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Kunobi vs K9s

See how Kunobi's desktop UI compares to K9s terminal interface for Kubernetes operations.

Kunobi
K9s
Platform
Desktop app (GUI)
Web interface
Terminal UISoon!
No cloud account required
Free tierFree
Cluster Management
Multi-cluster support
Cluster health dashboardBasic
Real-time event monitoring
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 inspectionBasic
Config diff & history
Upgrade notifications
AI & Automation
AI-powered suggestions
Natural language queries
AI troubleshooting
Developer Experience
Keyboard-driven workflow
Resource search / filtering
Log streaming
Port forwarding
Shell into pods
Custom themes / skins
Security & Access
Kubeconfig-based auth
RBAC visualization
No in-cluster installation

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