# Kargo vs PipeCD

| Attribute | Kargo | PipeCD |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 42.8 (28% (low)) | 48.4 (28% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 73 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 3,602 | 1,346 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A continuous promotion orchestration platform that manages the deployment of applications through multiple stages and environments while adhering to GitOps principles and integrating with Kubernetes infrastructure. | - |
| integrations.count | 2 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Argo CD"},{"name":"Helm"}]` | `[{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Stackdriver"},{"name":"Slack"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| platform.support | - | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available; enterprise hosting available by inquiry","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://kargo.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T13:14:01.651Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | - |
| pricing.price_level | low | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.cadence_days | 4 | 3 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.11.2","date":"2026-08-18T03:08:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.11.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.10.10","date":"2026-08-18T03:06:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.11.1","date":"2026-08-10T19:48:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.11.0","date":"2026-07-24T18:21:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.11.0-rc.6","date":"2026-07-23T03:54:57Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.11.0-rc.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.11.0-rc.5","date":"2026-07-21T21:35:07Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.11.0-rc.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.11.0-rc.4","date":"2026-07-16T22:08:35Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.11.0-rc.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.11.0-rc.3","date":"2026-07-16T00:28:19Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.11.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.10.9","date":"2026-07-14T23:57:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.9.10","date":"2026-07-14T23:57:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.11.0-rc.2","date":"2026-07-10T19:12:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.11.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.11.0-rc.1","date":"2026-07-06T18:09:55Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.11.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.10.8","date":"2026-06-25T23:58:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.9.9","date":"2026-06-25T23:40:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.8.14","date":"2026-06-25T23:42:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.10.7","date":"2026-06-12T15:57:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.10.6","date":"2026-06-09T16:51:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.10.5","date":"2026-06-01T16:31:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.10.4","date":"2026-05-14T16:53:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.10.3","date":"2026-04-29T17:46:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.10.3"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.58.0","date":"2026-08-23T03:22:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.58.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/kubernetes/v0.4.0","date":"2026-08-14T04:48:34Z","type":"stable","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/kubernetes/v0.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.57.0","date":"2026-06-25T13:29:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.57.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/ecs/v0.1.0","date":"2026-06-24T08:12:28Z","type":"stable","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/ecs/v0.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.56.0","date":"2026-05-13T06:35:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.56.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.55.1-rc1","date":"2025-11-07T03:34:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.55.1-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.55.1-rc0","date":"2025-10-29T02:48:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.55.1-rc0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pipedv1/exp/v1.0.0-alpha1","date":"2025-10-20T02:26:55Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pipedv1/exp/v1.0.0-alpha1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/wait/v0.1.1","date":"2025-10-09T08:23:49Z","type":"stable","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/wait/v0.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/terraform/v0.2.1","date":"2025-10-09T08:27:39Z","type":"stable","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/terraform/v0.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pipedv1/exp/v1.0.0-rc6","date":"2025-10-09T08:20:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pipedv1/exp/v1.0.0-rc6"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.55.0","date":"2025-10-08T08:12:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.55.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/waitapproval/v0.2.0","date":"2025-10-09T08:15:15Z","type":"stable","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/waitapproval/v0.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pipedv1/exp/v1.0.0-rc5","date":"2025-09-30T00:56:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pipedv1/exp/v1.0.0-rc5"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.54.2","date":"2025-09-24T07:01:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.54.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/terraform/v0.2.0","date":"2025-09-24T04:17:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/terraform/v0.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/kubernetes/v0.3.0","date":"2025-09-26T06:03:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/kubernetes/v0.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/terraform/v0.1.0","date":"2025-09-19T06:53:46Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/terraform/v0.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/kubernetes/v0.2.0","date":"2025-09-18T08:48:55Z","type":"prerelease","version":"pkg/app/pipedv1/plugin/kubernetes/v0.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pipe-cd/pipecd/releases/tag/v0.54.1","date":"2025-09-17T09:50:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.54.1"}]` |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.7 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":4,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fakuity%2Fkargo&per_page=100","last_12m":4,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fpipe-cd%2Fpipecd&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (Gitops)

| Capability | Kargo | PipeCD |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| 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 | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:35:23.919Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*