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k3sup vs kOps: catalog facts
k3sup	kOps
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	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
Only needs SSH access to the target machine Single Go binary for Linux, Windows, macOS and Raspberry Pi	Provisions both the cluster and its cloud infrastructure Dry runs and idempotent state-sync model
Limited to k3s rather than other Kubernetes distributions Repository also contains an EULA file, so check the terms for any extra components	Only AWS and Google Cloud are officially supported Requires Kubernetes and cloud operations knowledge
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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