Alternatives to Neko
Self-hosted virtual browser that runs in Docker and streams to other browsers over WebRTC. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Neko
Self-hosted virtual browser that runs in Docker and streams to other browsers over WebRTC.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Neko.
Kasm Workspaces
Container streaming platform that delivers desktops, applications and isolated browsers to a web browser.
Kasm Workspaces streams isolated browsers, desktops and apps from containers, with Ansible and Terraform automation. It is freemium and closed source, aimed mainly at organisations.
Selkies
Open-source WebRTC platform for streaming a Linux desktop to a web browser with low latency.
Selkies is an open-source WebRTC platform that streams a whole Linux desktop to the browser with hardware acceleration, rather than a single shared browser session.
KasmVNC
Access a Linux desktop through a web browser.
KasmVNC is a GPL-2.0 server that gives browser access to a full Linux desktop, but it uses VNC-based streaming instead of WebRTC.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Apache Guacamole
A self-hosted remote desktop gateway that gives browser access to machines over VNC, RDP and SSH.
noVNC
An open-source VNC client that runs in a web browser using HTML5 WebSockets and Canvas.
Deskreen
Turns any device with a web browser into a second screen for your computer, over the local network.
