Kubius · A Lens alternative

A native, pay-once alternative to Lens

All the cluster visibility you want from a desktop Kubernetes app - live, native and genuinely fast - but it's a one-time licence, not a subscription, and your clusters never leave your Mac.

Works with Google GKE, Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, DigitalOcean, self-managed & more · macOS Sonoma (14) or later

Pay once
no subscription, ever
3 Macs
one licence covers
0 telemetry
nothing phones home
macOS 14+
Apple silicon & Intel

Why switch

The desktop client you open daily - without the catches

The subscription way
  • A bill every month, for as long as you use it
  • Per-cluster or per-seat pricing that scales against you
  • An account and telemetry just to run a desktop app
  • Cloud features you can't fully switch off
  • Cluster data leaving your machine
The Kubius way
  • One payment, yours to keep - free updates within the major version
  • Use it on up to 3 of your Macs, every cluster included
  • No account needed to run it, and no telemetry
  • Talks straight to your cluster API over TLS
  • Nothing about your clusters ever leaves your Mac

Everything you opened Lens for

Built for the Mac

Native SwiftUI through and through - fast windows, real keyboard shortcuts, low memory use, and proper light and dark themes. It feels like a Mac app because it is one.

Your data stays put

No agents, no telemetry, no cloud. Kubius talks straight to your cluster API; nothing about your clusters is ever sent anywhere.

Pay once, keep it

A one-time licence with free updates within the major version - no subscription, no per-cluster fees, usable on up to 3 of your Macs.

Live by default

Every list is a watch stream, so crashes, rollouts and node pressure show up the moment they happen - not on a manual refresh.

Metrics, cost & right-sizing

Time-series CPU and memory, per-namespace cost, and right-sizing recommendations you can apply in place - all built in, no add-ons.

Every cloud

GKE, EKS, AKS, DigitalOcean, self-managed and more - straight from your kubeconfig, with each provider's auth handled for you.

Side by side

Kubius vs a subscription Kubernetes client

Kubius Subscription clients
Pricing Pay once Monthly subscription
Use on up to 3 of your Macs often per-seat
Telemetry None usually on
Account required to run it No often
Runs with no cloud dependency partly
Agents in your cluster None sometimes
Metrics, cost & right-sizing built in add-ons
Clusters never leave your machine

All in one app

Everything you reach for, in a single window

The desktop Kubernetes client you open daily - minus the subscription and the telemetry.

  • Live workloads, logs and events
  • Metrics, per-namespace cost and right-sizing
  • RBAC explorer and network-policy simulation
  • Multiple clusters, side by side in their own windows
  • GKE, EKS, AKS, DigitalOcean, self-managed and more
  • A one-time licence - no subscription

Simple, one-time pricing

Pay once. No subscription.

One-time licence from €49 - no subscription. 14-day free trial, no card required.

Free 14-day trial · macOS Sonoma (14) or later · No agents, nothing to install in-cluster

Questions, answered

Is Kubius really a one-time purchase?

Yes - one licence, free updates within the major version, usable on up to 3 of your Macs. No subscription and no per-cluster SaaS fees.

Does anything about my clusters leave my machine?

No. Kubius reads your kubeconfig and talks to the Kubernetes API directly over TLS. There are no agents and no telemetry - nothing about your clusters is sent to Kubius or anyone else.

Is it genuinely native and fast?

Yes. Kubius is built in SwiftUI for macOS - fast windows, native keyboard shortcuts, low memory use, and proper light and dark themes throughout.

Which clusters does it support?

Any context in your kubeconfig - Google GKE, Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, DigitalOcean, self-managed and more - on macOS Sonoma (14) or later.

Switch in the time it takes to open your kubeconfig