Popular: Data updated October 27, 2026

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DevPod alternatives

Open-source devcontainers: works with any IDE and lets you use any cloud, kubernetes or just localhost docker.

loft Containers & DevOps

12 Windows apps in the same category as DevPod, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • Docker Compose

    docker-compose plugin for docker cli

    Open source 5.6.1 559.4K ↓ ★ 38.4K containers, docker, docker-compose
  • Kubernetes - Minikube - A Local Kubernetes Development Environment

    minikube quickly sets up a local Kubernetes cluster on macOS, Linux, and Windows. We proudly focus on helping application developers and new Kubernetes users.

    Open source 1.39.0 747.8K ↓ ★ 32.2K containers, docker, kubernetes
  • Helm

    The Package Manager for Kubernetes

    Open source 4.3.1 1.6M ↓ ★ 30.4K kubernetes
  • Podman CLI

    A daemonless container engine for developing, managing, and running OCI Containers

    Open source 6.1.4 69.7K ↓ ★ 33.1K containers, docker, kubernetes
  • Pulumi

    Pulumi CLI for managing modern infrastructure as code

    Open source 3.272.0 395.6K ↓ ★ 25.8K containers, kubernetes
  • k9s

    Kubernetes CLI To Manage Your Clusters In Style!

    Open source 0.51.0 299.3K ↓ ★ 34.9K containers, docker, kubernetes
  • Skaffold

    Easy and Repeatable Kubernetes Development

    Open source 2.25.0 89.5K ↓ ★ 15.9K containers, docker, kubernetes
  • Podman Desktop

    Manage different container engines from a single UI and tray icon

    Open source 1.30.5 72K ↓ ★ 8.1K containers, docker, kubernetes
  • Serverless Framework

    Build applications on AWS Lambda and other next-gen cloud services, that auto-scale and only charge you when they run.

    Open source 3.39.0 84.9K ↓ ★ 46.9K
  • Puppet Agent

    Puppet is a tool that helps you manage and automate the configuration of servers.

    Open source 8.10.0 2.3M ↓ ★ 8K
  • HashiCorp Consul

    A distributed, highly available, and data center aware solution to connect and configure applications across dynamic, distributed infrastructure.

    Proprietary 2.0.4 205.5K ↓ ★ 30.1K kubernetes
  • Syft

    CLI tool and library for generating a Software Bill of Materials from container images and filesystems

    Open source 1.54.1 180.8K ↓ ★ 9.7K containers, docker

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
DevPod Open source 0.26.3 October 9, 2026 210 —
Docker Compose Open source 5.6.1 October 21, 2026 38.4K 559.4K
Kubernetes - Minikube - A Local Kubernetes Development Environment Open source 1.39.0 September 2, 2026 32.2K 747.8K
Helm Open source 4.3.1 October 15, 2026 30.4K 1.6M
Podman CLI Open source 6.1.4 October 13, 2026 33.1K 69.7K
Pulumi Open source 3.272.0 October 23, 2026 25.8K 395.6K
k9s Open source 0.51.0 June 6, 2026 34.9K 299.3K
Skaffold Open source 2.25.0 September 17, 2026 15.9K 89.5K
Podman Desktop Open source 1.30.5 October 14, 2026 8.1K 72K
Serverless Framework Open source 3.39.0 June 4, 2024 46.9K 84.9K
Puppet Agent Open source 8.10.0 October 22, 2024 8K 2.3M
HashiCorp Consul Proprietary 2.0.4 September 11, 2026 30.1K 205.5K
Syft Open source 1.54.1 October 15, 2026 9.7K 180.8K