Explore the top 5 observability and monitoring tools in 2025 — from Prometheus to Datadog, OpenTelemetry, Uptrace, and New Relic. Learn how they stack up, key features, challenges, and how Cycle makes integration simple for teams moving beyond Kubernetes.
Discover the top 5 CI/CD tools — GitHub Actions, GitLab, CircleCI, TeamCity, and Buildkite. Learn more about how they integrate with Cycle to streamline your DevOps pipeline, reduce downtime, and simplify infrastructure deployment without Kubernetes or YAML.
Discover why adopting Cycle is a career-safe, cost-efficient, and developer-friendly decision. From increased reliability and developer empowerment to massive infrastructure savings—Cycle delivers real ROI without Kubernetes complexity.
Discover the top 7 DevOps news and thought leadership sources for 2025, handpicked to help you cut through the noise and stay ahead of meaningful trends. From industry staples like DevOps.com and InfoQ to community-driven platforms like Hacker News and Reddit's r/DevOps.
Top Kubernetes alternatives: 1. Cycle.io, 2. Docker Swarm, 3. Amazon ECS, 4. VMware Tanzu, 5. Google Cloud Run, 6. Hashicorp Nomad, 7. Azure Container Instances. Looking for Kubernetes alternatives in 2025? Discover 7 powerful container platforms like Cycle, Nomad, and Cloud Run that offer simpler, scalable orchestration—without the K8s complexity. Compare pricing, features, and which one fits your needs.
Bare metal cloud is making a major comeback as enterprises demand more performance, control, and cost efficiency from their infrastructure. With the bare metal market projected to grow 4x by 2030, modern platforms like Cycle.io are eliminating complexity and making bare metal deployments as simple as virtual machines—no Kubernetes, no YAML, just seamless infrastructure.
Discover why search interest in Kubernetes alternatives is surging — and why teams are rethinking Kubernetes in favor of simpler, cost-effective platforms like Cycle.
Explore the evolution of software delivery, through the lense of DevOps and platform engineering, highlighting insights from industry expert Ian Walker. We break down the benefits and challenges of both approaches, from the cultural philosophy of DevOps to the structured methodologies of Platform Engineering. While Kubernetes demands specialized expertise, Cycle's LowOps platform unifies Dev and Ops, reducing complexity and boosting efficiency. Whether you're embracing DevOps, transitioning to Platform Engineering, or seeking a Kubernetes alternative, Cycle provides the tools to streamline your journey.
Explore the growing cloud repatriation trend, why companies are shifting from hyperscalers like AWS, GCP, and Azure back to on-premises solutions, and how prioritizing cost efficiency, security, and predictability can benefit your infrastructure strategy.
Discover five key lessons from Cycle's competitors in the DevOps and container orchestration space. Learn how Cycle balances flexibility with simplicity, scales without growing DevOps teams, automates security updates, enhances ease of use without limits, and ensures transparent pricing.
Learn about key DevOps trends for 2025, including the focus on developer experience, the shift to hybrid cloud models, and the practical applications of AI in operations.
Cycle.io is honored to be named a 2024 Gartner® Cool Vendor™ in Container Management. Cycle delivers simplicity in container orchestration and infrastructure management, offering an alternative to Kubernetes that reduces complexity and technical debt. With automatic updates, BYOI flexibility, and integrated observability, Cycle empowers organizations to retain full control over their infrastructure while optimizing resource utilization.
Heroku has held a major place in the PaaS market for years, but as the industry evolves, is stagnation setting in? Cycle.io offers a new approach to PaaS that is more flexible, more powerful, and more cost-effective. Here's how we stack up against the competition.
With Broadcom's acquisition of VMware come doubts about the future of Tanzu and other VMware products and services, and a huge spike in those looking for alternatives - including Cycle.io.
Kubernetes has become quite the conundrum. It's 2024 and more teams than ever are looking for an alternative to the self-proclaimed “de-facto” container solution for reasons ranging from long-term complexity to its absolutely massive cost to maintain.
A new year has started and some of the major IaaS providers are making major changes early on. AWS and GCP have both announced major changes that might be a signal for what's to come this year.
Cycle was recently featured in a breakout article on The New Stack talking about our mission to replace Kubernetes and the many issues that come from its operation.
Choosing the wrong container management solution can be a real headache. Two popular options - Kubernetes and IaaS services (ex: Fargate or ECS) made big promises early on, but have come up short for many. Join Chris Aubuchon as he contrasts common issues with existing platforms and shows how Cycle can be a better solution.
How do we enhance predictability and what might happen if a team of world-class systems engineers worked tirelessly to build a development platform that made infrastructure, networks, DNS, and deployments standardized and predictable?
In the dynamic landscape of software development, the terms DevOps and Platform Engineering have garnered attention. Both concepts, although distinct, aim at a shared goal: to build efficient, streamlined systems that simplify code deployment within organizations.
In the dynamic landscape of software development, the terms DevOps and Platform Engineering have garnered attention. Both concepts, although distinct, aim at a shared goal: to build efficient, streamlined systems that simplify code deployment within organizations.
Kubernetes has fallen from peak hype and many teams are looking for an alternative. Cycle is the alternative to Kubernetes and solves many problems introduced by k8s.
Bringing a Kubernetes alternative to the masses.
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