# Akuity vs Fleet

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Akuity

| Attribute | Akuity | Fleet |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 76.4 (55% (medium)) | 46.2 (22% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 81 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 103 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 1,724 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Akuity provides enterprise-ready continuous deployment and environment promotion built on open-source Argo CD and Kargo. It combines automated artifact progression across environments with AI-powered monitoring and incident management, helping teams deploy applications faster with built-in safety and auditability. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"user_seat","sso_saml_rbac":true,"pull_based_sync":true,"deployment_model":"saas","kustomize_support":true,"helm_chart_support":true,"multi_cluster_sync":true,"ui_dashboard_included":true,"drift_detection_healing":true,"canary_blue_green_rollouts":true,"sops_vault_secrets_decryption":true}` | - |
| integrations.count | 12 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Argo CD"},{"name":"Kargo"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"OCI Registry"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"AWS EKS"},{"name":"Kustomize"},{"name":"External Secrets Operator (ESO)"},{"name":"Crossplane"}]` | `[{"name":"Git"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Kustomize"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Rancher"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$495/month, includes 1 control plane, 50 applications, 3 users, 25M AI tokens","features":["1 Argo CD Control Plane","50 Argo CD Applications","1 Kargo Control Plane","50 Kargo Stages","Unlimited Target Clusters","3 Users included","25 million AI tokens/month","Akuity Intelligence with Insights, Dashboards, and Agents","System Accounts (Login or API)","Argo CD Notifications","Custom Subdomain","Custom Roles","Scoped API Keys","Argo CD SSO","HA Control Plane","Akuity Extensions (Rollouts, Sync History, ApplicationSet)","Audit Records (searchable, 6-month retention)","Insights Dashboards","On-Call Agent / Runbooks","Promotion Advisor","Deployment Advisor"],"minSeats":3,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":495,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"GitOps for businesses scaling with Kubernetes","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"kargo_stages":"50","target_clusters":"unlimited","ai_tokens_per_month":"25 million","argo_cd_applications":"50","kargo_control_planes":"1","argo_cd_control_planes":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. 6 months free for qualifying startups and early-stage companies","features":["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","Premium Support with real-time support channel","Dedicated Account Manager","Dedicated Customer Success Manager","CVE notifications with SLA on resolution","Bring your own Encryption Keys","Custom Domain (argocd.acme.com)","Custom Styles","Flexible Architecture","Agent State Customization","Config Management Rights","Enterprise SSO","Audit Records with 1-year searchable retention + 2-year archive export","Volume Pricing","Fast track feature option","Optional Subject Matter Expert Support"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Enterprise-grade GitOps for Kubernetes with custom configurations","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional Application and Stage Capacity","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $495/month. Free 14-day trial. Contact sales for Enterprise pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://akuity.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T12:08:00.895Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":495,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://fleet.rancher.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T23:33:09.081Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | high | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":495,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.17.0-alpha.1","date":"2026-08-25T08:55:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.17.0-alpha.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.16.1","date":"2026-08-21T09:04:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.16.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.15.6","date":"2026-08-21T09:06:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.15.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.14.10","date":"2026-08-21T09:07:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.14.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.13.15","date":"2026-08-21T09:09:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.13.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.12.19","date":"2026-08-21T09:11:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.12.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.16.1-rc.2","date":"2026-08-20T11:16:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.16.1-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.12.19-rc.2","date":"2026-08-20T04:24:24Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.12.19-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.16.1-rc.1","date":"2026-08-19T11:19:46Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.16.1-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.15.6-rc.1","date":"2026-08-19T11:27:56Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.15.6-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.14.10-rc.2","date":"2026-08-19T13:20:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.14.10-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.14.10-rc.1","date":"2026-08-19T11:26:35Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.14.10-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.13.15-rc.2","date":"2026-08-19T12:48:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.13.15-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.13.15-rc.1","date":"2026-08-19T11:26:59Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.13.15-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.12.19-rc.1","date":"2026-08-19T12:26:31Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.12.19-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.16.1-beta.2","date":"2026-08-06T11:41:11Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.16.1-beta.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.16.1-beta.1","date":"2026-08-04T09:59:06Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.16.1-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.15.6-alpha.1","date":"2026-08-03T09:34:15Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.15.6-alpha.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.16.0","date":"2026-07-22T09:04:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rancher/fleet/releases/tag/v0.15.5","date":"2026-07-22T09:05:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.15.5"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.4 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Francher%2Ffleet%2Fpkg%2Fapis&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Gitops)

| Capability | Akuity | Fleet |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Saas | - |
| Pull based sync | ✓ | - |
| Helm chart support | ✓ | - |
| Kustomize support | ✓ | - |
| Sops vault secrets decryption | ✓ | - |
| Canary blue green rollouts | ✓ | - |
| Multi cluster sync | ✓ | - |
| UI dashboard included | ✓ | - |
| Drift detection healing | ✓ | - |
| SSO SAML RBAC | ✓ | - |
| Cncf graduated incubating | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | ✓ | - |
| Pricing model | User seat | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:58:43.302Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*