# Kustomize

> Kubernetes native configuration management

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/kustomize
- **Category:** Container Orchestration Tools
- **Homepage:** https://kustomize.io
- **Also known as:** kustomize
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T14:32:35.149Z

## Vioscale score

**22.4 / 100**, confidence 4% (low).

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

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| reliability | 0 | 30 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |
| integrations | 22.4 | 16 | 358.1 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 22 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## About

Template-free configuration management for Kubernetes that allows customizing application deployments using a purely declarative approach. Available as both a standalone binary and integrated feature in kubectl.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI
- **Deployment:** Self-hosted

## Integrations (5)

_Independently observed._

- Kots
- ArgoCD
- Flux
- Kubestack
- Unfork

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Container Orchestration Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Orchestration scope | Kubernetes |
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Standards** | |
| OCI / CRI compliant | - |
| CNCF Certified Kubernetes conformant | - |
| **Security** | |
| Rootless operation | - |
| **Architecture** | |
| Daemonless architecture | - |
| **Platform** | |
| Windows containers | - |
| ARM architecture support | - |
| **Workloads** | |
| GPU scheduling | - |
| Stateful workloads | - |
| **Networking** | |
| Built-in networking / CNI | - |
| **Ops** | |
| Vendor-managed control plane | - |
| **Ecosystem** | |
| CNCF maturity | - |
| **UX** | |
| GUI dashboard | - |

## Facts

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

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 5 | [link](https://kustomize.io) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

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