Alternatives to docker-compose
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. docker-compose itself: install docker-compose.
docker-credential-helper-ecr
Automatically gets credentials for Amazon ECR on docker push/docker pull
concurrentqueue
A fast multi-producer, multi-consumer lock-free concurrent queue for C++11
dockerize
Utility to simplify running applications in docker containers
stern
⎈ Multi pod and container log tailing for Kubernetes -- Friendly fork of https://github.com/wercker/stern
Core Data Editor
Core Data Editor lets you easily view, edit and analyze applications‘ data. Core Data Editor is compatible with Mac and iOS applications and supports
lazyjournal
TUI for viewing logs from journald, auditd, file system, Docker and Podman containers, Compose stacks and Kubernetes pods with support for log highlig
docker-clean
A script that cleans docker containers, images, volumes, and networks
pipx
Install and Run Python Applications in Isolated Environments
grype
A vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems
FineTune
FineTune, a macOS menu bar app for per-app volume control, multi-device output, audio routing, and 10-band EQ. Free and open-source alternative to Sou
fly
Concourse is a container-based automation system written in Go. It's mostly used for CI/CD
libvmaf
Perceptual video quality assessment based on multi-method fusion
overmind
Process manager for Procfile-based applications and tmux
pgrok
Poor man's ngrok - a multi-tenant HTTP/TCP reverse tunnel solution through SSH remote port forwarding
Xpra
Persistent remote applications for X11; screen sharing for X11, MacOS and MSWindows
dnsx
dnsx is a fast and multi-purpose DNS toolkit allow to run multiple DNS queries of your choice with a list of user-supplied resolvers
source-to-image
A tool for building artifacts from source and injecting into container images
honcho
Honcho: a python clone of Foreman. For managing Procfile-based applications
Orchard
The native UI for Apple Containers and (o)MLX sandboxes, written in swift as a replacement for docker desktop
Multi
Create custom, lightweight macOS apps from websites
pdfrip
A multi-threaded PDF password cracking utility equipped with commonly encountered password format builders and dictionary attacks
Stringz
A lightweight and powerful editor for localizing iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS applications
Sysdig Inspect
Sysdig Inspect - A powerful opensource interface for container troubleshooting and security investigation
scrcpy
Display and control your Android device
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than docker-compose — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
docker-compose is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.