Best Shipwright Alternatives in 2026
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20 apps from container build tools ranked against Shipwright on the same published basis.
- 1Shipwright vs BuildKit
- 2Shipwright vs Dagger
- 3Shipwright vs Garden
- 4Shipwright vs Tilt
- 5Shipwright vs ko
- 6Shipwright vs Cloud Native Buildpacks Pack
- 7Shipwright vs AWS CodeBuild
- 8Shipwright vs Jib
- 9Shipwright vs Buildah
- 10Shipwright vs rules_docker
- 11Shipwright vs Earthly
- 12Shipwright vs Kaniko
- 13Shipwright vs Paketo Buildpacks
- 14Shipwright vs nix2container
- 15Shipwright vs kpack
- 16Shipwright vs werf
- 17Shipwright vs apko
- 18Shipwright vs Depot
- 19Shipwright vs Google Cloud Build
- 20Shipwright vs Nixpacks
Shipwright alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BuildKit | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | Dagger | 7.3 | Free plan | $50/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Garden | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Tilt | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | ko | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Cloud Native Buildpacks Pack | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | AWS CodeBuild | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Jib | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Buildah | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | rules_docker | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 11 | Earthly | 6.8 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Kaniko | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 13 | Paketo Buildpacks | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 14 | nix2container | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 15 | kpack | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted |
| 16 | werf | 6.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 17 | apko | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 18 | Depot | 6.5 | No | $20/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Google Cloud Build | 6.4 | No | $0.01/mo | API, Linux, Web |
| 20 | Nixpacks | 6.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
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Questions about Shipwright alternatives
What is the best alternative to Shipwright?
BuildKit, number 1 in container build tools with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: Dagger, Garden, Tilt and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Shipwright?
BuildKit is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.