Radar by Skyhook
An open-source Kubernetes UI that provides topology, events, Helm, GitOps, image inspection, audits, and MCP for AI agents — all in a single binary or self-hosted in your cluster.
At a Glance
Run the full Radar engine in your own cluster. Apache 2.0, no account, no cloud dependency, no node or cluster limits.
All paid plans include a 14-day free trial — no credit card required.
Engagement
Available On
Alternatives
Listed May 2026
About Radar by Skyhook
Radar is an open-source Kubernetes UI built by the platform team at Skyhook, licensed under Apache 2.0 and distributed as a single ~30MB binary. It provides live topology graphs, event timelines, Helm release management, GitOps visibility, image filesystem browsing, cluster audits, and an MCP server for AI agent integration. Run it locally against any kubeconfig, deploy it in-cluster via Helm, or connect it to Radar Cloud for fleet-wide visibility, persistent retention, SSO, and routed alerts.
- Live topology graph — Install Radar and open the topology view to see every Deployment, Service, and Ingress as a real-time ELK.js-laid-out graph with traffic flows and TLS health.
- Event timeline — Browse every Kubernetes event and resource delta beyond the default 1-hour TTL, with persistent retention in Radar Cloud.
- Image filesystem viewer — Inspect any container image's filesystem layer by layer without kubectl exec or docker access.
- Cluster audit — Run 30 best-practice checks labeled by compliance framework directly from the UI.
- Helm & GitOps support — View every Helm release, revision, and value file; roll back with a click. Native ArgoCD and Flux sync state visibility included.
- MCP / AI integration — Wire Radar into Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and other MCP-aware tools so AI agents can safely query live cluster data.
- Fleet-wide search — Search any resource by name, label, or kind across every connected cluster from a single bar (Radar Cloud).
- SSO + scoped RBAC — Google, GitHub, SAML/OIDC login with per-cluster or per-namespace role scoping and SCIM 2.0 provisioning (Team/Enterprise).
- Notifications — Route alerts to Slack, PagerDuty, MS Teams, or webhooks with per-cluster routing and suppression windows.
- Single binary, no sidecars — Install via Homebrew, curl, Krew, Scoop, or Helm; no agents or sidecars required in the cluster.
Community Discussions
Be the first to start a conversation about Radar by Skyhook
Share your experience with Radar by Skyhook, ask questions, or help others learn from your insights.
Pricing
Self-host (OSS)
Run the full Radar engine in your own cluster. Apache 2.0, no account, no cloud dependency, no node or cluster limits.
- Unlimited clusters & nodes
- Full topology & resource views
- Helm, image filesystem, audit
- MCP / AI integration
- Community Slack support
Cloud Free
Try Radar Cloud without running anything yourself. Up to 3 clusters included.
- 3 clusters included
- Full fleet UI: topology, resources, Helm, MCP
- Multi-user org with shared views & annotations
- Cluster audit & timeline
- Slack notifications
14-Day Free Trial
All paid plans include a 14-day free trial — no credit card required.
- Full access to paid plan features
- No credit card required
Team
For engineering teams that need governance and longer retention. Priced per cluster per month.
- Everything in Free, unlimited clusters
- SAML / OIDC SSO + scoped RBAC roles
- 30-day audit log retention
- PagerDuty, MS Teams, webhooks + per-cluster routing
- Saved investigations & shareable incident snapshots
- MCP audit trail
- Email support
- 99.5% uptime SLA
Enterprise
For regulated orgs, compliance needs, and self-hosted deployments. Custom annual contract.
- Everything in Team
- SCIM 2.0 provisioning + custom IdP
- Custom alert rules (severity, suppression, matchers)
- 1-year audit log retention + SIEM export
- BYOC / on-prem deployment
- 99.9% uptime SLA & dedicated CSM
- Security & compliance review
- Custom data-residency
Capabilities
Key Features
- Live topology graph with ELK.js layout and SSE updates
- Event timeline with persistence beyond 1-hour TTL
- Image filesystem viewer (no kubectl exec required)
- 30-check cluster audit with framework labels
- Helm release management with one-click rollback
- Native ArgoCD and Flux GitOps visibility
- MCP server for AI agent integration (Claude, Cursor, Copilot)
- Fleet-wide resource search across all clusters
- SSO via Google, GitHub, SAML/OIDC
- Scoped RBAC roles per cluster or namespace
- SCIM 2.0 provisioning
- Slack, PagerDuty, MS Teams, and webhook notifications
- Per-cluster alert routing with suppression windows
- Audit log retention (7 days Free, 30 days Team, 1 year Enterprise)
- SIEM export (Enterprise)
- SOC 2 Type 2 certified
- Single binary (~30MB), Apache 2.0
- In-cluster Helm deployment with one-click upgrade
- Multi-cluster fleet aggregation (Radar Cloud)
- Traffic and service dependency graphs with TLS cert health