cloudnativelabs/kube-router

Kube-router, a turnkey solution for Kubernetes networking. observed · 2026-10-10

github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router · homepage · Go · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-10-10

Health v2 · maintenance only

96/100

Activity 98
Release rhythm 90
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: 25.5
age_days: 3473
days_rel: 64
days_push: 16
n_releases_24m: 17

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2508 stars · 497 forks observed · 2026-10-10

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Kube-router is a turnkey Kubernetes networking solution that combines pod networking (CNI), an IPVS/LVS-based service proxy, NetworkPolicy enforcement, and BGP-based load balancer IP advertisement in a single DaemonSet/binary. It is built on the standard Linux networking stack with no overlays or SDN, aiming for operational simplicity and high performance.

Use cases

replace kube-proxy and CNI plugin with a single component in a Kubernetes cluster
enforce Kubernetes NetworkPolicy with ipsets and iptables
advertise Kubernetes service VIPs to BGP peers for on-prem load balancing
set up direct-routing pod networking across cluster nodes with BGP
run a lean high-performance Kubernetes network setup without overlay networks
deploy IPv6 or dual-stack Kubernetes networking
use DSR and IPVS scheduling algorithms for service load balancing

When to choose

you want an all-in-one Kubernetes networking alternative to kube-proxy plus a CNI plugin
you run on-prem or bare-metal clusters and can use BGP for routing
you value performance and a lean, standard Linux networking stack
you need built-in NetworkPolicy enforcement and BGP service advertisement

When to avoid

you need a CNI with rich overlay or SDN features on clouds like Azure without extra tunnel configuration
you rely on a managed Kubernetes provider's networking stack
you need Windows nodes or non-Linux support
you prefer widely adopted CNIs like Calico or Cilium with larger ecosystems

Facets

application · maturity active

networking routing load-testing security monitoring networking cloud-computing infrastructure-as-code microservices go self-hosted kubernetes cni kube-proxy ipvs bgp network-policy service-proxy load-balancer daemonset gobgp containers linux docker

4 sources

readme: https://github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router · fetched 2026-10-10 · a611e240e310
homepage: https://kube-router.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1909050159ef
site_page: https://www.kube-router.io/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 40c23dd23337
site_page: https://www.kube-router.io/docs/user-guide · fetched 2026-08-29 · 100249067da7

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
cloudnativelabs/kube-router	main	96

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