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Knative Serving vs OpenFaaS

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Knative Serving vs OpenFaaS
Fact	Knative Serving	OpenFaaS
Language	Go	Go
Licence	Apache-2.0	Other
Stars	6.1k	26k
Latest	knative-v1.23.0	0.27.13
Last push	2026-09-21	2026-07-02
Release cadence	about 35 days between releases	about 11 days between releases
Active contributors	4 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	0 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace AWS Lambda. Alternatives to AWS Lambda →
PartialKnative ServingRequest-driven containers with scale to zero and revisions on Kubernetes, rather than function code.
PartialOpenFaaSFunctions packaged as containers on Kubernetes, scaled on requests, with event connectors in paid editions.