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LocalStack, Floci, Fakecloud, MiniStack, Moto, Ubicloud, Spinifex — every tool that implements the AWS API and what each one is actually for.

Both are open-source, AGPL-3.0 AWS alternatives. The difference is deployment context: Ubicloud suits hosted cost-cutting, Spinifex suits sovereign and air-gapp

LocalStack mocks AWS for dev and CI. Spinifex runs the real AWS API surface on bare metal for production. Here's when each is the right answer and why they're c

Full AWS IAM on hardware you own: users, roles, trust policies, instance profiles, and short-lived IMDS credential delivery. No static keys, no AWS account.

Spinifex implements AWS ECS on the EC2 launch type on hardware you own, with the same task definitions, cluster management, and ALB integration as AWS.

Spinifex installs on hardware with no internet connection, giving you an AWS-compatible API surface including managed EKS clusters in disconnected environments.

Spinifex implements the EKS API on hardware you own, so eksctl, the AWS CLI, and your existing Terraform configs all work against bare metal without changes.

Point Terraform at Spinifex on-premise by overriding the AWS provider endpoint. Covers the two-endpoint split, required skip flags, AMI lookups, and workbooks.

Proxmox manages VMs through its own web UI and API. Spinifex manages them through the AWS API. Whether that difference matters depends entirely on your toolchai

LocalStack archived its Community Edition in March 2026. Here's an honest survey of the free alternatives, and when an emulator stops being the right tool entir

Spinifex exposes an AWS-compatible API endpoint on your own hardware, making the AWS CLI, Terraform, and every AWS SDK work in fully air-gapped, disconnected de

Spinifex brings a production-grade AWS-compatible API surface to hardware you own, covering EC2, EBS, S3, VPC, IAM, EKS, ECR, ECS, RDS and more, with the same T

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