Best DANM Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from container networking software ranked against DANM on the same published basis.
- 1DANM vs Canal
- 2DANM vs VMware Workstation Pro
- 3DANM vs Antrea
- 4DANM vs Calico Open Source
- 5DANM vs CNI Plugins
- 6DANM vs Flannel
- 7DANM vs Cilium
- 8DANM vs Kube-OVN
- 9DANM vs Spiderpool
- 10DANM vs Terway
- 11DANM vs Skupper
- 12DANM vs OVN-Kubernetes
- 13DANM vs Submariner
- 14DANM vs Azure CNI
- 15DANM vs Amazon VPC CNI
- 16DANM vs VMware NSX
- 17DANM vs Calico Enterprise
- 18DANM vs Cello CNI
- 20DANM vs kube-network-policies
- 21DANM vs Kube-router
DANM alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canal | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 2 | VMware Workstation Pro | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | Antrea | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | Calico Open Source | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | CNI Plugins | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 6 | Flannel | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | Cilium | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 8 | Kube-OVN | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 9 | Spiderpool | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | Terway | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 11 | Skupper | 5.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 12 | OVN-Kubernetes | 5.5 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 13 | Submariner | 5.4 | No | — | self-hosted |
| 14 | Azure CNI | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 15 | Amazon VPC CNI | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 16 | VMware NSX | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 17 | Calico Enterprise | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Cello CNI | 5.1 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | kube-network-policies | 5.1 | No | — | Linux |
| 21 | Kube-router | 5.1 | No | — | Linux |
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Questions about DANM alternatives
What is the best alternative to DANM?
Canal, number 1 in container networking software with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: VMware Workstation Pro, Antrea, Calico Open Source and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to DANM?
Canal is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 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.