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All six run entirely in your browser. Nothing is sent anywhere and none of them need you to connect anything — which is the point: the two analyzers read files that name your registries, namespaces and build arguments, and that detail has no reason to leave your machine.

The ecosystem

A curated collection of the most essential tools in the DevOps ecosystem.

Containers & Orchestration

Docker

Recommended
Free / Open Source

Build, ship, and run applications in containers. Ideal for packaging microservices and ensuring consistency across dev, staging, and production environments.

Kubernetes

Free / Open Source

Container orchestration at scale. Use it when you need to manage, scale, and self-heal containerized workloads across clusters.

Podman

Free / Open Source

Daemonless container engine, Docker-compatible. A great choice for rootless container workflows and environments where running a daemon is undesirable.

Helm

Free / Open Source

Package manager for Kubernetes. Simplifies deploying complex applications by bundling manifests into reusable, versioned charts.

How to choose: Docker vs Podman: Docker has broader ecosystem, Podman is daemonless and rootless by default.

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Recommended
Free / Freemium

Native CI/CD for GitHub repositories. Best for teams already on GitHub who want zero-config pipeline integration with their repos.

Jenkins

Free / Open Source

The most widely adopted open-source automation server. Choose Jenkins when you need maximum plugin flexibility and self-hosted control over your pipelines.

GitLab CI

Free / Freemium

Integrated CI/CD with GitLab. Works best when your source code, issues, and pipelines all live under one GitLab roof.

ArgoCD

Free / Open Source

Declarative GitOps continuous delivery for Kubernetes. Use it to keep your cluster state in sync with a Git repository automatically.

How to choose: GitHub Actions vs Jenkins: Actions is simpler for GitHub repos, Jenkins is more flexible for complex pipelines.

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Recommended
Free / Open Source

Multi-cloud infrastructure provisioning. Use it to declaratively define and version your cloud resources across AWS, GCP, and Azure.

Ansible

Free / Open Source

Agentless configuration management and automation. Great for server provisioning and app deployment when you want push-based, SSH-driven workflows.

Pulumi

Free / Freemium

IaC using real programming languages. Choose Pulumi if you prefer writing infrastructure in TypeScript, Python, or Go instead of DSLs.

How to choose: Terraform vs Pulumi: Terraform uses HCL, Pulumi uses general-purpose languages.

Monitoring & Observability

Prometheus

Recommended
Free / Open Source

Metrics collection and alerting. The go-to choice for pull-based metrics in cloud-native environments, especially Kubernetes.

Grafana

Free / Open Source

Visualization and dashboards. Pairs with Prometheus, Loki, and other data sources to create rich, real-time observability dashboards.

Loki

Free / Open Source

Log aggregation by Grafana Labs. Use it alongside Grafana for cost-effective, label-based log querying without full-text indexing.

Datadog

Paid / Commercial

Cloud-scale monitoring and analytics (commercial). Best for teams that want an all-in-one SaaS platform for metrics, traces, and logs.

How to choose: Prometheus vs Datadog: Prometheus is free and self-hosted, Datadog is managed SaaS.

Security

Trivy

Free / Open Source

Container and IaC vulnerability scanner. Run it in CI pipelines to catch CVEs in container images and misconfigurations in Terraform files.

Vault

Free / Open Source

Secrets management by HashiCorp. Use it to centrally store, rotate, and audit access to API keys, passwords, and certificates.

Falco

Free / Open Source

Runtime security for containers and Kubernetes. Detects anomalous behavior like unexpected syscalls or privilege escalation in real time.