K3s vs Orchard
| K3s | Orchard | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, self-hosted | macOS |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Supported operating systems | — | macOS 26 (Tahoe) on Apple silicon |
| Multi-node clusters | — | No |
| Graphical interface | — | Yes |
| Container runtime options | — | containerd via Apple container's k8s plugin |
| Local registry support | — | No |
| Add-on catalog | — | No |
Both are listed in Best Local Kubernetes Tools. On Inferse, K3s scores higher on our published basis.