Kube Inspector

6.9easy start · #12 of 23
in Local Kubernetes Tools

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

Kube Inspector is ranked #12 of 23 in local Kubernetes tools on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

Kube Inspector plans and pricing

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Free Free Free and open source · no paid tier, account, or sign-in kubeinspector.com · 3 Oct 2026

Compared on local Kubernetes tools

Free plan: Yes
Supported operating systems: Windows 10/11, macOS 11+ on Apple Silicon, Ubuntu/Debian, Fedora/RHEL-compatible Linux
Graphical interface: Yes
Kubernetes version control: Anything supported by the bundled client-go; in practice, currently supported Kubernetes releases

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The record

What it does: Kube Inspector is a visual desktop client for viewing and managing Kubernetes clusters.
Resource management: It supports inspecting and managing workloads including Pods, Deployments, StatefulSets, Jobs, and CronJobs.
YAML editor: The app includes a Monaco YAML editor with schema validation for viewing and applying changes.
Monitoring: It displays CPU and memory usage for clusters, nodes, pods, and workloads over time; these readings require metrics-server in the cluster.
Security features: It includes an interactive RBAC graph and Trivy image vulnerability scanning.
Cluster compatibility: It reads existing kubeconfig files and supports conformant local and managed Kubernetes clusters, including kind, minikube, k3s, EKS, GKE, and AKS.
Multi-cluster: Users can add multiple clusters, and each open panel stays pinned to the cluster it was opened with.
CLI: A separately packaged terminal UI, kube-inspector-cli, provides the same features and is intended for terminal and SSH use.
Privacy: The app states that it has no telemetry, analytics, crash reporting, or usage statistics; cluster data travels between the user's machine and the cluster API server.
Local AI integration: The optional AI assistant uses Ollama, with prompts and tool results sent to the configured Ollama host rather than a cloud provider by default.
Support: There is no support desk; the project directs users to its issue tracker and does not guarantee response times.
Notable limitations: macOS builds are Apple Silicon only, and builds are not code-signed.
Scanning limits: Vulnerability scanning needs network access to download Trivy's database on first use, does not scan images in private registries, and does not scan cluster misconfiguration.
Release maturity: The support page describes the release as beta and says bugs are expected.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Local Kubernetes Tools in 2026#12 of 23

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kubeinspector.com· checked 3 Oct 2026
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