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Kool vs Orca Desktop

Kool

kool.dev

Orca Desktop

orca-desktop.com

Side by side

FigureKoolOrca Desktop
Price from$5/moFree
Free planYesYes
Free trialYes—
Open source——
WebYes—
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
Plans published81
Spec score · Container Development Environments8.3 (#9)7.6 (#29)
SecurityListed security features include automated hardening, network isolation, built-in secrets management, SSH key authentication, cluster activity logs, and credentials encrypted at rest.The maker describes the project as MIT-licensed and auditable, with signed update manifests and Apple-notarized macOS and EV-signed Windows releases.

Plans

Kool

  • BYOC FreeFree
  • Managed Cloud Micro$5 a month
  • Managed Cloud Small$10 a month
  • Managed Cloud Medium$20 a month
  • Managed Cloud Large$40 a month
  • BYOC Pro$49 a month
  • Managed Cloud X-Large$80 a month
  • BYOC Enterprise$199 a month

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Orca Desktop

  • FreeFree

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In their own words

Kool

Kool.dev Cloud is a platform-as-a-service for deploying containerized web applications, either on managed hosting or infrastructure a team provides. Deployments can start with a Git push, trigger automatic builds, create preview environments for pull requests, and avoid downtime. Kool supports Docker Compose compatibility and existing Compose setups. For bring-your-own-cloud deployments, it installs Kubernetes using k0s on a VPS with SSH access; named providers include DigitalOcean, Hetzner, AWS, Vultr, OVH, and Linode, and Kool says any VPS with SSH can be used. Managed database options include MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch. Monitoring includes Prometheus and one-click Grafana dashboards. Listed security features include automated hardening, network isolation, secrets management, SSH key authentication, cluster activity logs, and credentials encrypted at rest. Plans include BYOC Free, managed cloud plans from $5.00 per month, and BYOC Pro at $49.00 per month. The BYOC Free tier is limited to one cluster, one node, one environment, and one app; a valid credit card is required after seven days. Kool lists documentation, community Discord, and email support for all plans, with priority support for Pro and Team.

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Orca Desktop

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