Ansibleansible/ansible
Simple IT automation over SSHEnterpriseAutomationInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 71kGPL-3.0commit 20 hours ago85worth
Open-source alternatives to Salt
24 projects in the catalog share a category with Salt (Automation or Infra & DevOps). They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt (this project) | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 16k | |
| Ansible | CLI | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 71k | |
| Argo Workflows | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 17k | |
| Jenkins | Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 27k | |
| Temporal | Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 23k | |
| Traefik | Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | MIT | 65k | |
| Career-Ops | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 73k | |
| 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 | |
| rclone | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 60k | |
| Freqtrade | Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | GPL-3.0 | 55k | |
| Caddy | Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 76k | |
| PowerShell | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 56k | |
| 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 | |
| Firecracker | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 37k | |
| fastlane | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 42k | |
| Proxmox VE Helper Scripts | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 30k | |
| Terraform | CLI | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 50k | |
| Infracost | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 13k |
Command-line tools (21)
Traefiktraefik/traefik
Cloud-native reverse proxy and load balancerPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-hostCLI★ 65kMITcommit 4 days ago89worth
Career-Opscareer-ops-hq/career-ops
AI-assisted job search pipelinePersonalAgents & frameworksAutomationCLI★ 73kMITcommit 23 hours ago89worth
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
rclonerclone/rclone
rsync for cloud storagePersonalEnterpriseSelf-hosted appsInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 60kMITcommit yesterday85worth
Freqtradefreqtrade/freqtrade
Open-source crypto trading botPersonalAutomationData & analyticsDocker / self-hostCLI★ 55kGPL-3.0commit yesterday85worth
Caddycaddyserver/caddy
Web server with automatic HTTPSPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-hostCLI★ 76kApache-2.0commit 15 hours ago84worth
PowerShellPowerShell/PowerShell
Cross-platform shell and scripting languagePersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsAutomationCLI★ 56kMITcommit 4 days 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
Firecrackerfirecracker-microvm/firecracker
Secure, fast microVMsEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 37kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago82worth
fastlanefastlane/fastlane
Automate iOS and Android releasesPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsAutomationCLI★ 42kMITcommit 21 hours ago81worth
Proxmox VE Helper Scriptscommunity-scripts/ProxmoxVE
One-line installs for Proxmox containersPersonalSelf-hosted appsInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 30kMITcommit 22 hours ago81worth
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Infracostinfracost/infracost
Cloud cost estimates for infrastructure codeEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 13kApache-2.0commit last week80worth
Self-hosted Docker apps (3)
Argo Workflowsargoproj/argo-workflows
Workflow engine for KubernetesEnterpriseAutomationInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-host★ 17kApache-2.0commit 3 days ago85worth
Jenkinsjenkinsci/jenkins
Automation server for CI/CDEnterpriseAutomationInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-host★ 27kMITcommit 2 days ago80worth
Temporaltemporalio/temporal
Durable execution platformEnterpriseAutomationInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-host★ 23kMITcommit 18 hours ago77worth