# Baseten vs Kubeflow

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Baseten

| Attribute | Baseten | Kubeflow |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 76.3 (73% (medium)) | 47.1 (44% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 3 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 40 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 15,832 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An infrastructure platform that handles serving, optimizing, and scaling machine learning models across multiple clouds. Offers both managed cloud and self-hosted deployment options with built-in performance tuning, autoscaling, and 99.99% uptime reliability. | Kubeflow is an open-source platform that provides composable, Kubernetes-native tools for the entire AI lifecycle, including model training, hyperparameter tuning, pipeline orchestration, model management, and notebook environments. It enables AI teams to build scalable ML systems on any Kubernetes infrastructure. |
| features.capabilities | `{"role":"serving","evaluation":false,"soc2_type_ii":true,"compute_model":"dedicated_gpu_instance","managed_cloud":true,"model_serving":true,"pricing_model":"per_million_tokens","self_hostable":true,"multi_provider":true,"vpc_deployment":true,"otel_compatible":false,"llm_observability":false,"prompt_management":false,"framework_agnostic":true,"experiment_tracking":true,"openai_compatible_rest_api_schema":true,"bring_your_own_weights_byow_hosting":true,"dynamic_batching_and_kv_cache_management":true,"massive_context_window_support_100k_plus":true,"hipaa_baa_compliance_for_medical_inference":true,"multimodal_vision_and_audio_in_out_support":true,"native_function_calling_and_strict_json_mode":true}` | `{"role":"platform","managed_cloud":false,"model_serving":true,"self_hostable":true,"multi_provider":true,"vpc_deployment":true,"no_train_on_data":"yes","framework_agnostic":true,"experiment_tracking":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 7 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Plotly"},{"name":"OpenAI-compatible endpoint"},{"name":"Truss"}]` | `[{"name":"PyTorch"},{"name":"TensorFlow"},{"name":"JAX"},{"name":"XGBoost"},{"name":"Spark"},{"name":"HuggingFace"},{"name":"DeepSpeed"},{"name":"Megatron"},{"name":"MLX"}]` |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Basic","summary":"$0/month base, pay-as-you-go compute","features":["Dedicated deployments","Model APIs","Training","Fast cold starts","SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA compliant","Email and in-app chat support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Deploy custom, fine-tuned, and open-source models with dedicated deployments, model APIs, training, fast cold starts","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"Volume discounts available. Custom pricing via quote.","features":["Everything in Basic","Priority access to high-demand GPUs","Dedicated compute","Higher Model API rate limits","Hands-on engineering expertise","Dedicated support on Slack and Zoom"],"description":"Unlimited autoscaling and priority compute access with dedicated compute, higher rate limits, hands-on engineering support","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Volume discounts available. Custom pricing via quote.","features":["Everything in Pro","Custom SLAs","Self-host deployments","On-demand flex compute","Use existing cloud commitments","Full control over data residency","Advanced security and compliance","Custom global regions","Advanced RBAC with Teams"],"description":"Full control with custom SLAs, self-hosted deployments, on-demand flex compute, data residency control, and advanced security","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier with pay-as-you-go compute ($0.01/min for basic instances). Pro and Enterprise plans available via quote with volume discounts.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.baseten.co/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:22:26.114Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://kubeflow.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:09:14.539Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 25 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/redirect","date":"2026-04-29T13:58:28Z","type":"stable","version":"redirect"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.10.0","date":"2025-03-25T21:59:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.9.2","date":"2024-10-23T23:52:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.9.1","date":"2024-10-02T21:36:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.9.0","date":"2024-07-16T21:41:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.8.0","date":"2023-11-01T13:36:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.8.0-rc.6","date":"2023-10-31T23:06:29Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.8.0-rc.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.8.0-rc.5","date":"2023-10-25T19:01:42Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.8.0-rc.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.8.0-rc.4","date":"2023-10-25T12:02:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.8.0-rc.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.8.0-rc.3","date":"2023-10-24T15:55:58Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.8.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.8.0-rc.2","date":"2023-10-16T10:37:58Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.8.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.8.0-rc.1","date":"2023-09-21T10:25:13Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.8.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.8.0-rc.0","date":"2023-09-07T14:51:47Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.8.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.7.0","date":"2023-03-29T15:38:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.6.0","date":"2022-09-07T18:12:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.5.0","date":"2022-03-10T17:21:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.5.0-rc.1","date":"2022-02-14T16:18:02Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.5.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.5.0-rc.0","date":"2022-02-14T15:58:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.5.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.4.0","date":"2021-10-11T21:39:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/releases/tag/v1.4-rc.0","date":"2021-09-14T17:18:05Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.4-rc.0"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.5 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fkubeflow%2Fkubeflow%2Fcomponents%2Fprofile-controller&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (MLOps & LLMOps Tools)

| Capability | Baseten | Kubeflow |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool role | Model serving | End-to-end ML platform |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable / OSS core | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed cloud available | ✓ | ✗ |
| On-prem / VPC deployment | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Observability** |  |  |
| LLM tracing / observability | ✗ | - |
| Evaluation (offline / LLM-judge / human) | ✗ | - |
| **Dev** |  |  |
| Prompt management + versioning | ✗ | - |
| **Tracking** |  |  |
| Experiment tracking / model registry | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Serving** |  |  |
| Model serving / inference endpoint | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Interop** |  |  |
| OpenTelemetry / OpenLLMetry compatible | ✗ | - |
| Framework-agnostic | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Gateway** |  |  |
| Multi-provider model support | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Data** |  |  |
| No-train-on-customer-data guarantee | - | Yes |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:48:53.843Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*