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PortainerKubeSphere
Freemium

Community Edition is free and open source. Business Edition is a paid subscription, free…

 Freemium

The Community Edition is free; other products are offered alongside it.

Windows, Linux, Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • One console for Docker, Swarm and Kubernetes across several hosts
  • Deploys Compose stacks and Helm charts from the browser
  • Web console for multi-tenant Kubernetes management
  • Built-in DevOps, microservices and observability scenarios
  • Role-based access control and several fleet features are Business Edition only
  • The agent needs access to the Docker socket, which is effectively root on the host
  • A large platform that takes effort to deploy and run
  • License terms for the current edition are not stated in the research
Self-hosted, Web application Self-hosted
Open source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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