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Skaffold vs odo: catalog facts
Skaffold	odo
Free Free open-source project from Google.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Client-side only, nothing installed in the cluster Automates build, push and deploy on code changes	Supports Podman, Kubernetes and OpenShift Syncs source changes into the running container
Configured through YAML that takes time to learn Only useful for projects deploying to Kubernetes	Requires access to a container platform Aimed at developers rather than general users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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