Flux CD

Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.6

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Flux CD is ranked #2 of 32 in GitOps tools on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

Flux CD plans and pricing

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Flux Free Open-source Kubernetes delivery project · requires a Kubernetes cluster; older end-of-life Kubernetes versions are not supported fluxcd.io · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on GitOps tools

Free plan: Yes
Approval gates: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Flux is an open and extensible set of continuous and progressive delivery solutions for Kubernetes.
GitOps: Flux automatically reconciles Kubernetes clusters with configuration from sources such as Git repositories.
Apps and infrastructure: Flux can manage Kubernetes resources, and infrastructure and workload dependency management is built in.
Progressive delivery: With Flagger, Flux supports canary deployments, feature flags, and A/B rollouts.
Integrations: Flux works with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, S3-compatible buckets, OCI, container registries, Helm, and Kustomize.
Notifications: Flux supports alerts to external systems and can notify chat systems such as Slack when configuration is synced and ready.
Security: Flux CLI and controller container images are signed using Sigstore Cosign and GitHub OIDC, and published with signatures on GitHub Container Registry and Docker Hub.
Security practices: Flux controller deployments conform to the Kubernetes restricted pod security standard, including running as non-root with a read-only root filesystem.
Support: Flux is a vendor-neutral CNCF project maintained by volunteers; 24/7 support, SLAs, hardened images, and private consulting are available through commercial vendors such as ControlPlane.
Limit: The Flux project does not provide its own UI, though third-party UIs are available in its ecosystem.
Audience: Flux describes its users as cluster operators, platform engineers, and application developers who rely on continuous delivery.
Project status: Flux is a CNCF Graduated project.
Product: Flux is a set of open and extensible continuous and progressive delivery solutions for Kubernetes.
Image automation: Flux can scan container images and push automated image updates back to Git.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best GitOps Tools in 2026#2 of 32
Best Deployment Automation Software in 2026#5 of 30
Best Continuous Delivery Software in 2026#7 of 27
Best Kubernetes Deployment Tools in 2026#2 of 27

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Sources

fluxcd.io· checked 3 Oct 2026
fluxcd.io/flux/· checked 3 Oct 2026
fluxcd.io/flux/security/· checked 3 Oct 2026
fluxcd.io/support/· checked 3 Oct 2026
fluxcd.io/flux/faq/· checked 3 Oct 2026
fluxcd.io/security/· checked 4 Oct 2026
fluxcd.io/flux/installation/· checked 4 Oct 2026