cnab-spec VS kots

Compare cnab-spec vs kots and see what are their differences.

cnab-spec

Cloud Native Application Bundle Specification (by cnabio)

kots

KOTS provides the framework, tools and integrations that enable the delivery and management of 3rd-party Kubernetes applications, a.k.a. Kubernetes Off-The-Shelf (KOTS) Software. (by replicatedhq)
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cnab-spec kots
8 4
939 878
1.0% 0.7%
0.0 9.7
over 1 year ago 1 day ago
Shell Go
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later Apache License 2.0
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cnab-spec

Posts with mentions or reviews of cnab-spec. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-05.

kots

Posts with mentions or reviews of kots. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-09-19.
  • Deployment Packaging Solutions
    6 projects | /r/kubernetes | 19 Sep 2021
    KOTS (by Replicated, mentioned already)
  • packaging a SaaS cloud product
    3 projects | /r/devops | 14 May 2021
    Check out https://kots.io/
  • Ask HN: How would you set up a new B2B SaaS?
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Feb 2021
    We have helped clients several industries and sectors where these words either mean different things, or people who use them are thinking of different things. An appliance has meant a physical thing before it has also meant a VM.

    The question you have asked includes a solution. Many client meetings start with that. This is what's called an XY problem[0], where the client says they want want Y, but that's their implementation of a solution to solve X. That may or may not be the only solution, but finding out the actual problem to be solved has never hurt me and saved a lot of time and money.

    This is why we spend time defining the problem and stripping away every ounce of jargon we can, because that jargon can create a bias towards a solution that may not be optimal. For example, site-to-site VPN. Why? Gateway ? Why ? These are solutions. What's the job to be done.

    Anyway... Have a look at https://www.replicated.com/ and https://kots.io/

  • The Biggest and Weirdest Commits in Linux Kernel Git History (2017)
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 25 Dec 2020
    0: https://github.com/replicatedhq/kots/pull/511

What are some alternatives?

When comparing cnab-spec and kots you can also consider the following projects:

kapp-controller - Continuous delivery and package management for Kubernetes.

devtron - Tool integration platform for Kubernetes

helm-charts - Komodor.io public helm charts

kubeplus - Kubernetes Operator to create multi-instance SaaS from Helm charts using Kubernetes-native APIs

kubevela - The Modern Application Platform.

operator-lifecycle-manager - A management framework for extending Kubernetes with Operators

porter - Porter enables you to package your application artifact, client tools, configuration and deployment logic together as an installer that you can distribute, and install with a single command.

terraform - Terraform enables you to safely and predictably create, change, and improve infrastructure. It is a source-available tool that codifies APIs into declarative configuration files that can be shared amongst team members, treated as code, edited, reviewed, and versioned.

aad-pod-identity - [DEPRECATED] Assign Azure Active Directory Identities to Kubernetes applications.

kpt - Automate Kubernetes Configuration Editing

hauler - Airgap Swiss Army Knife