Traefiktraefik/traefik
Cloud-native reverse proxy and load balancerPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-hostCLI★ 65kMITcommit 4 days ago89worth
Open-source alternatives to Firecracker
24 projects in the catalog are in the same category as Firecracker: Infra & DevOps. They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 5 run with Docker, 19 have a permissive license and 24 had a commit in the last 90 days.
Compare at a glance
| Project | Runs on | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firecracker (this project) | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 37k | |
| Traefik | Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | MIT | 65k | |
| Moby | Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 72k | |
| Kubernetes | Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 128k | |
| Docker Compose | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 38k | |
| Tailscale | Desktop, CLI | Not listed | BSD-3-Clause | 37k | |
| K3s | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 34k | |
| Ventoy | Desktop, CLI | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 80k | |
| Ansible | CLI | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 71k | |
| rclone | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 60k | |
| Caddy | Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 76k | |
| acme.sh | CLI | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 48k | |
| Podman | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 33k | |
| minikube | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 32k | |
| Proxmox VE Helper Scripts | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 30k | |
| Salt | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 16k | |
| Terraform | CLI | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 50k | |
| Infracost | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 13k | |
| K9s | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 35k | |
| Velero | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 10k | |
| frp | Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 110k | |
| Apple Container | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 50k | |
| Serverless Framework | CLI | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 47k | |
| AWS CDK | CLI, Library / SDK | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 13k | |
| Terragrunt | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 9.9k |
Command-line tools (24)
Mobymoby/moby
The open-source project behind Docker EngineEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-hostCLI★ 72kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago89worth
Kuberneteskubernetes/kubernetes
Production-grade container orchestrationEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-hostCLI★ 128kApache-2.0commit 17 hours ago86worth
Docker Composedocker/compose
Define and run multi-container appsPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 38kApache-2.0commit yesterday86worth
Tailscaletailscale/tailscale
Easy WireGuard mesh VPNPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsSecurity & identityDesktopCLI★ 37kBSD-3-Clausecommit yesterday86worth
K3sk3s-io/k3s
Lightweight KubernetesPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 34kApache-2.0commit 23 hours ago86worth
Ventoyventoy/Ventoy
Boot many ISO files from one USB drivePersonalInfra & DevOpsDesktopCLI★ 80kGPL-3.0commit 3 days ago85worth
Ansibleansible/ansible
Simple IT automation over SSHEnterpriseAutomationInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 71kGPL-3.0commit 20 hours ago85worth
rclonerclone/rclone
rsync for cloud storagePersonalEnterpriseSelf-hosted appsInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 60kMITcommit yesterday85worth
Caddycaddyserver/caddy
Web server with automatic HTTPSPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-hostCLI★ 76kApache-2.0commit 15 hours ago84worth
acme.shacmesh-official/acme.sh
Pure shell ACME client for TLS certificatesPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsSecurity & identityCLI★ 48kGPL-3.0commit 2 weeks ago84worth
Podmanpodman-container-tools/podman
Daemonless container enginePersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 33kApache-2.0commit 22 hours ago83worth
minikubekubernetes/minikube
Run Kubernetes locallyPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 32kApache-2.0commit 7 days ago83worth
Proxmox VE Helper Scriptscommunity-scripts/ProxmoxVE
One-line installs for Proxmox containersPersonalSelf-hosted appsInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 30kMITcommit 22 hours ago81worth
Saltsaltstack/salt
Infrastructure automation at scaleEnterpriseAutomationInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 16kApache-2.0commit 2 weeks ago81worth
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Infracostinfracost/infracost
Cloud cost estimates for infrastructure codeEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 13kApache-2.0commit last week80worth
K9sderailed/k9s
Terminal UI for KubernetesPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 35kApache-2.0commit 3 days ago79worth
Velerovelero-io/velero
Back up and migrate Kubernetes appsEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 10kApache-2.0commit yesterday79worth
frpfatedier/frp
Expose a local server behind NAT to the internetPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-hostCLI★ 110kApache-2.0commit 3 weeks ago78worth
Apple Containerapple/container
Run Linux containers on a MacPersonalInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 50kApache-2.0commit 21 hours ago78worth
Serverless Frameworkserverless/serverless
Build auto-scaling apps on AWS Lambda and morePersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 47kcommit 2 days ago78worth
AWS CDKaws/aws-cdk
Define AWS infrastructure in codeEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsCLILibrary / SDK★ 13kApache-2.0commit yesterday78worth
Terragruntgruntwork-io/terragrunt
Scale Terraform and OpenTofu codeEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 9.9kMITcommit 20 hours ago78worth