# vilaca/awesome-k8s-tools

List of container/k8s tools.

Repository: https://github.com/vilaca/awesome-k8s-tools
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-k8s-tools
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: k8s, kubernetes, cli, container, deployment, monitoring, open-source, development, devops
Last push: 2026-09-02T03:40:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1488, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1070, forks 120 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:20.314070+00:00)

## What it is
A curated, automatically updated list of 500+ open source Kubernetes and container tools, ranked daily by GitHub stars. It serves as a discovery index covering monitoring, deployment, CI/CD, and general container ecosystem tooling.

## Use cases
- find popular open source kubernetes tools
- discover container monitoring and observability software
- compare k8s tooling by github stars
- find alternatives to docker and kubernetes utilities
- browse curated devops tooling list
- locate tools for local kubernetes development

## When to choose
- you want a broad, star-ranked index of k8s/container ecosystem tools
- you need to discover options before picking a specific tool
- you want a regularly refreshed list that flags archived or deprecated projects

## When to avoid
- you need in-depth tutorials or documentation rather than a link list
- you need a specific tool recommendation with benchmarks or comparisons
- you need non-container-related devops tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, monitoring, deployment, container-orchestration
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools, awesome-lists
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, kubernetes, containers, curated-list, auto-updated, devops-tools, devops, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- vilaca/awesome-k8s-tools (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:20.314070+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:55:07.993473+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vilaca/awesome-k8s-tools (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:20.314070+00:00, sha f6806802a0b6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.