Docker Compose alternatives

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

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  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 cli, containers, docker
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  k9s

  Kubernetes CLI To Manage Your Clusters In Style!

  Open source 0.51.0 299.3K ↓ ★ 34.9K cli, containers, docker
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  Pulumi

  Pulumi CLI for managing modern infrastructure as code

  Open source 3.272.0 395.6K ↓ ★ 25.8K containers, golang
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  Helm

  The Package Manager for Kubernetes

  Open source 4.3.1 1.6M ↓ ★ 30.4K
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  Skaffold

  Easy and Repeatable Kubernetes Development

  Open source 2.25.0 89.5K ↓ ★ 15.9K containers, developer-tools, docker
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  Terragrunt

  Terragrunt is a thin wrapper for Terraform that provides extra tools for keeping your Terraform configurations DRY, working with multiple Terraform modules, and managing remote state.

  Open source 1.2.1 122.2K ↓ ★ 9.9K cli, developer-tools, devops
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  act

  Run your GitHub Actions locally!

  Open source 0.2.89 62.9K ↓ ★ 72.4K golang, devops
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  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
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  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, golang
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  Puppet Agent

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

  Open source 8.10.0 2.3M ↓ ★ 8K
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  Juju

  Juju is an enterprise Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) that provides model-driven application management and next-generation infrastructure-as-code.

  Open source 3.1.2 56.9K ↓ ★ 2.7K cli, containers, golang
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  Flux

  A command line tool for communicating with FluxCD

  Open source 2.10.0 59.6K ↓ ★ 8.5K cli, containers, docker

Comparison

App	Licence	Version	Updated	GitHub stars	Chocolatey downloads
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
k9s	Open source	0.51.0	June 6, 2026	34.9K	299.3K
Pulumi	Open source	3.272.0	October 23, 2026	25.8K	395.6K
Helm	Open source	4.3.1	October 15, 2026	30.4K	1.6M
Skaffold	Open source	2.25.0	September 17, 2026	15.9K	89.5K
Terragrunt	Open source	1.2.1	October 26, 2026	9.9K	122.2K
act	Open source	0.2.89	June 2, 2026	72.4K	62.9K
Serverless Framework	Open source	3.39.0	June 4, 2024	46.9K	84.9K
Syft	Open source	1.54.1	October 15, 2026	9.7K	180.8K
Puppet Agent	Open source	8.10.0	October 22, 2024	8K	2.3M
Juju	Open source	3.1.2	May 19, 2023	2.7K	56.9K
Flux	Open source	2.10.0	October 26, 2026	8.5K	59.6K