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DeployLens vs Keel
Keel automates continuous delivery for Kubernetes, while DeployLens provides a dashboard for any GitHub deployment pipeline.
DeployLensReal-time Kanban dashboard for your GitHub deployment pipeline. See every PR, build, and deployment flow from PR → staging → production. Free to try.
KeelThe backend for your apps, the tools for your teamsWhich to pick
Pick DeployLens if you want…
- Live Kanban view of GitHub pipelines
Pick Keel if you want…
- Code-first backend with built-in internal tools
- Kubernetes continuous delivery
- Open-source code (teamkeel/keel on GitHub)
Side by side
- What it is
- DeployLens:DeployLens provides a real-time Kanban dashboard that visualizes GitHub pull requests, workflow runs, and deployments in one live board.
- Keel:Keel provides a code-first backend platform with instant internal tools, schema-driven APIs, and full-stack operations features.
- Best for
- DeployLens:Live Kanban view of GitHub pipelines
- Keel:Code-first backend with built-in internal tools
- Who it’s for
- DeployLens:Developers and teams using GitHub who need unified pipeline visibility.
- Keel:Engineers building operational backends and internal tools for fast-moving teams
- Pricing
- DeployLens:Paid
- Keel:Contact sales
- Plans
- DeployLens:Solo $9/ mo per month · Team $39/ mo per month · Business $79/ mo per month · Scale $149/ mo per month
- Keel:—
- Open source
- DeployLens:—
- Keel:Yes
- Works with
- DeployLens:—
- Keel:VSCode extension
DeployLens features
- Real-time updates. Cards move instantly as GitHub webhooks fire, showing current PR, build, and deployment status.
- Progress bars. Displays CI check progress with color-coded bars for quick health assessment.
- Change scope labels. Shows the deepest common directory a change touches directly on each card.
- DORA metrics. Automatically calculates deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and MTTR.
- Environment columns. Creates a column for each environment (staging, production, preview, etc.) automatically.
- Zero config. Install the GitHub App and start; no YAML, code changes, or additional setup required.
Keel features
- Schema-driven data model. Define data models, actions, and permissions in a clear schema that generates APIs and internal tools.
- TypeScript extensions. Write custom functions, jobs, and durable functions in TypeScript with full type safety.
- Version-controlled environments. Create multiple environments, branch deployments, and PR previews with audit trails.
- Built-in testing framework. Generate type-safe end-to-end tests from the schema for actions, functions, and jobs.
- Instant internal tools. Automatically generate UI tools for ops teams that stay in sync with schema changes.
- Serverless infrastructure. Managed, multi-region PostgreSQL and serverless runtime scales from first to millionth user.
DeployLens vs Keel FAQ
Is DeployLens or Keel free?+
DeployLens is paid, from $9/month (Solo), with a free trial.
Is DeployLens or Keel open source?+
Keel is open source (teamkeel/keel on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for DeployLens.
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