Helm is the go-to tool to deploy large, complex containerized applications on Kubernetes clusters. It features a large ecosystem of ready-to-use charts, such as Gitlab, MySQL, NGINX, etc., which can be deployed with a one-liner. We also use Helm to package the customer's containerized applications and help them with adopting DevOps or GitOps.

Pros and Cons

Deploying containerized applications in Kubernetes
DevOps

concurrent deployments
templating values files

Likelihood to Recommend

Helm is very well suited for setting up GitOps or DevOps pipelines, as well as quickly setting up large, complex applications, such as Gitlab, Elasticsearch/Kibana, Prometheus/Kibana or MySQL. We also use it intensely to deploy and configure smaller building blocks in the Cloud Native / Kubernetes area, such as Ingress Controller, Cert Manager, External DNS, OpenPolicyAgent, Falco, Fluentd, to name a few.

Support Rating

We didn't really need support, but the open-source community seemed responsive and informative when it came to issues. Many cloud native consultancy companies (including ourselves) offer support for Helm.

Helm Scorecard Summary

Likelihood to Recommend (1): 100%
10.0
Support Rating (2): 80%
8.0

What is Helm?

Helm is an open source Kubernetes packaage manager.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Helm?

Helm is an open source Kubernetes packaage manager.

What are Helm's top competitors?

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, JFrog Artifactory, and Azure DevOps Services (formerly VSTS) are common alternatives for Helm.

Who uses Helm?

The most common users of Helm are from Enterprises and the Computer & Network Security industry.