Compare software

chaoskube vs Pumba: catalog facts
chaoskube	Pumba
Best for: Teams testing recovery from pod failures in Kubernetes	Best for: Developers and operators testing how containerized services handle failures
Free Free under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.
Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Filters target pods by namespace, labels, annotations, and age Supports scheduled exclusions All 3 strengths for chaoskube Filters target pods by namespace, labels, annotations, and age Supports scheduled exclusions Starts in dry-run mode	Supports Docker, containerd, and Podman Can test container failure and network scenarios All 3 strengths for Pumba Supports Docker, containerd, and Podman Can test container failure and network scenarios Includes resource stress testing
Requires a Kubernetes cluster and suitable permissions	Targets Linux containers; on macOS, it must drive a remote container VM. Some container runtime operations require root or socket access.
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for chaoskube github.com/linki/chaoskube Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Pumba github.com/alexei-led/pumba Catalog checked October 8, 2026

“Not stated” means we have not confirmed it. Features can vary by device and plan.