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KubeVela

KubeVela is a CNCF incubating application delivery and management platform that makes deploying and operating applications across hybrid and multi-cloud environments easier. Built on the Open Application Model (OAM), it provides a higher-level abstraction for defining applications with components, traits, and policies. KubeVela supports workflow-based delivery pipelines and multi-cluster deployment.

KubeVela publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Application Delivery, Cloud Native, Incubating, Kubernetes, and Multi-Cloud.

KubeVela’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, and 2 more developer resources.

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21.5/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
Application DeliveryCloud NativeIncubatingKubernetesMulti-CloudOAM

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 21.5/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.7 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

KubeVela Application API

KubeVela uses Kubernetes CRDs to define applications using the Open Application Model. The Application resource combines components (workload definitions), traits (operational c...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Kubevela Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Kubevela Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Kubevela Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Kubevela Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrg
GitHubOrg

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: kubevela
name: KubeVela
description: KubeVela is a CNCF incubating application delivery and management platform that makes deploying and operating
  applications across hybrid and multi-cloud environments easier. Built on the Open Application Model (OAM), it provides a
  higher-level abstraction for defining applications with components, traits, and policies. KubeVela supports workflow-based
  delivery pipelines and multi-cluster deployment.
url: https://kubevela.io
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/kubevela.png
tags:
- Application Delivery
- Cloud Native
- Incubating
- Kubernetes
- Multi-Cloud
- OAM
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
apis:
- aid: kubevela:kubevela-api
  name: KubeVela Application API
  description: KubeVela uses Kubernetes CRDs to define applications using the Open Application Model. The Application resource
    combines components (workload definitions), traits (operational capabilities like scaling and rollout), and policies (deployment
    strategies). VelaQL provides a query interface for application status across clusters.
  humanURL: https://kubevela.io/docs/
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://kubevela.io/docs/
  tags:
  - Application Model
  - Delivery
  - OAM
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/kubevela-domain-security.yml
- type: Documentation
  name: KubeVela Documentation
  description: Official KubeVela documentation.
  url: https://kubevela.io/docs/
- type: GitHubOrg
  name: KubeVela GitHub
  description: Source code repository.
  url: https://github.com/kubevela/kubevela
- url: https://kubevela.io/blog/rss.xml
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com