SwarmCLI Business Edition is Now Live

Zurich, April 24, 2026

Today marks a major milestone for SwarmCLI. After months of community feedback and development, we’re officially launching the first Business Edition of SwarmCLI — the k9s-inspired TUI for Docker Swarm.

The core Community Edition remains 100% free and open-source forever. The new Business Edition adds the two most-requested features to empower power users and DevOps teams.

What’s New in the SwarmCLI Business Edition

1. Secure Secret Reveal

Safely decode and inspect Docker Secrets directly from the CLI, without exposing sensitive values in your terminal history or logs.

Built-in security protocols ensure that secrets are only revealed when you explicitly choose to view them, and they are never cached or accidentally logged. This gives you the visibility you need while maintaining enterprise-grade security.

2. Interactive Shell

Direct container interaction at your fingertips.

With a single keystroke, you can open a full shell inside any running container. No more copying container IDs, running docker exec, or switching terminals. Perfect for quick debugging, maintenance, or on-the-fly troubleshooting in production Swarm clusters.

Both features are now available immediately in v1.0.0+ for Business Edition users.

Why These Features Matter

Docker Swarm users have been asking for safer ways to work with secrets and faster container access for a long time. The native Docker CLI forces you to juggle multiple commands and exposes sensitive data too easily.

With SwarmCLI Business Edition, you stay inside the same fast, keyboard-driven TUI you already love, but now with the professional tools you actually need in real production environments.

Open-Core, Always

Community Edition: Everything you already use (stacks, services, nodes, configs, networks, contexts, etc.) stays completely free and open-source under Apache 2.0.
Business Edition: Adds the pro features (Secure Secret Reveal + Interactive Shell) plus future premiums like Port Forwarding and RBAC.

We will never lock core Swarm management behind a paywall.

How to Get the Business Edition

Download the Business Edition: Download here
Generate a license: Sign up here and generate a Business license key for free (valid for 30 days) to enjoy the features for a limited time.
Activate: Enter your generated license key in the CLI.

That’s it — your new features are unlocked instantly.

What’s Next?

This is just the beginning. Our roadmap includes:

Port Forwarding
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Enterprise Integrations
Compliance Audit Logs

We’re building this with the community. If you have feature requests or ideas, open an issue on GitHub — we read every single one.

🚀 Ready to level up your Swarm management? Try SwarmCLI Business Edition today!