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JET Pilot vs Aptakube: catalog facts
JET Pilot	Aptakube
Free Free and open source.	Paid Commercial desktop app; check the website for current license prices.
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Object browser and editor for cluster resources Built-in log viewer and shell access	Views multiple clusters simultaneously Aggregated log viewer across pods and containers
Only a Mac download is offered on the homepage Smaller feature set than established Kubernetes IDEs	Not open source Commercial license rather than free
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
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 Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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