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Will Stewart
Will Stewart • 27th May 2025

How to build an Internal Developer Platform (and why you might not want to)

An Internal Developer Platform (IDP) is a self-service layer that abstracts away the complexities of infrastructure so that developers can deploy code without touching Kubernetes manifests, Terraform modules, or CI/CD pipelines.
Internal Developer Platform
Development
DevOps Engineering
Deborah Emeni
Deborah Emeni • 16th May 2025

Fly.io vs Render: How they handle jobs, scaling, and production workloads in 2025

Compare how Fly.io and Render handle background jobs, scaling, and production apps in 2025. See the key trade-offs, performance differences, and an alternative built for modern teams.
Internal Developer Platform
DevOps Engineering
Docker
Deborah Emeni
Deborah Emeni • 13th May 2025

Railway vs Render (2025): Which cloud platform fits your workflow better

Detailed breakdown of Railway vs Render in 2025: pricing, features, developer experience, and deployment workflows. Understand the differences before choosing your next cloud platform
DevOps Engineering
Deborah Emeni
Deborah Emeni • 8th May 2025

CircleCI vs Jenkins: Which one fits your workflow in 2025?

Compare CircleCI and Jenkins in 2025 - setup, performance, customization, and which CI/CD tool makes sense for your team today.
CI/CD for Kubernetes
DevOps Engineering
Daniel Adeboye
Daniel Adeboye • 8th May 2025

Top 5 CircleCI alternatives to use in 2025: best CI/CD tools

CircleCI still works, but 2025 DevOps needs more. Explore 5 CircleCI alternatives offering faster, scalable, Kubernetes-native CI/CD with better DX, transparency, and container-first workflows.
CI/CD for Kubernetes
CI/CD Tools
Kubernetes
DevOps Engineering
Deborah Emeni
Deborah Emeni • 6th May 2025

7 best Codefresh alternatives in 2025

Looking for a Codefresh alternative? These 7 tools match its CI/CD, Kubernetes-native delivery, and rollout features, no matter if you're focused on pipelines, Helm support, or multi-cluster deployments.
CI/CD for Kubernetes
DevOps Engineering
Daniel Adeboye
Daniel Adeboye • 5th May 2025

7 Best Rancher alternatives in 2025

Explore 7 top Rancher alternatives in 2025 for simpler Kubernetes management—developer-first platforms with built-in CI/CD, GitOps, and more to help teams ship faster with less overhead.
Kubernetes
Kubernetes management
CI/CD for Kubernetes
DevOps Engineering
Daniel Adeboye
Daniel Adeboye • 1st May 2025

7 Top VMware Tanzu alternatives for DevOps in 2025

Struggling with VMware Tanzu's complexity? You're not alone. Developers are moving toward simpler, scalable platforms. This guide covers 7 top Tanzu alternatives for 2025, including Northflank.
Kubernetes
Kubernetes management
Databases
DevOps Engineering
Deborah Emeni
Deborah Emeni • 1st May 2025

7 best Flux CD alternatives in 2025

Looking for an alternative to Flux CD? Check out 7 GitOps-capable tools in 2025, from Argo CD to modern platforms like Northflank, without the controller overhead.
CI/CD for Kubernetes
DevOps Engineering
Github Actions
Deborah Emeni
Deborah Emeni • 25th April 2025

7 Best Octopus Deploy alternatives for modern deployment workflows (2025)

Looking for alternatives to Octopus Deploy? This guide covers 7 tools that support CI/CD, GitOps, Kubernetes, BYOC, and more, depending on how your team ships software.
CI/CD Tools
DevOps Engineering