#1
Run your GitHub Actions locally 🚀
71K starsJun 1, 2026 pushgithub-automationGoGitHub
$ npx skills add nektos/actAlternatives
Actions Runner Controller alternatives for AI agents.
Compare similar skills by workflow fit, trust score, quality, GitHub adoption, maintenance, and install readiness.
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Actions Runner Controller
Kubernetes controller for GitHub Actions self-hosted runners
100
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89
Trust
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#2
Release engineering, simplified
16K starsJun 13, 2026 pushgithub-automationGoGitHub
$ npx skills add goreleaser/goreleaser#3
Open source alternative to AWS. Elastic compute, block storage (non replicated), firewall and load balancer, managed Postgres, K8s, AI inference, and IAM services.
12K starsJun 16, 2026 pushgithub-automationRubyGitHub
$ npx skills add ubicloud/ubicloud#4
Git with a cup of tea! Painless self-hosted all-in-one software development service, including Git hosting, code review, team collaboration, package registry and CI/CD
56K starsJun 16, 2026 pushgithub-automationGoGitHub
$ npx skills add go-gitea/gitea#5
Public feedback discussions for: GitHub Mobile, GitHub Discussions, GitHub Codespaces, GitHub Sponsors, GitHub Issues and more!
8.4K starsJun 15, 2026 pushgithub-automationRubyGitHub
$ npx skills add community/community#6
Easy and Repeatable Kubernetes Development
16K starsJun 15, 2026 pushcoding-agentsGoDeveloper Tools
$ npx skills add GoogleContainerTools/skaffold#7
D2 is a modern diagram scripting language that turns text to diagrams.
24K starsApr 24, 2026 pushcoding-agentsGoDeveloper Tools
$ npx skills add terrastruct/d2#8
SDK for building Kubernetes applications. Provides high level APIs, useful abstractions, and project scaffolding.
7.7K starsMay 26, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add operator-framework/operator-sdk#9
Terragrunt is a flexible orchestration tool that allows Infrastructure as Code written in OpenTofu/Terraform to scale.
9.7K starsJun 15, 2026 pushcoding-agentsGoDeveloper Tools
$ npx skills add gruntwork-io/terragrunt#10
Woodpecker is a simple, yet powerful CI/CD engine with great extensibility.
7.6K starsJul 30, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add woodpecker-ci/woodpecker#11
Lightweight Kubernetes
33K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add k3s-io/k3s#12
Run Kubernetes locally
32K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add kubernetes/minikube#13
The Kubernetes Package Manager
30K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add helm/helm#14
Production-Grade Container Scheduling and Management
123K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add kubernetes/kubernetes#15
The open-source managed agents platform. Turn coding agents into real teammates — assign tasks, track progress, compound skills.
37K starsJun 16, 2026 pushcoding-agentsGoCoding Agent
$ npx skills add multica-ai/multica#16
Podman: A tool for managing OCI containers and pods.
32K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add podman-container-tools/podmanHow to choose
When should you switch?
Use an alternative when it has a clearer install path, higher trust score, fresher maintenance, or better platform fit for your current agent stack. Keep Actions Runner Controller if it already passes your workflow test and repository review.
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