Kunobi vs Kubernetes Dashboard
The official Kubernetes Dashboard is being retired. See how Kunobi offers a modern, zero-install alternative with GitOps support and real-time monitoring.
K8s DashboardOfficial Web UIRetiring | ||
|---|---|---|
| Platform | ||
| Desktop app (GUI) | ||
| Web interface | ||
| Terminal UI | Soon! | |
| No cloud account required | ||
| Free tier | Free | |
| Fast (Rust-native) | ||
| Air-gapped ready | Soon! | |
| Cluster Management | ||
| Multi-cluster support | ||
| Cluster health dashboard | Basic | |
| Real-time event monitoring | Basic | |
| Resource metrics (CPU/Memory) | ||
| Demo cluster provisioning | ||
| No in-cluster agent required | ||
| GitOps | ||
| FluxCD native UI | ||
| ArgoCD native UI | ||
| Git source visualization | ||
| Kustomization management | ||
| HelmRelease management | ||
| Drift detection | ||
| Helm | ||
| Helm release inspection | ||
| Config diff & history | ||
| Upgrade notifications | ||
| AI & Automation | ||
| AI-powered suggestions | ||
| Natural language queries | ||
| AI troubleshooting | ||
| Developer Experience | ||
| Keyboard-driven workflow | ||
| Resource search / filtering | Basic | |
| Log streaming | ||
| Port forwarding | ||
| Shell into pods | ||
| Custom themes / skins | ||
| Security & Access | ||
| Kubeconfig-based auth | ||
| RBAC visualization | ||
| No in-cluster installation | ||
| SSO | Not needed | OIDC |
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