100 Essential DevOps and CI/CD Tools
Introduction
DevOps requires a robust toolkit for automation, deployment, and infrastructure management. Here are 100 essential DevOps and CI/CD tools.
📑 Table of Contents
- Introduction
- CI/CD Platforms
- 1. Jenkins
- 2. GitLab CI
- 3. GitHub Actions
- 4. CircleCI
- 5. Travis CI
- 6. Drone
- 7. Tekton
- 8. Argo Workflows
- 9. Concourse CI
- 10. Buildkite
- 11. TeamCity
- 12. Bamboo
- 13. GoCD
- 14. Woodpecker CI
- 15. Zuul
- GitOps Tools
- 16. ArgoCD
- 17. Flux
- 18. Rancher Fleet
- 19. Weave GitOps
- 20. Kustomize
- Infrastructure as Code
- 21. Terraform
- 22. OpenTofu
- 23. Pulumi
- 24. Ansible
- 25. Chef
- 26. Puppet
- 27. SaltStack
- 28. Crossplane
- 29. Terragrunt
- 30. CDK for Terraform
- Container Orchestration
- 31. Kubernetes
- 32. Docker Swarm
- 33. Nomad
- 34. OpenShift
- 35. Rancher
- 36. K3s
- 37. MicroK8s
- 38. Kind
- 39. Minikube
- 40. k0s
- Container Tools
- 41. Docker
- 42. Podman
- 43. Buildah
- 44. Skopeo
- 45. Kaniko
- 46. Buildx
- 47. Docker Compose
- 48. containerd
- 49. CRI-O
- 50. runc
- Kubernetes Tools
- 51. kubectl
- 52. Helm
- 53. k9s
- 54. Lens
- 55. Octant
- 56. kubectx/kubens
- 57. stern
- 58. krew
- 59. kustomize
- 60. Skaffold
- Service Mesh
- 61. Istio
- 62. Linkerd
- 63. Consul
- 64. Cilium
- 65. Traefik Mesh
- Secret Management
- 66. HashiCorp Vault
- 67. AWS Secrets Manager
- 68. Sealed Secrets
- 69. External Secrets Operator
- 70. SOPS
- API Gateways
- 71. Kong
- 72. Traefik
- 73. NGINX Ingress
- 74. HAProxy
- 75. Envoy
- Artifact Management
- 76. Nexus Repository
- 77. JFrog Artifactory
- 78. Harbor
- 79. Docker Registry
- 80. Quay
- Code Quality
- 81. SonarQube
- 82. CodeClimate
- 83. Codecov
- 84. ESLint
- 85. Prettier
- Testing Tools
- 86. Selenium
- 87. Cypress
- 88. Playwright
- 89. k6
- 90. Locust
- Version Control
- 91. Git
- 92. GitHub CLI
- 93. GitLab CLI
- 94. pre-commit
- 95. git-lfs
- Documentation
- 96. MkDocs
- 97. Docusaurus
- 98. Swagger/OpenAPI
- 99. ReadTheDocs
- 100. Backstage
- Conclusion
CI/CD Platforms
1. Jenkins
Leading open-source automation server with extensive plugin ecosystem.
2. GitLab CI
Integrated CI/CD within GitLab with powerful pipelines.
3. GitHub Actions
Workflow automation integrated into GitHub repositories.
4. CircleCI
Cloud-native CI/CD platform with fast builds.
5. Travis CI
Continuous integration service for open source projects.
6. Drone
Container-native CI/CD platform.
7. Tekton
Kubernetes-native CI/CD building blocks.
8. Argo Workflows
Kubernetes-native workflow engine for orchestrating parallel jobs.
9. Concourse CI
Pipeline-based continuous integration with resource abstraction.
10. Buildkite
Scalable CI/CD with hybrid cloud support.
11. TeamCity
JetBrains CI/CD server with intelligent features.
12. Bamboo
Atlassian CI/CD server integrated with Jira.
13. GoCD
Open-source continuous delivery server with pipelines.
14. Woodpecker CI
Community fork of Drone CI with Docker focus.
15. Zuul
Project gating system for CI/CD.
GitOps Tools
16. ArgoCD
Declarative GitOps continuous delivery for Kubernetes.
17. Flux
GitOps toolkit for Kubernetes with CNCF graduation.
18. Rancher Fleet
GitOps at scale for Kubernetes clusters.
19. Weave GitOps
Enterprise GitOps platform.
20. Kustomize
Kubernetes native configuration management.
Infrastructure as Code
21. Terraform
Infrastructure as code tool for cloud provisioning.
22. OpenTofu
Open-source fork of Terraform.
23. Pulumi
Infrastructure as code using programming languages.
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Agentless automation and configuration management.
25. Chef
Configuration management with Ruby DSL.
26. Puppet
Configuration management and automation platform.
27. SaltStack
Event-driven automation and configuration management.
28. Crossplane
Kubernetes-native infrastructure management.
29. Terragrunt
Thin wrapper for Terraform with DRY configurations.
30. CDK for Terraform
Define infrastructure using TypeScript, Python, Go.
Container Orchestration
31. Kubernetes
Container orchestration platform for automating deployment.
32. Docker Swarm
Native clustering for Docker containers.
33. Nomad
Simple and flexible workload orchestrator.
34. OpenShift
Red Hat enterprise Kubernetes platform.
35. Rancher
Complete container management platform.
36. K3s
Lightweight Kubernetes for edge computing.
37. MicroK8s
Low-ops Kubernetes for workstations and appliances.
38. Kind
Kubernetes in Docker for local development.
39. Minikube
Local Kubernetes cluster for development.
40. k0s
Zero friction Kubernetes distribution.
Container Tools
41. Docker
Container platform for building and running applications.
42. Podman
Daemonless container engine compatible with Docker.
43. Buildah
Tool for building OCI container images.
44. Skopeo
Work with container images and registries.
45. Kaniko
Build container images in Kubernetes.
46. Buildx
Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities.
47. Docker Compose
Define and run multi-container applications.
48. containerd
Industry-standard container runtime.
49. CRI-O
Lightweight container runtime for Kubernetes.
50. runc
CLI tool for spawning containers.
Kubernetes Tools
51. kubectl
Kubernetes command-line tool.
52. Helm
Kubernetes package manager.
53. k9s
Terminal UI for Kubernetes clusters.
54. Lens
Kubernetes IDE with visual cluster management.
55. Octant
Web-based Kubernetes cluster visualization.
56. kubectx/kubens
Switch between Kubernetes contexts and namespaces.
57. stern
Multi-pod log tailing for Kubernetes.
58. krew
Plugin manager for kubectl.
59. kustomize
Kubernetes native configuration customization.
60. Skaffold
Fast local Kubernetes development.
Service Mesh
61. Istio
Service mesh for microservices networking.
62. Linkerd
Ultralight service mesh for Kubernetes.
63. Consul
Service mesh and service discovery.
64. Cilium
eBPF-based networking and security.
65. Traefik Mesh
Simple service mesh built on Traefik.
Secret Management
66. HashiCorp Vault
Secrets management and data protection.
67. AWS Secrets Manager
AWS service for secrets management.
68. Sealed Secrets
Encrypted Kubernetes secrets.
69. External Secrets Operator
Sync external secrets into Kubernetes.
70. SOPS
Secrets operations with encryption.
API Gateways
71. Kong
Cloud-native API gateway.
72. Traefik
Cloud-native edge router and reverse proxy.
73. NGINX Ingress
Kubernetes ingress controller using NGINX.
74. HAProxy
Reliable high performance TCP/HTTP load balancer.
75. Envoy
Cloud-native high-performance edge/middle proxy.
Artifact Management
76. Nexus Repository
Universal artifact repository manager.
77. JFrog Artifactory
Universal artifact repository.
78. Harbor
Cloud native container registry.
79. Docker Registry
Self-hosted container image registry.
80. Quay
Red Hat container registry.
Code Quality
81. SonarQube
Code quality and security analysis.
82. CodeClimate
Automated code review for maintainability.
83. Codecov
Code coverage reporting.
84. ESLint
JavaScript/TypeScript linting.
85. Prettier
Opinionated code formatter.
Testing Tools
86. Selenium
Browser automation and testing.
87. Cypress
JavaScript end-to-end testing.
88. Playwright
Cross-browser end-to-end testing.
89. k6
Load testing tool for developers.
90. Locust
Python-based load testing.
Version Control
91. Git
Distributed version control system.
92. GitHub CLI
GitHub command-line interface.
93. GitLab CLI
GitLab command-line tool.
94. pre-commit
Git hook framework.
95. git-lfs
Git extension for large files.
Documentation
96. MkDocs
Static site generator for documentation.
97. Docusaurus
Documentation website generator.
98. Swagger/OpenAPI
API documentation tools.
99. ReadTheDocs
Documentation hosting platform.
100. Backstage
Developer portal for service catalogs.
Conclusion
These 100 DevOps tools provide a comprehensive toolkit for modern software delivery. Choose the right combination based on your team size, infrastructure, and workflow requirements.
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About Ramesh Sundararamaiah
Red Hat Certified Architect
Expert in Linux system administration, DevOps automation, and cloud infrastructure. Specializing in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu, Docker, Ansible, and enterprise IT solutions.