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KubeVela

Make shipping applications more enjoyable.

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Overview

KubeVela is a modern application delivery platform that makes deploying and operating applications across today's hybrid, multi-cloud environments easier, faster, and more reliable. It is built on Kubernetes and based on the Open Application Model (OAM). It can integrate with Argo CD as one of its deployment providers.

✨ Key Features

  • Open Application Model (OAM)
  • Multi-cloud/hybrid-cloud application deployment
  • Extensible workflow engine (CUE)
  • UI console for visualization and management (VelaUX)
  • Pluggable components and providers

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Based on the Open Application Model (OAM) standard
  • Highly extensible and programmable using CUE
  • Separation of concerns between developers and platform operators

Unique Value: Provides a powerful abstraction layer over Kubernetes and multi-cloud infrastructure, enabling developers to deploy applications easily without being infrastructure experts.

🎯 Use Cases (4)

Creating a standardized application platform for developers Abstracting away underlying infrastructure complexity Managing deployments across multiple clouds and environments Building a PaaS-like experience on top of Kubernetes

✅ Best For

  • Using KubeVela's high-level application abstraction to define a service, and then using an integrated Argo CD to handle the GitOps-based deployment to the target cluster.

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Teams that want direct, low-level control over their Kubernetes manifests
  • Organizations not looking to build a platform abstraction layer

🏆 Alternatives

Red Hat OpenShift Crossplane Backstage

More lightweight and flexible than a full PaaS like OpenShift, and more application-centric than an infrastructure-focused tool like Crossplane.

💻 Platforms

Web API CLI

✅ Offline Mode Available

🔌 Integrations

Argo CD FluxCD Helm Kubernetes Terraform Crossplane

💰 Pricing

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Free Tier Available

Free tier: Open source, self-hosted.

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