kustomize alternatives

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

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  Helm

  The Package Manager for Kubernetes

  Open source 4.3.1 1.6M ↓ ★ 30.4K container, kubernetes
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  Docker Desktop

  An application for macOS and Windows machines for the building and sharing of containerised applications.

  Proprietary 4.97.0 2.2M ↓ container, docker, admin
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  k9s

  Kubernetes CLI To Manage Your Clusters In Style!

  Open source 0.51.0 299.3K ↓ ★ 34.9K docker, k8s, kubernetes
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  Pulumi

  Pulumi CLI for managing modern infrastructure as code

  Open source 3.272.0 395.6K ↓ ★ 25.8K kubernetes
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  Podman Desktop

  Manage different container engines from a single UI and tray icon

  Open source 1.30.5 72K ↓ ★ 8.1K container, docker, kubernetes
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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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  ArgoCD

  A command line tool for communicating with ArgoCD

  Open source 3.5.6 67.2K ↓ ★ 24.4K docker, k8s, kubernetes
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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 docker, hacktoberfest, admin
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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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  Podman CLI

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

  Open source 6.1.4 69.7K ↓ ★ 33.1K container, docker, kubernetes
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  k3d

  A lightweight wrapper to run k3s (Rancher Lab’s minimal Kubernetes distribution) in docker.

  Open source 5.9.0 36.4K ↓ ★ 6.6K cluster, docker, k8s
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  Lazydocker

  Terminal UI for both docker and docker-compose

  Open source 0.25.2 13.5K ↓ ★ 53.2K container, docker, kubernetes

Comparison

App	Licence	Version	Updated	GitHub stars	Chocolatey downloads
kustomize	Open source	5.8.3	October 8, 2026	12.2K	154.9K
Helm	Open source	4.3.1	October 15, 2026	30.4K	1.6M
Docker Desktop	Proprietary	4.97.0	October 26, 2026	—	2.2M
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
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
ArgoCD	Open source	3.5.6	October 21, 2026	24.4K	67.2K
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
Podman CLI	Open source	6.1.4	October 13, 2026	33.1K	69.7K
k3d	Open source	5.9.0	June 2, 2026	6.6K	36.4K
Lazydocker	Open source	0.25.2	April 18, 2026	53.2K	13.5K