Fn Project vs Knative
Fn Project
fnproject.ioKnative
knative.devSide by side
| Figure | Fn Project | Knative |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Serverless Platforms | 7.9 (#9) | 8.0 (#7) |
| Deployment options | Fn can run on public, private, and hybrid cloud, as well as on-premise. | The installation guide describes local quickstart and production installation on an existing Kubernetes cluster using YAML or the Knative Operator. |
| Integrations | Fn can run with Docker, Podman, or Rancher Desktop; its docs also list a Kubernetes Helm chart. | Installation documentation lists networking integrations including Istio, Contour, and Gateway API, and messaging integrations including Kafka, RabbitMQ, and NATS. |
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In their own words
Fn Project
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Knative
Knative is open-source Kubernetes middleware for building, deploying, and managing serverless workloads. Knative Serving handles stateless HTTP services, including deployment, routing, and automatic scaling. Services can scale from zero when idle and rise again with incoming traffic. Serving also supports blue-green deployments, canary releases, and traffic splitting between revisions. Knative Eventing routes asynchronous events through CloudEvents over HTTP. Knative Functions provides a framework for packaging stateless functions as containers. Installation can use a local quickstart or a production setup on an existing Kubernetes cluster with YAML or the Knative Operator. The project runs on Kubernetes across cloud providers and on-premises environments, with Linux, macOS, and Windows listed for installation. Integrations include Istio, Contour, Gateway API, Kafka, RabbitMQ, and NATS. The open-source plan is free, with self-managed Kubernetes deployment.