Kubernetes offers a wide range of diverse solutions for container management, catering to DevOps teams and software development processes. Today, Kubernetes is considered the "de-facto" solution for container management, serving as the foundation for hundreds of different distributions and projects that produce solutions around it.
Red Hat's container management solution adorned with various applications. OpenShift, installable on-premise, stands out as one of the two most common Kubernetes distributions with this feature. OpenShift also provides ready-made solutions for popular cloud services.
Rancher is an integrated container management solution that can be installed on-premise. Developed by SuSE, Rancher stands out for its more frequent and easier updates compared to other Kubernetes distributions, as well as being open-source. Rancher distinguishes itself from others by its ability to manage hybrid Kubernetes clusters located in different infrastructures.
As a pioneer in the container revolution, Docker offers simpler and cost-effective solutions for organizations that do not require a large and complex container management tool like Kubernetes. While containers can be run on individual servers with dockerd, Docker Swarm manages containers that are distributed across multiple servers.