# Knative

> The easiest way to build and run serverless workloads on Kubernetes.

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/knative
- **Category:** Serverless & Edge Platforms
- **Homepage:** https://knative.dev
- **Also known as:** knative
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T22:50:11.655Z

## Vioscale score

**44.4 / 100**, confidence 25% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 57.8 | 12 | 693.8 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 71.4 | 5 | 356.9 | ✓ |
| integrations | 13.7 | 16 | 219.5 | ✓ |
| github_activity | 32.8 | 18 | 590.1 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 85 | 10 | 850 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 22 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 26 | 0 | - |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## About

Knative is an open-source Kubernetes-native serverless platform for building and running cloud-native applications. It provides Serving and Eventing components to automate scaling and event routing for HTTP and event-driven workloads.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment
- **Deployment:** Self-hosted

## Integrations (2)

_Independently observed._

- Apache Kafka
- Slack

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Serverless & Edge Platforms. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Execution substrate | Container |
| **Reach** | |
| Runs at global edge PoPs | - |
| **Scale** | |
| Scale to zero | ✓ |
| **Performance** | |
| Cold-start profile | - |
| **Core** | |
| Language / runtime breadth | Multiple via language packs |
| **Limits** | |
| Max execution duration | - |
| **Integration** | |
| Event source breadth | HTTP/2, gRPC, async events, custom sources |
| HTTP endpoint trigger | ✓ |
| Cron / scheduled invocations | - |
| **State** | |
| Durable state / workflow primitive | - |
| **Flexibility** | |
| Bring-your-own runtime / container | - |
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only |
| **Ops** | |
| Built-in logs / metrics / tracing | - |
| **Extensibility** | |
| CLI + IaC / framework support | ✓ |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 10 | [link](https://github.com/knative/serving/pulse) | 2026-08-03 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 6,075 | [link](https://github.com/knative/serving) | 2026-08-03 | 90% (high) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 2 | [link](https://knative.dev) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Go | [link](https://github.com/knative/serving) | 2026-08-03 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/knative/serving) | 2026-08-03 | 95% (high) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 27 | [link](https://github.com/knative/serving/releases) | 2026-08-03 | 70% (medium) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/knative). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*