Garden
8.3#1 in container development environmentsFrom $50 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
VisitGarden vs Tilt
What both publish
| Fact | Garden | Tilt |
|---|---|---|
| Configuration | Garden Core uses YAML declarations to make workflows reproducible and portable across developer machines and CI. | Teams configure development environments with a Tiltfile, including local tasks, image builds, and containerized servers. |
| Integrations | Garden provides plugins for Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, Pulumi and local scripts. | Tilt works with Docker and Kubernetes, and its docs describe integrating Bazel builds through a Tiltfile. |
| Purpose | Garden is a DevOps automation tool for developing and testing Kubernetes apps faster. | Tilt is a microservice development environment for teams that deploy to Kubernetes. |
| Support | Garden directs users to Garden Discussions and its GitHub repository for help and issue reporting. | The project directs questions to the #tilt channel in Kubernetes Slack or to GitHub issues. |
| Supported operating systems | Official installation instructions cover macOS, Windows 10 or later, and Linux. | Tilt is available for macOS, Linux, and Windows; installation also requires Docker, kubectl, and a local Kubernetes cluster. |
Garden plans
- FreeFree
- Free tierFree
- Team$50 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Tilt plans
- TiltFree
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 Tilt if…
Tilt suits teams developing microservice applications, especially those using Kubernetes and containerized services. Its standard setup also requires Docker, kubectl, and a local Kubernetes cluster.