in a modern software development workflow. If anyone has any q's or feedback, please feel free to comment below. The book is available at: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920035671.do (use code AUTHD for a discount)…

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Sloppy▲5

    Deploy, scale and manage your Dockerized applications

    2015 · sloppy.io · its alternatives →

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