Fleet
A GitOps platform for managing Kubernetes workloads across multiple clusters from Git repositories
- Also known as
- fleet
What is Fleet?
Fleet is a container management and deployment engine for Kubernetes clusters that uses GitOps to manage configurations from multiple sources including raw YAML, Helm charts, and Kustomize. It provides centralized control and monitoring across single clusters or large-scale distributed cluster deployments.
Fleet pricing
We don't have Fleet's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Fleet does
The capabilities that matter for gitops, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Deployment model
- Self host
- 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
- Open source
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- Self-hosted
Integrations (5)
Independently observed- Git
- Helm
- Kustomize
- Kubernetes
- Rancher
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Fleet FAQ
Common questions about Fleet, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Fleet?
Fleet is a container management and deployment engine for Kubernetes clusters that uses GitOps to manage configurations from multiple sources including raw YAML, Helm charts, and Kustomize. It provides centralized control and monitoring across single clusters or large-scale distributed cluster deployments. It is indexed under Gitops.
Source: https://fleet.rancher.io/
Is Fleet free to use?
Fleet is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://fleet.rancher.io/
What platforms does Fleet support?
Fleet supports Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://fleet.rancher.io/
Can Fleet be self-hosted?
Yes. Fleet can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://fleet.rancher.io/
What does Fleet integrate with?
We have confirmed 5 integrations for Fleet, including Git, Helm, Kustomize, Kubernetes and Rancher. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://fleet.rancher.io/
Is Fleet open source?
Yes. Fleet is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
Source: https://github.com/rancher/fleet
Fleet alternatives
Other gitops we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- AkuityA managed GitOps platform for deploying and promoting Kubernetes applications at scale with AI-powered automationhigh · 75%
- PipeCDA Git-based platform for unified deployment operations across multiple application types and cloud environmentslow · 35%
- DevtronA unified Kubernetes management and deployment platform combining automation, GitOps integration, and AI-powered operationslow · 46%
- KargoGitOps-based orchestration for multi-stage application deploymentslow · 29%
- Flaggerlow · 35%
- Jenkins XA continuous integration and deployment platform for Kuberneteslow · 29%
Compare Fleet
Side by side against other gitops, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Fleet, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development activity | 58 | 0.12 | 6.9 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 67 | 0.08 | 5.6 | ✓ |
| Security score | 66 | 0.05 | 3.5 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 34 | 0.08 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| Stars | 61 | 0.03 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 22 | 0.05 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.17 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 68 | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 66% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Pricing model: open_source · Pull based sync: Yes · Deployment model: self_host · Kustomize support: Yes · Helm chart support: Yes · Multi cluster sync: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 5 | mediumsource · 2026-08-19 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 95% |
Pricing
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| History | 20 items | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 70% |
Security
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