databus23/helm-diff
A helm plugin that shows a diff explaining what a helm upgrade would change observed · 2026-10-18
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 96
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 20
- age_days: 3520
- days_rel: 25
- days_push: 3
- n_releases_24m: 32
Adoption not part of the score
3504 stars · 330 forks observed · 2026-10-18
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A Helm plugin that previews what a `helm upgrade` would change by generating a diff between the deployed release and the newly rendered manifests. It can also compare two revisions of a Helm release.
Use cases
- preview helm upgrade changes before applying
- diff between deployed release and rendered chart manifests
- compare two revisions of a helm release
- review chart changes in CI before upgrading
- avoid accidental breaking changes during helm upgrades
When to choose
- you use Helm 3 and want a safe upgrade preview
- you need revision-to-revision comparison of releases
- you want to gate helm upgrades behind a diff review in CI/CD
When to avoid
- you don't use Helm for Kubernetes deployments
- you need full cluster-state diffing beyond Helm releases (use tools like kubectl diff or Argo CD)
- you're on Helm 2 without plugin support
Facets
plugin · maturity active
developer-tools cli deployment developer-tools infrastructure-as-code cli cross-platform go helm-plugin kubernetes diff helm-upgrade release-preview devops containers
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/databus23/helm-diff · fetched 2026-10-18 · 85796163c96c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| databus23/helm-diff | main | 99 |
For agents
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