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K9sAptakube
Free

The open-source application is available without a license fee.

 Paid

Commercial desktop app; check the website for current license prices.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Live cluster navigation and log inspection
  • Views multiple clusters simultaneously
  • Aggregated log viewer across pods and containers
  • Requires access credentials and permissions for a Kubernetes cluster.
  • Not open source
  • Commercial license rather than free
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: Apache-2.0 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

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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