Garden
8.3#1 in container development environmentsFrom $50 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
VisitGarden vs kind
What both publish
| Fact | Garden | kind |
|---|---|---|
| License | The Garden repository is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. | The kind GitHub repository identifies its license as Apache-2.0. |
| Purpose | Garden is a DevOps automation tool for developing and testing Kubernetes apps faster. | kind runs local Kubernetes clusters using Docker container nodes and is designed primarily for Kubernetes testing, with local development and CI as other uses. |
| Support | Garden directs users to Garden Discussions and its GitHub repository for help and issue reporting. | The project directs users to its Kubernetes Slack #kind channel, GitHub issue tracker, and SIG-Testing mailing list for help and issues. |
Garden plans
- FreeFree
- Free tierFree
- Team$50 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
kind plans
- kindFree
Pick Garden if…
Garden is designed for platform engineers, DevOps engineers and application developers running workloads on Kubernetes. It suits teams that need reproducible workflows, on-demand environments, dependency-aware caching or live synchronization during development.
Pick kind if…
kind suits developers and teams who need local Kubernetes clusters for Kubernetes or application testing, development, CI, or Cluster API work. It is not intended as an alternative to Docker Compose.