# karmada-io/karmada

Open, Multi-Cloud, Multi-Cluster Kubernetes Orchestration

Repository: https://github.com/karmada-io/karmada
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/karmada
Homepage: https://karmada.io
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: cloud-native, kubernetes, multicloud, cloud-computing, containers, k8s, multi-cluster
Last push: 2026-08-24T01:12:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 83, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2122, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 33, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 81}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5576, forks 1182 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:22.531320+00:00)

## What it is
Karmada is an open-source Kubernetes management system that orchestrates cloud-native applications across multiple Kubernetes clusters and clouds without requiring application changes. It provides Kubernetes-native APIs, advanced multi-cluster scheduling, failover, and centralized management as a CNCF incubation project.

## Use cases
- manage kubernetes workloads across multiple clusters from one control plane
- run apps across multiple clouds without vendor lock-in
- set up cross-cluster disaster recovery and failover
- distribute and rebalance applications across clusters with scheduling policies
- migrate from single-cluster kubernetes to multi-cluster with zero app changes
- manage edge and on-prem clusters alongside public cloud clusters

## When to choose
- you need centralized multi-cluster or multi-cloud kubernetes management
- you want active-active, remote DR, or geo-redundant deployment policies out of the box
- you want Kubernetes-native APIs so existing tooling keeps working
- you need cross-cluster autoscaling, failover, or load balancing

## When to avoid
- you only run a single Kubernetes cluster
- you need a lightweight multi-cluster tool with minimal control plane overhead
- you are locked into a single vendor's proprietary multi-cluster solution and prefer its managed features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: container-orchestration, deployment, scheduling, cloud, api-gateway
- domain: cloud-computing, microservices, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: go, cloud, self-hosted
- tags: kubernetes, multi-cluster, multicloud, hybrid-cloud, cncf, federation, failover, high-availability, containers, devops, linux

## Member repositories
- karmada-io/karmada (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:22.531320+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 2026-08-29T17:55:34.370175+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/karmada-io/karmada (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:22.531320+00:00, sha 74eb735ccc47)
  - homepage: https://karmada.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:50:41.701731+00:00, sha 9d11a565e90c)
  - site_page: https://karmada.io/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:50:41.704344+00:00, sha a8b311cfe557)
  - site_page: https://karmada.io/docs/next (fetched 2026-08-29T08:50:41.706102+00:00, sha 90f24fb1f2f4)
  - site_page: https://karmada.io/docs/v1.17 (fetched 2026-08-29T08:50:41.707760+00:00, sha 73001d58c7d7)
  - site_page: https://karmada.io/docs/v1.16 (fetched 2026-08-29T08:50:41.709385+00:00, sha 5a2207e7aa1f)
  - site_page: https://karmada.io/docs/v1.15 (fetched 2026-08-29T08:50:41.711126+00:00, sha c5a7ed36de71)
  - site_page: https://karmada.io/docs/v1.14 (fetched 2026-08-29T08:50:41.723196+00:00, sha cd9c9c120ad3)
  - site_page: https://karmada.io/docs/v1.13 (fetched 2026-08-29T08:50:41.737523+00:00, sha 837e92413ef6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.