Kubernetes adoption is on the rise, which has proportionately increased the adoption of tools that perform deployments specifically into Kubernetes. But Kubernetes deployments are challenging if one relies on traditional deployment practices. It is complex and time-consuming, especially for large and complex applications. To simplify deployment into Kubernetes, developers prefer to use GitOps, a pull-based deployment mechanism. GitOps is made possible with tools like Argo CD and Flux CD, which can automate the deployment process into Kubernetes.

We will understand the difference and similarities between Argo CD and Flux CD on the concepts below: