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Dragonfly vs Kraken
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| Fact | Dragonfly | Kraken |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 3.4k | 6.8k |
| Latest | v2.5.2 | v0.1.32 |
| Last push | 2026-10-16 | 2026-10-15 |
| Release cadence | about 5 days between releases | about 11 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 9 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 13 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Dragonfly replaces Kraken. Alternatives to Kraken →
Full replacementPeer-to-peer image and file distribution inside a cluster.
Dragonfly
- v2.5.22026-09-14dbc47411cf062184725a585f4cdea7dfb0a72d86 use bcrypt.DefaultCost for password hashing (#5002)
- v2.5.2-rc.42026-09-14686e4609246796e0e92c3c72bbd82b927e7e8cde chore(deps): bump d7y.io/api/v2 to v2.3.8 and pin go directive to 1.25.0
- v2.5.2-rc.32026-09-09e91e7c6c08441146860e0cadbb64c68340fb33c5 chore(deps): bump d7y.io/api/v2 to v2.3.7 and pin go-github to v83 (#4997)
- v2.5.2-rc.22026-09-04fe4dbf76401575cd9b092473556ace777d3142e4 feat(preheat): add EnableTaskIDBasedBlobDigest option to deduplicate OCI blob…
- v2.5.2-rc.12026-08-289ff92e1c689b3acca671e8ce969d50cd62c45fa7 feat(configuration): Allow environment variable overrides for config (#4818)
Kraken
- v0.1.322026-10-12docs: add dark mode architecture diagram to README
- v0.1.312026-10-05docs(.github): improve issue templates
- v0.1.302026-09-28Fix flaky port allocation in scheduler test helpers
- v0.1.292026-09-14feat(bandwidth.Limiter): emit how much bandwidth throttling happens
- v0.1.282026-08-31fix(integ): Regenerate expired TLS certs used in integ tests
Dragonfly
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Kraken
✓ signed The latest release, v0.1.32, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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