# Argo CD vs Flux CD

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Argo CD

| Attribute | Argo CD | Flux CD |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 71.2 (43% (low)) | 55.5 (49% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 10 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 148 | 10 |
| adoption.github_stars | 24,001 | 5,395 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Argo CD automates application deployment and lifecycle management on Kubernetes by using Git repositories as the authoritative source of truth, with a web interface and full audit capabilities. | Continuous delivery solution for Kubernetes that enables GitOps workflows through automatic reconciliation from Git. A CNCF Graduated project. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 25 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"AWS EKS"},{"name":"AWS KMS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Azure Key Vault"},{"name":"Azure AKS"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"Azure Event Hubs"},{"name":"Google Cloud Artifact Registry"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Google Cloud Key Management Service"},{"name":"Google Kubernetes Engine"},{"name":"Google Cloud Pub/Sub"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Google Chat"},{"name":"Kustomize"},{"name":"Helm"},{"name":"Harbor"},{"name":"Flagger"},{"name":"OCI"},{"name":"SOPS"},{"name":"Cluster API"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://argoproj.github.io/cd/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:10:01.635Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://fluxcd.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T18:19:06.825Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 3 | 50 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.5.1","date":"2026-08-12T12:12:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.4.7","date":"2026-08-12T11:25:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.3.14","date":"2026-08-12T10:48:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.5.0","date":"2026-08-04T08:35:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.4.6","date":"2026-07-31T12:12:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.3.13","date":"2026-07-31T12:15:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.5.0-rc3","date":"2026-07-28T08:42:41Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.5.0-rc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.4.5","date":"2026-07-09T17:01:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.5.0-rc2","date":"2026-07-01T03:35:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.5.0-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.4.4","date":"2026-06-18T09:36:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.3.12","date":"2026-06-18T09:35:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.5.0-rc1","date":"2026-06-16T13:01:40Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.5.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.4.3","date":"2026-05-28T12:24:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.3.11","date":"2026-05-28T12:24:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.2.12","date":"2026-05-13T14:34:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.2.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.4.2","date":"2026-05-12T21:20:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.3.10","date":"2026-05-12T21:20:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.3.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.4.1","date":"2026-05-06T08:34:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.1.16","date":"2026-05-05T07:37:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.1.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v3.4.0-rc7","date":"2026-04-30T18:17:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.4.0-rc7"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.44.0","date":"2026-07-21T04:41:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.44.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.43.0","date":"2026-04-21T13:24:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.43.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.42.0","date":"2025-10-16T14:03:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.42.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.41.0","date":"2025-04-02T11:48:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.41.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.40.0","date":"2024-12-17T09:46:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.40.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.39.0","date":"2024-11-26T12:09:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.39.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.38.0","date":"2024-07-30T13:43:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.38.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.37.0","date":"2024-03-26T13:45:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.37.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.36.1","date":"2024-03-06T08:16:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.36.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.36.0","date":"2024-02-07T19:45:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.36.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.35.0","date":"2023-11-30T15:39:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.35.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.34.0","date":"2023-10-04T10:30:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.34.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.33.0","date":"2023-08-29T14:56:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.33.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.32.0","date":"2023-07-14T10:29:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.32.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.31.0","date":"2023-05-10T17:08:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.31.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.30.0","date":"2023-04-12T15:26:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.30.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.29.0","date":"2023-02-21T09:01:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.29.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.28.0","date":"2023-01-26T12:25:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.28.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.27.0","date":"2022-12-16T10:17:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.27.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/releases/tag/v1.26.0","date":"2022-11-23T14:57:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.26.0"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 8.9 | 8.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":37,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fargoproj%2Fargo-cd%2Fv2&per_page=100","last_12m":6,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Ffluxcd%2Fflagger&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (CI/CD Tools)

| Capability | Argo CD | Flux CD |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | Cloud + self-hosted |
| Self-hosted runners | - | ✓ |
| **Core** |  |  |
| Config-as-code pipelines | ✓ | ✓ |
| Matrix / parallel builds | - | - |
| **Build** |  |  |
| Container-native builds | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Build caching | - | - |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Secrets management | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Delivery** |  |  |
| Deployment environments & approvals | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Reusable actions / marketplace | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:44:26.552Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*