Comparison

Akuity vs Fleet

On the evidence we track, Akuity leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Akuity71
Fleet51
Score
vioscaleAI score
Akuity71 / 100high · 75%
Fleet51 / 100low · 28%
Pricing
Free tier
Akuity✓
Fleet–
Model
Price level
Akuityhigh
Fleetfree
Starting price
Akuity$495
Fleet–
Transparent
Akuity✓
Fleet–
Integrations
Count
Akuity7
Fleet5
Security
Gdpr
Akuity✓
Fleet–
Hipaa
Akuity✓
Fleet–
Iso27001
Akuity✓
Fleet–
Pci
Akuity✓
Fleet–
Scorecard
Akuity–
Fleet6.6
Soc2
Akuity✓
Fleet–
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Akuity99.99
Fleet–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Akuity–
Fleet103
Github stars
Akuity–
Fleet1,736
Activity
Commits last 30d
Akuity–
Fleet68
Release
History
Akuity–
License
Spdx
Akuity–
Language
Primary
Akuity–
FleetGo
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Akuity7 items
Fleet6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for gitops. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
AkuitySaas
FleetSelf host
Pull based sync
Akuity✓
Fleet✓
Helm chart support
Akuity✓
Fleet✓
Kustomize support
Akuity✓
Fleet✓
Sops vault secrets decryption
Akuity✓
Fleet-
Canary blue green rollouts
Akuity✓
Fleet-
Multi cluster sync
Akuity✓
Fleet✓
UI dashboard included
Akuity✓
Fleet-
Drift detection healing
Akuity✓
Fleet-
SSO SAML RBAC
Akuity✓
Fleet-
Cncf graduated incubating
Akuity✓
Fleet-
SOC2 type ii
Akuity✓
Fleet-
Pricing model
AkuityUser seat
FleetOpen source

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Akuity

Leader

Akuity is a managed platform for continuous deployment and promotion of Kubernetes applications, built on the open-source Argo CD and Kargo projects. It includes AI agents for operational automation, enterprise compliance certifications, and multi-cluster management with drift detection and incident response capabilities.

Independently observed

Fleet

Fleet is a container management and deployment engine for Kubernetes clusters that uses GitOps to manage configurations from multiple sources including raw YAML, Helm charts, and Kustomize. It provides centralized control and monitoring across single clusters or large-scale distributed cluster deployments.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Akuity

Leader
from $495/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $495/month. Free 14-day trial. Contact sales for Enterprise pricing.

  • Pro$495/month, includes 1 control plane, 50 applications, 3 users, 25M AI tokens
    • 1 Argo CD Control Plane
    • 50 Argo CD Applications
    • 1 Kargo Control Plane
    • 50 Kargo Stages
    • Unlimited Target Clusters
    • +16 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom number of Argo CD Control Planes
    • Custom number of Argo CD Applications
    • Custom number of Kargo Stages
    • Unlimited Target Clusters
    • Self-hosted and on-premises deployment options
    • +15 more
as of verify ↗

Fleet

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Akuity✓
Fleet✗
macOS
Akuity✗
Fleet✓
Windows
Akuity✗
Fleet✓
Linux
Akuity✗
Fleet✓
CLI
Akuity✓
Fleet✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Akuity✓
Fleet✗
Self-hosted
Akuity✓
Fleet✓
On-premise
Akuity✓
Fleet✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (4)
  • Kubernetes
  • Helm
  • Git
  • Kustomize

Akuity

Leader
17 total - 13 not shared
  • Argo CD
  • Kargo
  • Slack
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • OCI Registry
  • Terraform
  • AWS EKS
  • External Secrets Operator (ESO)
  • Crossplane
  • External Secrets Operator
  • Argo Workflows
  • AWS
Independently observed

Fleet

5 total - 1 not shared
  • Rancher
Independently observed
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Akuity or Fleet: which one depends on you

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