Comparison

K9s vs Nirmata

On the evidence we track, Nirmata leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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K9s52

★Nirmata66

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	K9s	NirmataLeader
Vioscale score	52 / 100low · 21%updating	66 / 100medium · 56%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	high
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$1,250
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	14
Security
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.6	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fderailed%2Fk9s&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	4	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	34,445	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	30	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	5	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

K9s52 / 100low · 21%updating

Nirmata66 / 100medium · 56%updating

Pricing

Free tier

K9s✓

Nirmata✓

Model

K9sopen_source

Nirmatafreemium

Price level

K9sfree

Nirmatahigh

Starting price

K9s–

Nirmata$1,250

Transparent

K9s✓

Nirmata✓

Integrations

Count

K9s–

Nirmata14

Security

Iso27001

K9s–

Nirmata✓

Scorecard

K9s4.6

Nirmata–

Soc2

K9s–

Nirmata✓

Vulnerabilities

K9sCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fderailed%2Fk9s&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Nirmata–

Adoption

Dependent repos

K9s4

Nirmata–

Github stars

K9s34,445

Nirmata–

Activity

Commits last 30d

K9s30

Nirmata–

Release

Cadence days

K9s5

Nirmata–

History

K9s20 items

Nirmata–

License

Spdx

K9sApache-2.0

Nirmata–

Language

Primary

K9sGo

Nirmata–

Market

Availability

K9s–

NirmataAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Kubernetes Management
Capability	K9s	Nirmata
Capabilities
Deployment model	-	Saas
Eks gke aks lifecycle	-	✓
Bare metal vsphere provisioning	-	✗
Centralized SSO RBAC	-	✓
Multi cluster config sync	-	✓
Bundled observability stack	-	✗
Bundled service mesh	-	✗
Edge iot scale capable	-	✗
Cost management module	-	✗
CLI shell access	-	✓
SOC2 type ii	-	✓
ISO 27001	-	✓
Pricing model	-	-

Capabilities

Deployment model

K9s-

NirmataSaas

Eks gke aks lifecycle

K9s-

Nirmata✓

Bare metal vsphere provisioning

K9s-

Nirmata✗

Centralized SSO RBAC

K9s-

Nirmata✓

Multi cluster config sync

K9s-

Nirmata✓

Bundled observability stack

K9s-

Nirmata✗

Bundled service mesh

K9s-

Nirmata✗

Edge iot scale capable

K9s-

Nirmata✗

Cost management module

K9s-

Nirmata✗

CLI shell access

K9s-

Nirmata✓

SOC2 type ii

K9s-

Nirmata✓

ISO 27001

K9s-

Nirmata✓

Pricing model

K9s-

Nirmata-

What each one is

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

K9s

Helps users view and manage Kubernetes clusters through a command-line interface, with real-time resource tracking and interactive management capabilities.

Independently observed

Nirmata

Leader

Platform that provides centralized visibility, policy enforcement, and automated remediation across Kubernetes clusters, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud resources. Built on top of the open-source Kyverno policy engine, it uses AI agents to detect misconfigurations and automatically generate fixes for compliance and security standards.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

K9s

Open sourceFree tier

Free, open source

as of 2026-08-20verify ↗

Nirmata

Leader

from $1250/moSubscriptionFree tier15-day trial

From $1,800/month. 15-day free trial. All plans include 20 clusters or 250 nodes; additional resources billed on consumption.

Essentials$1,800/month, includes 20 clusters or 250 nodes
- Centralized Reporting
- Kyverno Engine Health
- Shift-Left Enforcement
- AI Platform Assistant
Advanced$4,500/month, includes 20 clusters or 250 nodes
- Everything in Essentials
- Centralized Policy Sets
- Automated Violation Assignment
- Self-Service Exceptions
- Compliance Automation
- +1 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Advanced
- Remediation Service Agent
- GitHub / GitLab integration
- Auto identity management (SCIM)
- Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) AI
- +1 more
Enterprise Kyverno$1,250/month for managed Kyverno distribution
- 0-CVE images
- 18 month patch support
- Long term version compatibility

as of 2026-08-25verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	K9s	Nirmata
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	-	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	-	✓
On-premiseDeployment	-	✓
HybridDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

Web

K9s✗

Nirmata✓

macOS

K9s✓

Nirmata✗

Windows

K9s✓

Nirmata✗

Linux

K9s✓

Nirmata✗

CLI

K9s✓

Nirmata✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

K9s–

Nirmata✓

Self-hosted

K9s–

Nirmata✓

On-premise

K9s–

Nirmata✓

Hybrid

K9s–

Nirmata✓

Integrations

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

K9s

Not documented yet.

Nirmata

Leader

14 total

GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket
Argo
Flux
Amazon EKS
Azure AKS
Google GKE
Rancher
OpenShift
AWS
Okta
Terraform
Dockerfile

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.