kubespray
The premium Open Source alternative to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
🎯 Best for:Enterprises building private clouds on bare metal or OpenStack.
What is kubespray?
Replaces managed Kubernetes services like EKS or GKE for on-premise and bare-metal deployments. Leverages Ansible playbooks to automate OS hardening, networking, and high-availability control plane setup.
Tech Stack
JinjaInfrastructure & Cloud
Why kubespray?
- • Highly configurable
- • Supports multiple CNIs
- • Production-ready defaults
Limitations
- • Slow execution time
- • Steep Ansible learning curve
- • Manual upgrade management
3/5/2026
Last Update
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Forks
183
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE))
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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