Alternatives to Arcane
Modern web interface for managing Docker hosts and Compose stacks. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Arcane
Modern web interface for managing Docker hosts and Compose stacks.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Arcane.
Portainer
Web interface for deploying and managing Docker and Kubernetes workloads.
Portainer adds Swarm and Kubernetes management across several hosts and Helm chart deployment, but role-based access control and some fleet features need the paid Business Edition.
Dockhand
Docker management app with real-time container control and Compose stack support.
Dockhand offers real-time container control and Compose stack support with a free homelab tier, but it is not open source and business features require a paid plan.
Komodo
Build and deploy software across multiple servers from one management application.
Komodo is a GPL-3.0 self-hosted app focused on building and deploying software across multiple servers, rather than a Docker-specific interface for Compose stacks.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
lazydocker
A terminal dashboard for Docker and Compose, so you stop typing ps, logs and restart over and over.
Docker Compose
A command-line tool that defines and runs multi-container applications from a single YAML file.
Docker Engine
The container runtime that builds, packages and runs applications in Docker containers.
Rancher
Management platform for operating many Kubernetes clusters from one console.
dry
Terminal dashboard for Docker containers, images and Swarm services.
Dozzle
A self-hosted web app for watching Docker, Swarm and Kubernetes container logs and stats live.
