Kubernetes

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Production-Grade Container Orchestration

CI/CD51–200 employeesFounded 2014

#8 of 45 in CI/CD

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Visibility score

16.1%

New vs last week

Weekly run · Nov 3

Data collected Nov 3, 2026·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run Nov 9, 2026

Kubernetes ranks #8 of 45 in CI/CD with an AI visibility score of 16.1 (SlateIndex, Nov 3, 2026).
Kubernetes is most visible on ChatGPT (19.1) and least on Google AI Mode (13.5).
AI engines name Kubernetes in 15 of the 30 CI/CD buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
jetbrains.com is the source AI engines cite most in answers about Kubernetes, with 21 citations.

About

Company details for Kubernetes

Kubernetes is an open source system for automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It groups the containers that make up an application into logical units for easy management and discovery. It can run on on-premises, hybrid, or public cloud infrastructure. It ranks #8 of 45 in CI/CD on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 16.1 in the latest weekly run.

Its differentiator: open source system built on Google's experience running production workloads, designed to run on any infrastructure.

Website: kubernetes.io
Categories: CI/CD
Company size: 51–200 employees
Founded: 2014
Company type: Open source project
Funding: Seed
Deployment: On-premises, hybrid, or public cloud
Support: Stack Overflow questions, GitHub issues

YouTube · youtube.com/kubernetescommunity LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/kubernetes/X · x.com/kubernetesio GitHub · github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes

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AI visibility

Latest weekly run · Nov 3 · next run Nov 9

Visibility score

16.1%

across CI/CD answers, weighted by position

ChatGPT19.1%

AI Mode13.5%

Perplexity15.6%

Change

New

vs last week’s run

Category rank

#8 of 45

in CI/CD

Mentions

in this week’s run

Share of voice

5.1%

of AI mentions in CI/CD

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days, with up to 7 competitors. Click a name to hide or show its line.

Now16.1%

30-day change—

High · low16.1% · 16.1%

Rank#8

Changes appear after the second weekly run in CI/CD. GitHub leads the category at 83.3%.

Media

Website and product screenshots for Kubernetes

All media

Home page

AI mentions & citations

Recent answers that name Kubernetes

All prompts

What features matter most in a CI/CD tool?

Deployment automation: Support for multiple environments, containers, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, and strategies such as rolling, blue-green, and canary releases.

Perplexity · run of Nov 3

How do companies build, test and ship code automatically without a dedicated tool?

The same approach can use Make, Maven, Gradle, npm, Docker, SSH, Kubernetes commands, Terraform, or cloud-provider CLIs.

Perplexity · run of Nov 3

Is there a free CI/CD tool for small teams?

Supports Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure and more.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

What are common mistakes when buying a CI/CD tool?

Your primary cloud provider or target deployment environment (e.g., AWS, Kubernetes, on-prem)

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3

Is Azure DevOps a good CI/CD tool?

Strong integration with Azure, Kubernetes, containers, artifacts, testing, permissions, and enterprise identity.

Perplexity · run of Nov 3

How do companies build, test and ship code automatically without a dedicated tool?

For Kubernetes, teams can also store deployment configurations in Git and apply them declaratively.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

Alternatives to the most popular CI/CD tool

Best for Kubernetes continuous delivery.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

What are the best CI/CD tools in 2026?

Argo CD — Best for Kubernetes and GitOps .

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3

Products & features

What Kubernetes sells

Kubernetes

Open source container orchestration system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.

Strengths engines cite

Kubernetes-native continuous delivery with GitOps
Strong integration with Kubernetes and cloud platforms
Works well alongside CI tools for Kubernetes deployments
Supports rolling, blue-green, and canary release strategies
Open-source Kubernetes ecosystem integration

Funding & recent developments

Funding

Round	Year	Amount
Seed	2018	—

Latest known round	Total raised
Seed	—

Recent developments

Sep 2026ProductKubernetes 1.37.1 released
The latest listed version, 1.37.1, is dated 23 September 2026.
May 2026ProductKubernetes v1.36 released
v1.36 shipped with 70 enhancements, 18 graduating to Stable, with an emphasis on security hardening and AI workloads.
Mar 2026Productingress-nginx project retired
SIG Network and the Security Response Committee retired the ingress-nginx project.

Competitive landscape

How Kubernetes compares with its top three alternatives

All alternatives

Kubernetes most often appears alongside GitHub, GitLab, CircleCI in AI answers.

vsKubernetes vs GitHub16.1% vs 83.3% visibility · GitHub leadsFull comparison vsKubernetes vs GitLab16.1% vs 76.8% visibility · GitLab leadsFull comparison vsKubernetes vs CircleCI16.1% vs 36.9% visibility · CircleCI leadsFull comparison

Brand	Visibility	Share of voice	vs last week	Starting price
Kubernetes	16.1%	5.1%	New	Pricing not available
GitHub	83.3%	12.3%	New	Free plan
GitLab	76.8%	12.7%	New	Free plan
CircleCI	36.9%	9%	New	Free plan
Jenkins	38%	9.4%	New	Pricing not available

Cite as: SlateIndex, “Kubernetes AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/kubernetes, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.