Gremlin
7.2#2 in chaos engineering platformsFrom $3,750 a monthWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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KubeInvaders
5.7#17 in chaos engineering platformsWebLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
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| Fact | Gremlin | KubeInvaders |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Documented integrations include AWS, Azure, GCP, Jira and configurable REST webhooks. | The project describes monitoring an HTTP URL exposed by an Ingress during a chaos session. |
| License | Gremlin's commercial reliability platform is not offered as an open-source product; a G2 reviewer specifically notes that no open-source version is available. | The repository lists the project under the Apache 2.0 license. |
| Purpose | Gremlin helps engineering teams find failure modes, fix them, and validate reliability before failures become outages. | KubeInvaders is a gamified chaos engineering and educational tool for Kubernetes that stresses a cluster so users can observe its resilience. |
| Security | Gremlin states it is SOC 2 Type II certified and encrypts data in transit with TLS and at rest with AES-256. | The README says a missing, invalid, or expired token prevents KubeInvaders from calling the Kubernetes API, and warns that DISABLE_TLS=true skips API server certificate verification. |
Gremlin plans
- Gremlin 30-day trialFree
- Gremlin Platform trialFree
- Gremlin Reliability Management Platform on AWS Marketplace$45,000 a year
- Gremlin Foresight AIPriced on request
- Fault injection suite (stand-alone)Priced on request
- Professional ServicesPriced on request
KubeInvaders plans
No prices published.
Pick Gremlin if…
Gremlin is aimed at SRE and platform teams, including teams in financial services, retail, media, and B2B SaaS. It also suits teams that need self-hosting rather than SaaS.
Pick KubeInvaders if…
KubeInvaders may suit developers and educators exploring Kubernetes deployments and resilience behavior, as well as teams running resilience exercises. Its simulated mode also supports demonstrations without deleting real cluster resources.