Decision Workspace
kubie vs khop vs kube
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
kubie
growingv0.27.0
A more powerful alternative to kubectx and kubens.
49
khop
experimentalv0.3.0
Fast Kubernetes context and namespace switcher
78
kube
stablev3.1.0
Kubernetes client and async controller runtime
Core Metrics
| kubie | khop | kube | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 49 | 78 |
| Total Downloads | 50.1K | 71 | 45.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 89 | 71 | 3.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 10.0K |
| Releases | 43 | 4 | 131 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 16d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 5y 11m | 17d | 6y 11m |
Health Breakdown
kubie
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
khop
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
kube
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| kubie | khop | kube | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.27.0 | 0.3.0 | 3.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Zlib | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 14 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 46KB | 61KB | 31KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Yanked % | 2.3% | 0.0% | 3.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •kube leads with a health score of 78/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kube is depended on by 10.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •kubie, khop are pre-1.0 — API may change.