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RackStack alternatives

PowerShell automation toolkit for configuring Windows Server hosts.

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

  • Docker Desktop

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

    Proprietary 4.96.3 2.2M ↓ virtualization
  • Helm

    The Package Manager for Kubernetes

    Open source 4.3.1 1.6M ↓ ★ 30.4K
  • 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 devops, virtualization
  • Puppet Agent

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

    Open source 8.10.0 2.3M ↓ ★ 8K automation, infrastructure
  • Pulumi

    Pulumi CLI for managing modern infrastructure as code

    Open source 3.272.0 395.6K ↓ ★ 25.8K
  • 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
  • k9s

    Kubernetes CLI To Manage Your Clusters In Style!

    Open source 0.51.0 299.3K ↓ ★ 34.9K devops
  • act

    Run your GitHub Actions locally!

    Open source 0.2.89 62.9K ↓ ★ 72.4K devops
  • 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 1.1.6 122.2K ↓ ★ 9.9K devops
  • 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
  • ArgoCD

    A command line tool for communicating with ArgoCD

    Open source 3.5.6 67.2K ↓ ★ 24.4K devops
  • Grype

    A vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems

    Open source 0.121.0 156.5K ↓ ★ 13.1K

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
RackStack Open source 1.123.1 September 10, 2026 2 152
Docker Desktop Proprietary 4.96.3 October 23, 2026 — 2.2M
Helm Open source 4.3.1 October 15, 2026 30.4K 1.6M
Kubernetes - Minikube - A Local Kubernetes Development Environment Open source 1.39.0 September 2, 2026 32.2K 747.8K
Puppet Agent Open source 8.10.0 October 22, 2024 8K 2.3M
Pulumi Open source 3.272.0 October 23, 2026 25.8K 395.6K
Serverless Framework Open source 3.39.0 June 4, 2024 46.9K 84.9K
k9s Open source 0.51.0 June 6, 2026 34.9K 299.3K
act Open source 0.2.89 June 2, 2026 72.4K 62.9K
Terragrunt Open source 1.1.6 October 19, 2026 9.9K 122.2K
HashiCorp Consul Proprietary 2.0.4 September 11, 2026 30.1K 205.5K
ArgoCD Open source 3.5.6 October 21, 2026 24.4K 67.2K
Grype Open source 0.121.0 October 22, 2026 13.1K 156.5K