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Containers & PaaS

Best Kubernetes (upstream) alternatives

Ranked by migration effort. Open any path for a full cost model and plan.

1
K3s
Free (lightweight) · open source
Low effort
~9 wks →
2
Mirantis Kubernetes Engine
Per-node subscription · commercial
Low effort
~12 wks →
3
Rancher / RKE2
Free OSS / support · open source
Low effort
~12 wks →
4
HashiCorp Nomad
BSL + Enterprise · commercial
Low effort
~12 wks →
5
Talos Linux
Free OSS / Omni · open source
Low effort
~12 wks →
6
Red Hat OpenShift
Per-core subscription · commercial
Medium effort
~15 wks →
7
VMware Tanzu
Per-core / bundle · commercial
Medium effort
~15 wks →
8
Cloud Foundry (Tanzu AS)
Per-core / bundle · commercial
Medium effort
~15 wks →