kind vs Laradock
kind
kind.sigs.k8s.ioLaradock
laradock.ioSide by side
| Figure | kind | Laradock |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Container Development Environments | 8.5 (#7) | 7.7 (#25) |
| Intended users | Project priorities include supporting Kubernetes testing, Kubernetes application testing, and providing bootstrap clusters for Cluster API developers and users. | The site presents Laradock as an environment for PHP developers who want to run one or more projects with configurable services across a shared setup. |
| Purpose | kind runs local Kubernetes clusters using Docker container nodes and is designed primarily for Kubernetes testing, with local development and CI as other uses. | Laradock provides a Docker-based PHP development environment with pre-configured containers for PHP, MySQL, Redis, and more than 100 services. |
| Support | The project directs users to its Kubernetes Slack #kind channel, GitHub issue tracker, and SIG-Testing mailing list for help and issues. | The help page directs users to open an issue, ask the community, email the project, or follow its security policy for vulnerabilities. |
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In their own words
kind
kind runs local Kubernetes clusters with Docker container nodes, mainly for Kubernetes testing; local development and CI are also listed uses. It bootstraps cluster nodes with kubeadm and supports multi-node setups, including high availability. A configuration file can define worker and control-plane nodes, port mappings, and Kubernetes versions.
The tool can build Kubernetes release builds from source or use pre-published builds. It can detect Docker, Podman, or nerdctl as its container provider, including rootless providers subject to host and provider requirements. Users can load Docker images or an image archive into a cluster. Documentation covers ingress and Gateway API configuration with cloud-provider-kind, private registry workflows, and Kubernetes API audit logging.