Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to k8ty
Open-source IoT fleet management on kubernetes
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. k8ty launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hey folks. I'm the author of kr8s. I’ve been working on kr8s for a while now and one of my core goals is to build a Python library for Kubernetes that is the most simple, readable and produces the most maintainable code. It should enable folks to write clean code when working with the Kubernetes API. If you're interested in how it compares with other libraries then check out [this post](https://jacobtomlinson.dev/posts/2023/comparison-of-kr8s-vs-...). Happy to answer any questions you might have in the comments here .
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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kty is an SSH server written in rust that provides a TUI-based dashboard mapping k8s concepts onto SSH. It relies on OpenID providers for identity so that you don't need to introduce anything special to your stack. With SSH in place, there are some fun things you can do which are difficult otherwise: - Forward traffic from a service on the cluster to your local laptop using `ssh -R`. - Forward traffic from a local port to the cluster using `ssh -L`. - Use `scp` or any sftp client natively to copy files in and out of containers. - Shell into a container from anywhere that SSH is supported.
2024 · kty.dev · its alternatives →
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A graphical visualizer for Kubernetes cluster metrics.
2021 · its alternatives →
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KUR8▲71Overview of Kubernetes architecture and Prometheus metrics
2021 · kur8.io · its alternatives →
- 8KA
2018 · k8s.co.in · its alternatives →
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Fully managed production grade Kubernetes based platform
2021 · its alternatives →
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Welcome to K8up - a Kubernetes Backup Operator
2019 · k8up.io · its alternatives →
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groundcover▲225Monitor K8s applications effortlessly, at scale
2022 · groundcover.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! We’re Yann, Edouard, and Bastien from Koyeb (https://www.koyeb.com/). We’re building a platform to let you deploy full-stack apps on high-performance hardware around the world, with zero configuration. We provide a “global serverless feeling”, without the hassle of re-writing all your apps or managing k8s complexity [1]. We built Scaleway, a cloud service provider where we designed ARM servers and provided them as cloud servers. During our time there, we saw customers struggle with the same issues while trying to deploy full-stack applications and APIs resiliently. As…
2023 · koyeb.com · its alternatives →
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Kaptn▲70Create and manage your K8s clusters with a user friendly GUI
2023 · kaptn.io · its alternatives →
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The lightest-weight k8s dev environments in the world.
2024 · kardinal.dev · its alternatives →
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StatusBay▲73Open source that provides visibility into K8s deployments
2020 · statusbay.io · its alternatives →
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The Kubernetes native troubleshooting platform
2021 · komodor.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · usekrucible.com · its alternatives →
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The guardian angel for Kubernetes.
2017 · target.github.io · its alternatives →
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Hello HN community! I'm excited to share K8s Cleaner, a tool designed to help you clean up your Kubernetes clusters. As Kubernetes environments grow, they often accumulate unused resources, leading to confusion, waste, and clutter. K8s-cleaner simplifies the process of identifying and removing unnecessary components. The tool scans your Kubernetes clusters for unused or orphaned resources—including pods, services, ingresses, and secrets—and removes them safely. You can fully customize which resources to scan and delete, maintaining complete control over what stays and what goes. Getting…
2024 · sveltos.projectsveltos.io · its alternatives →
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Tools for observing Kubernetes resources in real time, powered by Pulumi. - pulumi/kubespy
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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BottleNetes▲46Uncorking K8s bottlenecks and insights, one pod at a time
2025 · bottlenetes.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · youtu.be · its alternatives →
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A large part of our (Real Kinetic's) business is helping organizations implement platform engineering, but we've found the existing tooling to be lacking. For IaC, Terraform state becomes a pain because TF treats infrastructure as "one-shot" commands. The Kubernetes controller model provides a nicer approach to managing infrastructure, but the tooling here is also lacking. For configuration management, Helm just doesn't really scale with complexity, nor does Kustomize. For resource orchestration, Crossplane is a step in the right direction but still has challenges and limitations. As a…
2025 · koreo.dev · its alternatives →
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