Gardener vs Talos Linux

Gardener vs Talos Linux
Fact	Gardener	Talos Linux
Language	Go	Go
Licence	Apache-2.0	MPL-2.0
Stars	3.5k	11k
Latest	v1.151.2	v1.14.2
Last push	2026-10-06	2026-10-06
Release cadence	about 2 days between releases	about 11 days between releases
Active contributors	68 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	41 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace Amazon EKS. Alternatives to Amazon EKS →
Full replacementGardenerRuns Kubernetes control planes as a service across clouds and on-premises infrastructure.
Full replacementTalos LinuxImmutable Linux that only runs Kubernetes, managed through an API instead of SSH.

v1.151.22026-09-28[OPERATOR] Gardenlets can now be configured with .spec.deployment.chartsImageVectorOverwrite (mirrors the existing .spe…
v1.150.32026-09-25[OPERATOR] Gardenlets can now be configured with .spec.deployment.chartsImageVectorOverwrite (mirrors the existing .spe…
v1.149.52026-09-24[OPERATOR] Plutono dashboard sources reload after a configuration change by @TeodorDichev [#15732]
v1.152.02026-09-24[DEVELOPER] e2e tests are now running with Kubernetes v1.36. by @ary1992 [#15358]
v1.151.12026-09-19[OPERATOR] Plutono dashboard sources reload after a configuration change by @TeodorDichev [#15734]

v1.13.112026-10-01Welcome to the v1.13.11 release of Talos!
v1.14.22026-09-29Welcome to the v1.14.2 release of Talos!
v1.14.12026-09-15Welcome to the v1.14.1 release of Talos!
v1.15.0-alpha.02026-09-08Welcome to the v1.15.0-alpha.0 release of Talos!pre-release
v1.12.122026-09-04Welcome to the v1.12.12 release of Talos!

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