# Headlamp vs Rafay

| Attribute | Headlamp | Rafay |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 58.5 (21% (low)) | 53 (42% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 7,152 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A Kubernetes management dashboard combining core resource viewing and administration features with extensibility for customization. | A comprehensive platform that enables organizations to expose GPU infrastructure and Kubernetes workloads as managed, self-service cloud services with built-in multi-tenant governance, automation, and visibility across hybrid and air-gapped environments. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"iso_27001":false,"soc2_type_ii":false,"license_model":"proprietary","pricing_model":"per_node_core","cli_shell_access":true,"deployment_model":"saas","device_discovery":false,"edge_ml_inference":true,"hardware_provided":false,"kubernetes_native":true,"ota_fleet_updates":true,"air_gapped_support":true,"control_plane_model":"k8s-extension","multi_cloud_neutral":true,"bundled_service_mesh":true,"centralized_sso_rbac":true,"eks_gke_aks_lifecycle":true,"cost_management_module":true,"edge_iot_scale_capable":false,"central_fleet_dashboard":true,"gpu_accelerator_support":true,"telco_mec_purpose_built":false,"multi_cluster_config_sync":true,"bundled_observability_stack":true,"offline_disconnected_operation":true,"bare_metal_vsphere_provisioning":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 14 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"Loki"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"Crossplane"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"AWS EKS"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure AKS"},{"name":"Google Cloud GKE"},{"name":"Oracle Cloud OKE"},{"name":"Argo CD"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Oracle Cloud"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source, free to use","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://headlamp.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T08:21:21.944Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","summary":"Platform fee plus per-node/per-GPU usage fee with volume discounts. Enterprise Support (24x7x365) available at 20% of subscription cost.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://rafay.co/platform/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T21:38:16.059Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 5 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/v0.45.0","date":"2026-08-20T23:55:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.45.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/headlamp-helm-0.45.0","date":"2026-08-20T23:59:14Z","type":"stable","version":"headlamp-helm-0.45.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/v0.44.0","date":"2026-07-29T07:10:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.44.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/headlamp-helm-0.44.0","date":"2026-07-29T07:28:09Z","type":"stable","version":"headlamp-helm-0.44.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/headlamp-helm-0.43.0","date":"2026-06-17T17:30:51Z","type":"stable","version":"headlamp-helm-0.43.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/v0.43.0","date":"2026-06-16T22:41:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.43.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/headlamp-plugin-0.14.0","date":"2026-05-12T09:52:57Z","type":"stable","version":"headlamp-plugin-0.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/v0.42.0","date":"2026-05-07T11:45:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.42.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/headlamp-helm-0.42.0","date":"2026-05-07T13:06:54Z","type":"stable","version":"headlamp-helm-0.42.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/headlamp-helm-0.41.0","date":"2026-03-26T06:19:41Z","type":"stable","version":"headlamp-helm-0.41.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/v0.41.0","date":"2026-03-23T19:09:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.41.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/headlamp-helm-0.40.1","date":"2026-03-13T14:31:41Z","type":"stable","version":"headlamp-helm-0.40.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/v0.40.1","date":"2026-02-10T18:33:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.40.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/v0.40.0","date":"2026-02-05T16:58:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.40.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/headlamp-helm-0.40.0","date":"2026-02-05T17:34:21Z","type":"stable","version":"headlamp-helm-0.40.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/headlamp-helm-0.39.0","date":"2025-12-18T14:45:34Z","type":"stable","version":"headlamp-helm-0.39.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/v0.39.0","date":"2025-12-17T13:45:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.39.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/headlamp-plugin-0.13.0","date":"2025-11-27T21:17:28Z","type":"stable","version":"headlamp-plugin-0.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/v0.38.0","date":"2025-11-11T19:45:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.38.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/headlamp/releases/tag/headlamp-helm-0.38.0","date":"2025-11-11T20:06:17Z","type":"stable","version":"headlamp-helm-0.38.0"}]` | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7.9 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=headlamp%2Fheadlamp&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Kubernetes Management)

| Capability | Headlamp | Rafay |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | - | Per node core |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:30:42.027Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*