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Rancher vs Rancher Desktop

A side-by-side look at Rancher and Rancher Desktop. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Rancher

Rancher

Network & Admin

Rancher is an open-source container management platform that allows users to deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters across multiple cloud providers or on-premises infrastructure. It provides a graphical user interface and API for managing containers and services across multiple clusters.

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Rancher Desktop

Rancher Desktop

Development

Rancher Desktop is an open source Kubernetes distribution that runs on macOS, Windows and Linux. It allows developers to quickly set up a local Kubernetes cluster on their desktop for testing and development purposes.

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