Alternatives to Distr
Distr: Helps software vendors deliver and update self-hosted installs for customers, with licences, a registry and a customer portal. Here are 24 other products that do a similar job. Of these, 19 have a free plan.
- Breakwater
Gives each customer of your software a registry login that can only pull the image versions their license covers.
Since 2026
Subscription · Developer tools · Software companies
- Riftmap
Maps which repos rely on shared base images, Terraform modules and Helm charts, so you can see what a change will break.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Spinifex
Runs AWS-style services such as EC2, S3 and IAM on servers you own, so teams can move workloads without rewriting code.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Aurora Gateway
Self-hosted gateway that routes, caches and tracks your app's requests to OpenAI, Anthropic and other LLM providers.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Canine
Deploy and manage apps on your own Kubernetes cluster with a Heroku style workflow, hosted or self-hosted.
Since 2025
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Codecannon
Generates a typed Laravel and Vue monorepo with auth, Docker and CI from a schema you define, for developers starting a SaaS.
Since 2025
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Luxury Yacht
A desktop app for browsing and managing Kubernetes clusters, with log viewing, live YAML editing and Helm release details.
Since 2025
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- OpenRun
A self-hosted platform that deploys team web apps and internal tools from Git onto your own Docker or Kubernetes servers.
Since 2024
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Semaphore
Continuous integration and delivery service that runs builds and tests for software teams, billed by usage.
Pay as you go · Developer tools · Developers
- Warpgate
A self-hosted gateway that gives teams logged, single sign-on access to SSH, databases, Kubernetes and remote desktops.
Since 2026
Free · Security and passwords · Developers
- Apply.Build
Hosts apps from a GitHub repo on European servers, with attack filtering, logs and metrics for a fixed monthly fee.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- ArchGenie
Describe or sketch a cloud setup and get a diagram, Terraform or Bicep code, a security grade and cost estimates.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Bytebase
Review schema changes, approve data fixes and control who can query production databases across 20+ engines.
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- Celesto
Low cost hosted runners for GitHub Actions, swapped in with one line, plus cloud sandboxes for AI agents.
Since 2026
Pay as you go · Developer tools · Developers
- Centia.io
A backend for map and location apps: import spatial files into PostGIS and get SQL, realtime and OGC APIs, hosted or self-run.
Since 2025
Developer tools · Developers
- CH-UI
A self-hosted web workspace for ClickHouse with a SQL editor, dashboards and cluster monitoring, for data teams.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Conduit
Adds a virtual node to a Kubernetes cluster so GPU pods run on RunPod under a price cap you set per pod.
Since 2025
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Datadef
Generates editable architecture, ER and cloud diagrams from a description, SQL, Prisma, Terraform or a code repo.
Since 2025
Free plan · Design and images · Developers
- Frost
Open-source platform you run on your own server to deploy Docker apps, databases and preview builds, without per-seat fees.
Since 2025
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- HivePaaS
Self-hosted platform on Docker Swarm for deploying apps, databases and functions on your own servers.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- imgproxy
A server you run yourself that resizes and converts images on the fly from URL options, for web teams.
Since 2019
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Infrawrench
A desktop and web app that finds resources across AWS, GCP, Azure and other clouds and lets infra teams work on them in one place.
Since 2026
Free plan · Uptime and monitoring · Developers
- Mist
Self-hosted platform that deploys Docker apps from Git with domains, SSL and databases for small dev teams.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- nimblegate
A self-hosted gateway that checks every git push from AI coding agents and blocks leaked keys or skipped tests.
Since 2026
Free plan · Security and passwords · Developers