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Kubespray vs RKE2
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Kubespray | RKE2 |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Jinja | Go |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 19k | 2.4k |
| Latest | v2.32.0 | v1.37.1+rke2r1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 61 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 41 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 19 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 replacementKubesprayAnsible playbooks that install production Kubernetes on your own servers or cloud instances.
Full replacementRKE2Conformant Kubernetes distribution with a CIS-hardened default configuration, on hosts you run.
Kubespray
- 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)
RKE2
- v1.33.13+rke2r32026-10-02> [!NOTE]
- v1.33.13-rc5+rke2r32026-10-02[release-1.33] Update step to keep binary tarballspre-release
- v1.33.13-rc4+rke2r32026-10-01[release-1.33] Replace download assets steppre-release
- v1.33.13-rc3+rke2r32026-10-01[release-1.33] Bump k3s and etcdpre-release
- v1.36.5+rke2r12026-09-30> [!WARNING]
Kubespray
✓ signed The latest release, v2.32.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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RKE2
✓ signed The latest release, v1.37.1+rke2r1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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