Open source control-plane projects
Every project in the registry tagged control-plane, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
Declarative workflow orchestration for data, AI, and infra
The Cloud Native Control Plane
Meshery, the cloud native manager
The Modern Application Platform.
Open source factory for one-shot engineering
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Frequently asked questions
How many open source control-plane projects are there?
This registry tracks 5 projects tagged control-plane, with 67,441 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is Kestra at 28,146 stars.
Are these control-plane projects free to use?
Yes — 5 of the 5 carry an explicit open-source licence across 1 distinct licence, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.
Which control-plane project should I choose?
The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.
Are these control-plane projects still maintained?
5 of the 5 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.