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Session Manager Plugin alternatives

This plugin helps you to use the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) to start and end sessions to your managed instances.

Amazon Web Services Containers & DevOps

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

  • Helm

    The Package Manager for Kubernetes

    Open source 4.3.1 1.6M ↓ ★ 30.4K
  • Pulumi

    Pulumi CLI for managing modern infrastructure as code

    Open source 3.272.0 395.6K ↓ ★ 25.8K aws
  • 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 aws
  • Docker Desktop

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

    Proprietary 4.97.0 2.2M ↓
  • 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
  • Puppet Agent

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

    Open source 8.10.0 2.3M ↓ ★ 8K
  • 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 aws
  • k9s

    Kubernetes CLI To Manage Your Clusters In Style!

    Open source 0.51.0 299.3K ↓ ★ 34.9K
  • 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
  • eksctl

    The official CLI for Amazon EKS

    Open source 0.231.0 202.9K ↓ ★ 5.2K aws
  • Secrets OPerationS

    Simple and flexible tool for managing secrets

    Open source 3.13.3 67.4K ↓ ★ 23.5K aws
  • act

    Run your GitHub Actions locally!

    Open source 0.2.89 62.9K ↓ ★ 72.4K

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
Session Manager Plugin Open source 1.2.896.0 October 19, 2026 326 —
Helm Open source 4.3.1 October 15, 2026 30.4K 1.6M
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
Docker Desktop Proprietary 4.97.0 October 26, 2026 — 2.2M
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
Terragrunt Open source 1.2.1 October 26, 2026 9.9K 122.2K
k9s Open source 0.51.0 June 6, 2026 34.9K 299.3K
HashiCorp Consul Proprietary 2.0.4 September 11, 2026 30.1K 205.5K
eksctl Open source 0.231.0 October 8, 2026 5.2K 202.9K
Secrets OPerationS Open source 3.13.3 August 25, 2026 23.5K 67.4K
act Open source 0.2.89 June 2, 2026 72.4K 62.9K