Best Backend.AI Alternatives in 2026
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20 apps from GPU cluster management software ranked against Backend.AI on the same published basis.
- 1Backend.AI vs dstack
- 2Backend.AI vs ClearML
- 3Backend.AI vs GPUStack
- 5Backend.AI vs HAMi
- 6Backend.AI vs NVIDIA ShadowPlay
- 7Backend.AI vs OpenPBS
- 8Backend.AI vs Apache YuniKorn
- 9Backend.AI vs Kueue
- 10Backend.AI vs NVIDIA Base Command Manager
- 11Backend.AI vs Slurm Workload Manager
- 12Backend.AI vs HTCondor
- 13Backend.AI vs Koordinator
- 14Backend.AI vs SkyPilot
- 15Backend.AI vs KAI Scheduler
- 16Backend.AI vs Volcano
- 17Backend.AI vs TORQUE Resource Manager
- 18Backend.AI vs Moab HPC Suite
- 19Backend.AI vs NVIDIA Mission Control
- 20Backend.AI vs Voda Scheduler
- 21Backend.AI vs NVIDIA Run:ai
Backend.AI alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dstack | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | ClearML | 6.6 | Free plan | $15/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | GPUStack | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | HAMi | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 6 | NVIDIA ShadowPlay | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 7 | OpenPBS | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 8 | Apache YuniKorn | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | Kueue | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted |
| 10 | NVIDIA Base Command Manager | 6.3 | No | — | Linux, Web |
| 11 | Slurm Workload Manager | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 12 | HTCondor | 5.7 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 13 | Koordinator | 5.5 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 14 | SkyPilot | 5.5 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | KAI Scheduler | 5.4 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 16 | Volcano | 5.3 | No | — | API, self-hosted |
| 17 | TORQUE Resource Manager | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 18 | Moab HPC Suite | 5.1 | No | — | Linux |
| 19 | NVIDIA Mission Control | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | Voda Scheduler | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 21 | NVIDIA Run:ai | 4.9 | No | — | Linux, Web |
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Questions about Backend.AI alternatives
What is the best alternative to Backend.AI?
dstack, number 1 in GPU cluster management software with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: ClearML, GPUStack, HAMi and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Backend.AI?
dstack is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.