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Glauco vs Infra App

Infra App calls itself the simplest Kubernetes desktop client, to manage and monitor Kubernetes from your desktop.[1] Glauco is a desktop Kubernetes client for macOS, Windows and Linux that is read-first: it lets you browse and watch everything, and asks before every change. This page compares the two, with a source for every fact about Infra App.

Infra App looks inactive: its newest blog post is from April 2021, its website footer says 2021, and its download files were last changed on 2 May 2022 (version 0.47.0 in the Windows update feed).[1],[3],[4],[5]

At a glance

PriceGlauco:A 14-day trial with every feature, for any use. Then free mode: one cluster, read-only, for personal, non-commercial use. Personal €29 or $29 a year. Team €39 or $39 per seat a year, minimum 3 seats. Enterprise on request.Infra App:Basic: free for 1 cluster, with the same features as Pro. Pro: $100 a year for unlimited clusters.[2]
PlatformsGlauco:macOS 13 or later on Apple Silicon and Intel. Windows 10 or later on x64. Linux on x64, as .deb and .rpm. Updates are automatic on macOS and Windows, and come through apt and dnf on Linux.Infra App:macOS (a universal build and an Intel build), Windows, and Linux (.deb and AppImage).[1],[4]
Account or loginGlauco:No account. The trial and free mode need no key; a paid license is a key plus the seat's email.Infra App:Not documented.
TelemetryGlauco:None. Glauco contacts us only to check your license and for updates. Cluster data and credentials never leave your machine.Infra App:The privacy policy, dated January 2020, says the platform may collect usage statistics and other tracking information.[6]
Open sourceGlauco:NoInfra App:No public source code found.
LicenceGlauco:Proprietary (Glauco terms)Infra App:Not documented.
Read-only by defaultGlauco:Read-first: every change asks first, and confirmation dialogs focus Cancel. Free mode is read-only.Infra App:Not documented.

Where Infra App is ahead

  • An AppImage for Linux.[4]
  • A free plan for one cluster with the same features as the paid plan.[2]

Where Glauco is different

  • Glauco is in active development, with regular releases: automatic updates on macOS and Windows, and apt and dnf updates on Linux.
  • No account and no sign-up. You download the app and connect to your clusters.
  • No telemetry. Nothing about your clusters, contexts or credentials leaves your machine.
  • Every change asks first: edit, apply, delete, scale, restart, cordon, drain, Helm rollback and uninstall. Confirmation dialogs focus Cancel and show destructive actions in red.
  • Your kubeconfig stays read-only: Glauco never writes to ~/.kube/config.
  • Reading Helm releases needs no helm binary: they come straight from their Secrets. Rollback and uninstall use the helm CLI on your PATH.

When to choose Infra App instead

  • You already use Infra App and it does what you need. Keep in mind that it has not been updated since 2022.[4]

Sources

Every source was checked October 2026. We make Glauco, so we are not neutral: if a fact here is wrong or out of date, write to support@glauco.app and we will fix it.

  1. 1.Infra App: home page, checked October 2026. Used for: what Infra App is, platforms, the 2021 footer
  2. 2.Infra App: pricing, checked October 2026. Used for: Basic and Pro plans and prices
  3. 3.Infra App: blog, checked October 2026. Used for: newest post v0.43, 12 April 2021
  4. 4.Infra App: download page and files (Last-Modified headers), checked October 2026. Used for: download formats; files last modified 2 May 2022
  5. 5.Infra App: Windows update feed, checked October 2026. Used for: newest version 0.47.0
  6. 6.Infra App: legal and privacy, checked October 2026. Used for: privacy policy dated 29 January 2020, usage statistics

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