# Talos Linux

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/talos-linux
- **Category:** Container Orchestration Tools
- **Homepage:** https://www.talos.dev
- **Also known as:** talos-linux
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-26T19:59:33.391Z

## Vioscale score

**28.5 / 100**, confidence 22% (low). Computed 2026-09-01.

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

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 0 | 0.042 | 0 | - |
| reliability | 0 | 0.157 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 45.8 | 0.063 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| repo_stars | 38.5 | 0.026 | 1 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 0.084 | 0 | - |
| dependent_projects | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | - |
| dev_activity | 0 | 0.094 | 0 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 0 | 0.052 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 40 | 0.115 | 4.6 | ✓ |
| package_downloads | 0 | 0.136 | 0 | - |
| security_score | 0 | 0.042 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | - |
| community_qa_activity | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | - |

## About

A lightweight operating system designed exclusively for Kubernetes, emphasizing security through minimal components and API-based administration instead of traditional terminal access. Deployed across environments from embedded systems to large enterprise clusters.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** Linux
- **Deployment:** On-premise, Self-hosted

## 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.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | [link](https://github.com/siderolabs/contrib/pulse) | 2026-08-26 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 109 | [link](https://github.com/siderolabs/contrib) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Shell | [link](https://github.com/siderolabs/contrib) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | MPL-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/siderolabs/contrib) | 2026-08-26 | 95% (high) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.soc2 | yes | [link](https://www.talos.dev) | 2026-08-26 | 48% (low) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://www.talos.dev) | 2026-08-26 | 40% (low) |

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