tools

2025 Tools

Reference: 10 DevOps Tools You Must use in 2025

AI

• Fabric: Helps with prompts.

Also mentioned:

• OpenAI
• Gemini
• Claude
• Ollama
• Github Copilot

CICD

• Devbox:

Also mentioned:

• Dagger
• Earthly
• Task
• Just
• Kargo

Containers

• Chainguard Images

Also mentioned:

• Docker
• Rancher Desktop
• Podman
• Nerdctl

Developer Portals

• Port

Also mentioned:

• Backstage
• Roadie
• Cortex
• OpsLevel

GitOps

• Argo CD

Flux and Rancher Fleet also presented but seems like Argo CD has won gitops.

IAC and Control Plans

• Crossplane

Also mentioned:

• CFEngine
• Chef
• Puppet
• Ansible
• Terraform
• Pulumi
• KubeVela
• Cluster API
• kro

State Mgmt Formats

• KCL

Also mentioned:

• Helm
• Kustomize
• Carvel YTT
• Timoni
• Pkl
• cdk8s

Terminals

• Nushell

Also mentioned:

• Starship
• Charm
• Zellij

Miscellaneous

• NATS - looks interesting for a smaller Kafka

Also mentioned:

• wasmCloud
• Dapr

User Choice

• Cilium

Also mentioned but not listed elsewhere:

• ESO
• Terraform
• Open Tofu
• vCluster