Kubernetes vs Kubespray

Kubernetes vs Kubespray
Fact	Kubernetes	Kubespray
Language	Go	Jinja
Licence	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Stars	128k	19k
Latest	v1.37.1	v2.32.0
Last push	2026-10-06	2026-10-06
Release cadence	about 1 day between releases	about 61 days between releases
Active contributors	73+ 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 replacementKubernetesThe upstream project EKS runs, operated on your own machines including the control plane.
Full replacementKubesprayAnsible playbooks that install production Kubernetes on your own servers or cloud instances.

v1.38.0-alpha.12026-09-29See kubernetes-announce@. Additional binary downloads are linked in the CHANGELOG.pre-release
v1.34.122026-09-23See kubernetes-announce@. Additional binary downloads are linked in the CHANGELOG.
v1.35.92026-09-23See kubernetes-announce@. Additional binary downloads are linked in the CHANGELOG.
v1.36.52026-09-23See kubernetes-announce@. Additional binary downloads are linked in the CHANGELOG.
v1.37.12026-09-23See kubernetes-announce@. Additional binary downloads are linked in the CHANGELOG.

v2.32.02026-09-22Kubernetes 1.36 is the default minor version
v2.31.02026-04-25Action required
v2.26.12026-04-13Default to Kubernetes v1.30.6 (#11673, @robertvolkmann)
v2.30.02026-01-29Ingress NGINX is sunset. This is the final version supporting Ingress NGINX. We'll remove ingress-nginx in future versi…
v2.29.12025-12-11Fix Calico apiserver RBAC permissions for Kubernetes 1.33+ (#12695, @k8s-infra-cherrypick-robot)

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