Popular: Data updated November 9, 2026

Categories

Internet1,378
Communication323
Audio & video914
Graphics & design552
Office & productivity1,137
Developer tools3,178
AI tools555
Security & privacy396
System tools3,169
Games532
Education & science240
Network & IT291

kops alternatives

Kubernetes Operations (kops) - Production Grade K8s Installation, Upgrades, and Management.

Containers & DevOps

12 Windows apps in the same category as kops, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • Helm

    The Package Manager for Kubernetes

    Open source 4.3.1 1.6M ↓ ★ 30.4K kubernetes
  • Pulumi

    Pulumi CLI for managing modern infrastructure as code

    Open source 3.274.1 399.4K ↓ ★ 25.8K kubernetes
  • Kubernetes - Minikube - A Local Kubernetes Development Environment

    minikube quickly sets up a local Kubernetes cluster on macOS, Linux, and Windows. We proudly focus on helping application developers and new Kubernetes users.

    Open source 1.39.0 747.8K ↓ ★ 32.2K kubernetes
  • Docker Desktop

    An application for macOS and Windows machines for the building and sharing of containerised applications.

    Proprietary 4.98.0 2.2M ↓
  • Serverless Framework

    Build applications on AWS Lambda and other next-gen cloud services, that auto-scale and only charge you when they run.

    Open source 3.39.0 84.9K ↓ ★ 46.9K
  • Puppet Agent

    Puppet is a tool that helps you manage and automate the configuration of servers.

    Open source 8.10.0 2.3M ↓ ★ 8K
  • k9s

    Kubernetes CLI To Manage Your Clusters In Style!

    Open source 0.51.0 299.3K ↓ ★ 34.9K kubernetes
  • HashiCorp Consul

    A distributed, highly available, and data center aware solution to connect and configure applications across dynamic, distributed infrastructure.

    Proprietary 2.1.0 207K ↓ ★ 30.1K kubernetes
  • Skaffold

    Easy and Repeatable Kubernetes Development

    Open source 2.25.0 89.5K ↓ ★ 15.9K kubernetes
  • act

    Run your GitHub Actions locally!

    Open source 0.2.97 68.3K ↓ ★ 72.4K
  • ArgoCD

    A command line tool for communicating with ArgoCD

    Open source 3.6.1 68.7K ↓ ★ 24.4K kubernetes
  • Podman CLI

    A daemonless container engine for developing, managing, and running OCI Containers

    Open source 6.1.4 69.7K ↓ ★ 33.1K kubernetes

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
kops Open source 1.36.2 — 8.9K
Helm Open source 4.3.1 October 15, 2026 30.4K 1.6M
Pulumi Open source 3.274.1 November 6, 2026 25.8K 399.4K
Kubernetes - Minikube - A Local Kubernetes Development Environment Open source 1.39.0 September 2, 2026 32.2K 747.8K
Docker Desktop Proprietary 4.98.0 November 3, 2026 — 2.2M
Serverless Framework Open source 3.39.0 June 4, 2024 46.9K 84.9K
Puppet Agent Open source 8.10.0 October 22, 2024 8K 2.3M
k9s Open source 0.51.0 June 6, 2026 34.9K 299.3K
HashiCorp Consul Proprietary 2.1.0 November 6, 2026 30.1K 207K
Skaffold Open source 2.25.0 September 17, 2026 15.9K 89.5K
act Open source 0.2.97 November 4, 2026 72.4K 68.3K
ArgoCD Open source 3.6.1 November 5, 2026 24.4K 68.7K
Podman CLI Open source 6.1.4 October 13, 2026 33.1K 69.7K