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Kubernetes

Open source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized.

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Kubernetes is an open source system for automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It groups the containers that make up an application into logical units for easier management and discovery, and it can run on on-premises, hybrid, or public cloud infrastructure.

Its capabilities include automated rollouts and rollbacks, service discovery and load balancing, storage orchestration, secret and configuration management, automatic bin packing, batch execution, self-healing, horizontal and vertical scaling, and IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack support. The platform is designed for extensibility, allowing features to be added to a cluster without changing upstream source code.

Kubernetes is intended for teams running containerized workloads, from local testing to global enterprise environments. It is distributed as open source software, with downloads available from the project's download section.

12 alternatives to Kubernetes

Ranked by how well each tool replaces Kubernetes: shared features, audience, price and popularity.

  1. Scaleway

    European Cloud & AI provider (as described on the site)

    Covers 5 of 14 key features.

    73 out of 100 match—

  2. Ubuntu

    Enterprise open source operating system published by Canonical

    Covers 5 of 14 key features.

    Free planOpen source
    66 out of 100 matchContact sales

  3. OpenStack

    Cloud Infrastructure for Virtual Machines, Bare Metal, and Containers

    Covers 8 of 14 key features.

    Open source
    64 out of 100 match—

  4. Cloudflare

    One platform for your apps, agents, and workforce.

    Covers 1 of 14 key features.

    Free plan
    64 out of 100 match$20/mo

  5. Linode (Akamai Connected Cloud)

    Build and deliver low-latency, edge native applications on Akamai Cloud

    Covers 4 of 14 key features.

    Free plan
    63 out of 100 matchUsage-based

  6. Apache CloudStack

    Apache CloudStack — Infrastructure for Virtual Machines and Bare Metal

    Covers 3 of 14 key features.

    Free planOpen source
    61 out of 100 matchFree

  7. Ansible Collaborative

    From code to production with less friction on Kubernetes and OpenShift

    Covers 0 of 14 key features.

    Free planOpen source
    60 out of 100 matchFree

  8. App Platform for LKE

    Pre-built Kubernetes platform for deploying, managing, and securing containerized apps

    Covers 3 of 14 key features.

    60 out of 100 match—

  9. Firebase

    A platform of services for building and running apps and games across iOS, Android, andWeb

    Covers 3 of 14 key features.

    Free plan
    60 out of 100 matchFree

  10. Apache Helix

    A cluster management framework for partitioned and replicated distributed resources

    Covers 6 of 14 key features.

    Free planOpen source
    60 out of 100 matchContact sales

  11. TurnKey GNU/Linux

    Nearly 90 free ready-to-use system images for virtual machines, the cloud and bare metal

    Covers 3 of 14 key features.

    Free planOpen source
    59 out of 100 matchFree

  12. Helm

    The package manager for Kubernetes

    Covers 0 of 14 key features.

    Free planOpen source
    59 out of 100 matchFree