App Containerization

Compare 20 app containerization tools to find the right one for your needs

πŸ”§ Tools

Compare and find the best app containerization for your needs

Portainer

Container management made simple.

A lightweight, open-source management UI that allows you to easily manage your different container environments.

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Docker

Build, Share, and Run Any App, Anywhere

A platform for developing, shipping, and running applications in containers.

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Kubernetes

Production-Grade Container Orchestration

An open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.

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Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

Secure and reliable Kubernetes service

A managed, production-ready environment for deploying containerized applications.

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Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Deploy and scale containers on managed Kubernetes

A managed Kubernetes service for deploying and managing containerized applications in Microsoft Azure.

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Rancher

Enterprise Kubernetes Management Platform

An open-source platform for managing multiple Kubernetes clusters across any infrastructure.

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HashiCorp Nomad

A simple and flexible workload orchestrator to deploy and manage containers and non-containerized applications across on-prem and clouds at scale.

A flexible orchestrator for deploying and managing containers and legacy applications.

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LXC (Linux Containers)

LXC is a userspace interface for the Linux kernel containment features.

An OS-level virtualization method for running multiple isolated Linux systems on a single host.

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Podman

A daemonless container engine for developing, managing, and running OCI Containers on your Linux System.

An open-source, daemonless container engine for managing OCI containers and pods.

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Red Hat OpenShift

The enterprise Kubernetes application platform.

A hybrid cloud, enterprise Kubernetes platform to build and deliver better applications faster.

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Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS)

The best place to run containers in the cloud

A fully managed container orchestration service that helps you easily deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications.

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DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS)

Simple, managed Kubernetes

A managed Kubernetes service designed for simplicity, developer-friendliness, and cost-effectiveness.

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VMware Tanzu

A modular, cloud native application platform that accelerates development, delivery, and operations across multiple clouds.

A portfolio of products to build, run, and manage modern applications on Kubernetes.

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Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE)

A developer-friendly, container-native, and enterprise-ready managed Kubernetes service.

A fully managed, scalable, and highly available service that you can use to deploy your containerized applications to the cloud.

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Mirantis Kubernetes Engine

The enterprise Kubernetes platform for deploying containers at scale.

An enterprise-grade container platform for developing and running modern applications at scale.

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Apache Mesos

Program against your datacenter like it’s a single pool of resources.

An open-source cluster manager that provides efficient resource isolation and sharing across distributed applications.

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containerd

An industry-standard container runtime with an emphasis on simplicity, robustness and portability.

An open-source container runtime that manages the complete container lifecycle.

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CRI-O

A lightweight alternative to Docker for Kubernetes

An open-source implementation of the Kubernetes CRI to enable using OCI compatible runtimes.

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Buildah

A tool that facilitates building OCI container images.

An open-source tool for building OCI-compliant container images without a daemon.

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Apptainer (formerly Singularity)

Container system for High-Performance Computing

An open-source container platform designed for HPC, enterprise, and scientific computing.

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