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eksctlkOps
Free

The tool is free and open source; the AWS resources it creates are billed by AWS.

 Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 license; cloud resources are billed by your…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, Command line
  • Creates a working EKS cluster with a single command
  • Declarative YAML cluster configuration
  • Provisions both the cluster and its cloud infrastructure
  • Dry runs and idempotent state-sync model
  • Only works with Amazon EKS
  • Requires an AWS account and the resources it creates cost money
  • Only AWS and Google Cloud are officially supported
  • Requires Kubernetes and cloud operations knowledge
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: Apache-2.0
Account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet Needs internet

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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