# KubeEdge vs Rafay

| Attribute | KubeEdge | Rafay |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 59.1 (19% (low)) | 53 (42% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 18 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 15 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 7,558 | - |
| deployment.options | - | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source framework that extends Kubernetes to support edge computing by enabling containerized application deployment and device management across edge nodes, with built-in support for offline operation and reliable cloud-edge communication. | 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 | `{"license_model":"open-source","device_discovery":true,"edge_ml_inference":true,"hardware_provided":false,"kubernetes_native":true,"air_gapped_support":true,"control_plane_model":"k8s-extension","multi_cloud_neutral":true,"offline_disconnected_operation":true}` | `{"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 | Go | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"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 | - | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 41 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.23.1","date":"2026-07-15T14:03:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.23.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.22.2","date":"2026-07-15T14:02:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.22.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.21.2","date":"2026-07-15T14:01:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.21.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.23.0","date":"2026-03-11T10:37:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.23.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.22.1","date":"2025-12-17T02:41:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.22.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.21.1","date":"2025-12-17T02:37:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.21.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.22.0","date":"2025-11-05T03:57:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.22.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.21.0","date":"2025-06-18T01:43:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.21.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.20.0","date":"2025-01-21T12:47:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.20.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.19.2","date":"2025-01-14T01:24:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.19.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.18.3","date":"2025-01-14T01:40:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.18.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.17.5","date":"2025-01-14T01:54:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.17.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.16.6","date":"2025-01-14T02:07:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.16.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.17.4","date":"2024-12-02T12:24:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.17.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.16.5","date":"2024-12-02T12:35:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.16.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.19.1","date":"2024-12-02T12:10:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.19.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.18.2","date":"2024-12-02T12:16:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.18.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.19.0","date":"2024-10-28T13:26:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.19.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.18.1","date":"2024-09-25T06:17:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.18.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kubeedge/kubeedge/releases/tag/v1.17.3","date":"2024-09-25T03:38:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.17.3"}]` | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 8.5 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":8,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fkubeedge%2Fkubeedge&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"MODERATE"}` | - |

## Capabilities (Edge Computing)

| Capability | KubeEdge | Rafay |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Control plane model | K8s extension | K8s extension |
| Kubernetes native | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offline disconnected operation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware provided | ✗ | ✗ |
| Ota fleet updates | - | ✓ |
| Device discovery | ✓ | ✗ |
| Edge ML inference | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPU accelerator support | - | ✓ |
| Air gapped support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Telco mec purpose built | - | ✗ |
| Central fleet dashboard | - | ✓ |
| Multi cloud neutral | ✓ | ✓ |
| License model | Open source | Proprietary |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:10:17.788Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*