Kube Inspector vs Orchard
| Kube Inspector | Orchard | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows | macOS |
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Supported operating systems | Windows 10/11, macOS 11+ on Apple Silicon, Ubuntu/Debian, Fedora/RHEL-compatible Linux | macOS 26 (Tahoe) on Apple silicon |
| Graphical interface | Yes | Yes |
| Kubernetes version control | Anything supported by the bundled client-go; in practice, currently supported Kubernetes releases | |
| Multi-node clusters | No | |
| Container runtime options | containerd via Apple container's k8s plugin | |
| Local registry support | No | |
| Add-on catalog | No |
Listed together in Best Local Kubernetes Tools