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Table of Contents
Pods
Cluster Management
Alert and Monitoring
Logging and Tracing
Troubleshooting / Debugging
Sr No |
Tool Name |
Description with URL |
GitHub Popularity |
1 |
Okteto: A Tool for Cloud Native Developers |
Build better applications by developing and testing your code directly in Kubernetes |
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2 |
Tilt: Tilt manages local development instances for teams that deploy to Kubernetes |
Local Kubernetes development with no stress |
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3 |
Garden: Kubernetes from source to finish |
Development orchestrator for Kubernetes, containers and functions. |
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4 |
KuberNix |
Single dependency Kubernetes clusters for local testing, experimenting and development |
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5 |
Copper |
A configuration file validator for Kubernetes |
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6 |
ko |
Build and deploy Go applications on Kubernetes |
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7 |
Dekorate |
Java annotation processors for Kubernetes |
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8 |
Lens IDE |
A powerful interface and toolkit for managing, visualizing, and interacting with multiple Kubernetes clusters |
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9 |
Kosko |
Organize Kubernetes manifests in JavaScript |
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10 |
Telepresence |
Fast, local development for Kubernetes and Openshift microservices |
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11 |
Monokle |
Desktop unified visual tool for authoring, analysis and deployment of Kubernetes configurations |
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12 |
KuberEz |
Graphical modeling tool for Kubernetes manifest |
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13 |
mirrord |
Run your local process in the context of your cloud cluster |
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14 |
Aptakube |
A modern, lightweight and multi-cluster desktop client for Kubernetes |
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15 |
Kubes |
Kubernetes App Deploy Tool: build docker image, compile Kubernetes YAML files, and apply them |
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16 |
Kaniko |
Build Container Images In Kubernetes |
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17 |
Python client for kuberenetes |
Official Python client library for kubernetes |
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18 |
eclipse che IDE for k8s |
The Kubernetes-Native IDE for Developer Teams |
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19 |
Kubebuilder |
SDK for building Kubernetes APIs using CRDs |
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20 |
Operator-sdk |
SDK for building Kubernetes applications. Provides high level APIs, useful abstractions, and project scaffolding |
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21 |
cdk8s |
Kubernetes native apps and abstractions using object-oriented programming |
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22 |
Gitkube |
Build and deploy docker images to Kubernetes using git push |
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23 |
Arkade |
Open Source Marketplace For Kubernetes |
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24 |
k2tf |
k2tf - Kubernetes YAML to Terraform HCL converters |
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25 |
Terraformer |
CLI tool to generate terraform files from existing infrastructure (reverse Terraform). Infrastructure to Code |
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26 |
Atomix |
A Kubernetes toolkit for building distributed applications using cloud native principles |
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27 |
Brigade |
Event-driven scripting for Kubernetes |
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28 |
Spread |
Docker to Kubernetes in one command |
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29 |
Kompose |
convert docker compose to kubernetes resources |
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30 |
Helmfile |
Declaratively deploy your Kubernetes manifests, Kustomize configs, and Charts as Helm releases. Generate all-in-one manifests for use with ArgoCD. |
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31 |
validkube |
ValidKube combines the best open-source tools to help ensure Kubernetes YAML best practices, hygiene & security. |
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32 |
Config Syncer |
Config Syncer by AppsCode keeps ConfigMaps and Secrets synchronized across namespaces and/or clusters. |
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33 |
Gefyra |
Gefyra: Blazingly-fast, rock-solid, local application development with Kubernetes |
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34 |
Kubernetes ConfigMap Reload |
Simple binary to trigger a reload when a Kubernetes ConfigMap is updated |
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35 |
RELOADER |
A Kubernetes controller to watch changes in ConfigMap and Secrets and do rolling upgrades on Pods |
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36 |
Ingress Monitor Controller |
A Kubernetes controller to watch ingresses and create liveness alerts for your apps/microservices in UptimeRobot, StatusCake, Pingdom, etc |
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37 |
odo |
Developer-focused CLI for fast & iterative application development on Kubernetes and Podman |
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38 |
configmap-reload |
Simple binary to trigger a reload when a Kubernetes ConfigMap is updated |
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39 |
k8tz |
Kubernetes admission controller and a CLI tool to inject timezones into Pods and CronJobs |
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40 |
KDash |
A simple and fast dashboard for Kubernetes |
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Network Policies
Sr No |
Tool Name |
Description with URL |
GitHub Popularity |
1 |
Calico |
Cloud native connectivity and network policy |
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2 |
kokotap |
Tools for kubernetes pod network tapping |
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3 |
Submariner |
Connect all your Kubernetes clusters, no matter where they are in the world |
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4 |
egress-operator |
An operator to produce egress gateway pods and control access to them with network policies |
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5 |
kubefwd (Kube Forward) |
Bulk port forwarding Kubernetes services for local development |
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6 |
Kilo (k8s + wg) |
A multi-cloud network overlay built on WireGuard and designed for Kubernetes |
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7 |
Cilium |
eBPF-based Networking, Security, and Observability |
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8 |
MetalLB |
MetalLB is a load-balancer implementation for bare metal Kubernetes clusters, using standard routing protocols |
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9 |
Spiderpool |
underlay network solution of cloud native, for bare metal, VM and public cloud |
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10 |
LoxiLB |
eBPF based cloud-native load-balancer. Powering K8s,Edge,5G,IoT,XaaS Apps |
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Service Mesh
Observability
Machine Learning/Deep Learning
Storage Providers
Cost Optimisation
Function as a Service FaaS
Artificial Intelligence
Non-Categorize
Sr No |
Tool Name |
Description with URL |
GitHub Popularity |
1 |
Rudr |
A Kubernetes implementation of the Open Application Model specification |
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2 |
Keel |
Kubernetes Operator to automate Helm, DaemonSet, StatefulSet & Deployment updates |
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3 |
Cabin, the mobile app for Kubernetes - |
The Mobile Dashboard for Kubernetes |
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4 |
Funktion |
CLI tool for working with funktion |
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5 |
Alterant |
A simple Kubernetes configuration modifier |
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6 |
BUCK |
Brigade Universal Controller for Kubernetes |
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7 |
kube-fledged |
A kubernetes add-on for creating and managing a cache of container images directly on the cluster worker nodes, so application pods start almost instantly |
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8 |
kpt |
toolkit to help you manage, manipulate, customize, and apply Kubernetes Resource configuration |
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9 |
capsule |
Capsule helps to implement a multi-tenancy and policy-based environment in your Kubernetes cluster |
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10 |
KubeSlice |
KubeSlice enables Kubernetes pods and services to communicate seamlessly across clusters, clouds, edges, and data centers by creating logical application boundaries known as Slices |
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11 |
routernetes |
Use Kubernetes to make a home router! |
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12 |
Symbiosis |
Symbiosis is a cloud service provider optimized for Kubernetes. Launch clusters in <2 min with better tools and lower costs |
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13 |
Projectsveltos |
Kubernetes add-on controller for hundreds of clusters that automatically discovers and classifies clusters, making it easy to manage add-ons at scale |
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14 |
MayFly |
Mayfly is a Kubernetes operator that enables you to create temporary resources on the cluster that will expire after a certain period of time |
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15 |
yupd |
Yupd is a command-line tool that allows updating YAML files the GitOps way |
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