Lens Desktop Alternatives

Lens Desktop is described as 'Lens is the most powerful Kubernetes IDE on the market. It is a standalone application, and it is available on macOS, Windows, and Linux' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Lens Desktop for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Kubernetes and Self-Hosted apps. The best Lens Desktop alternative is Seabird, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Lens Desktop are Freelens, Monokle, Aptakube and Kustomize.

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  1. Seabird icon
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    Seabird is a native cross-platform Kubernetes desktop client that makes it super easy to explore your cluster's resources. We aim to visualize all common resource types in a simple, bloat-free user interface.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Flathub
     
  2. Freelens icon
     5 likes

    Freelens is a free and open-source user interface designed for managing Kubernetes clusters. It provides a standalone application that is compatible with macOS, Windows, and Linux operating systems, making it accessible to a wide range of users.

    15 Freelens alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  3. Monokle icon
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    Monokle is a unified visual tool for authoring, analysis and deployment of Kubernetes YAML configurations, from manifest to live clusters, with policy validation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Aptakube icon
     1 like

    A modern, lightweight and multi-cluster desktop client for Kubernetes. Connect to multiple clusters simultaneously as if it was just one big cluster. View logs and manage all your resources from your machine!

    13 Aptakube alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Kustomize icon
     1 like

    Kustomize introduces a template-free way to customize application configuration that simplifies the use of off-the-shelf applications. Now, built into kubectl as apply -k.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Kubernetes
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
    • MacPorts
    • Chocolatey
    • Docker
     
  6. Kubernetic is a brand new Desktop Client for Kubernetes that lets developers and ops manage their Kubernetes cluster(s) through a UI interface in a very simple way.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
     
  7. K9s icon
     3 likes

    K9s is a terminal based UI to interact with your Kubernetes clusters. The aim of this project is to make it easier to navigate, observe and manage your deployed applications in the wild.

    14 K9s alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about K9s as an Alternative to Lens Desktop
    Joseph Hanson
    Positive
    0

    Everything you need to manage a cluster in a super fast and intuitive TUI interface.

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    • K9s is Free and Open SourceLens Desktop is Free Personal and Proprietary
  8. K8Studio icon
     1 like

    K8 Studio is a cross-platform client IDE to manage Kubernetes Clusters. You can deploy easily to EKS, GKE, AKS, IBM Cloud, or your own bare metal. Connect to your cluster and have a graphical representation of your nodes, pods, services, etc.

    15 K8Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  9. kubewall icon
     1 like

    A user-friendly Kubernetes UI Dashboard to manage your multi-cluster.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Comments about kubewall as an Alternative to Lens Desktop
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Easy to use and feature rich!!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • kubewall is Free and Open SourceLens Desktop is Free Personal and Proprietary
  10. Octant icon
     1 like

    An open source developer-centric web interface for Kubernetes that lets you inspect a Kubernetes cluster and its applications.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Kubeli icon
     1 like

    A modern, native Kubernetes management desktop app for macOS. Multi-cluster support, real-time monitoring, AI assistant, terminal access, and more.

    13 Kubeli alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  12. Kubethor icon
     1 like

    Kubethor is a user-friendly interface for managing Kubernetes resources, a platform for managing containerized applications. Basically, a GUI for Kubectl with extra functionality.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
     
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