Audience
Businesses looking for a serverless application development platform
About Knative
Knative, created originally by Google with contributions from over 50 different companies, delivers an essential set of components to build and run serverless applications on Kubernetes. Knative offers features like scale-to-zero, autoscaling, in-cluster builds, and eventing framework for cloud-native applications on Kubernetes. Whether on-premises, in the cloud, or in a third-party data center, Knative codifies the best practices shared by successful real-world Kubernetes-based frameworks. Most importantly, Knative enables developers to focus on writing code without the need to worry about the “boring but difficult” parts of building, deploying, and managing their application.
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Pricing
Free Version:
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Company Information
Google
cloud.google.com/knative
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Cloud
On-Premises
Training
Documentation
Support
Phone Support
Online
Knative Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What kinds of users and organization types does Knative work with?
Knative works with these users and organization types: Mid Size Business, Small Business, Enterprise, Freelance, Nonprofit, Government, and Startup.
Q: What languages does Knative support in their product?
Knative supports these languages: English.
Q: What kind of support options does Knative offer?
Knative offers support via phone support and online.
Q: What other applications or services does Knative integrate with?
Knative integrates with: Ambassador, Batteries Included, BentoML, Citrus, Google Cloud Platform, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, Google Cloud Tekton, Kubernetes, MicroK8s, and txtai.
Q: What type of training does Knative provide?
Knative provides training in the form of documentation.
Knative Product Features
Application Development
Access Controls/Permissions
Supported
Code Assistance
Supported
Code Refactoring
Supported
Collaboration Tools
Supported
Compatibility Testing
Supported
Data Modeling
Supported
Debugging
Supported
Graphical User Interface
Supported
Reporting/Analytics
Supported
Software Development
Supported
Testing Management
Supported
Version Control
Supported
Web App Development
Supported
Deployment Management
Not Supported
Mobile Development
Not Supported
No-Code
Not Supported
Source Control
Not Supported
Serverless
Application Integration
Supported
Serverless Computing
Supported
API Proxy
Not Supported
Data Stores
Not Supported
Developer Tooling
Not Supported
Orchestration
Not Supported
Reporting / Analytics
Not Supported
Storage
Not Supported
