Flux CD vs Spinnaker
| Flux CD | Spinnaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows | api, self-hosted, Web |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Deployment targets | Kubernetes clusters; Git repositories; OCI artifact registries; Helm repositories; S3-compatible buckets | AWS EC2, Kubernetes, Google Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, Google App Engine, Microsoft Azure, OpenStack, Cloud Foundry, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure |
| Deployment rollback | Yes | Yes |
| Approval gates | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted option | Yes | Yes |
| Rollout strategies | — | blue_green |
| Deployment audit log | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Deployment Automation Software, Best Continuous Delivery Software, Best Kubernetes Deployment Tools. On Inferse, Flux CD scores higher on our published basis.