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werf/nelm

Nelm is a Helm 4 alternative. It is a Kubernetes deployment tool that manages Helm Charts and deploys them to Kubernetes. The Nelm goal is to provide a...

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werf/nelm has 1k+ stars and 30+ forks on GitHub, is written in Go, and was last pushed on Oct 16, 2026. Data as of . Signed-in members get hourly updates — create a free account.

Summary Information

Updated 14 minutes ago
Type:CLI ToolCategory(s):Kubernetes & OperatorsCI/CD & ReleaseCloud Native & Infrastructure
Added to GitGenius on October 15th, 2026
Created on December 29th, 2023
Open Issues & Pull Requests: 43 (+0)
GitHub issues: Enabled
Number of forks: 30
Total Stargazers: 1,113 (+0)
Total Subscribers: 9 (+0)

Repository Insights (GitGenius)

Median issue/PR response: 7.0 days
Mean response time: 300.3 days
90th percentile: 1355.1 days
Tracked items: 97

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How this project is maintained

48% of open issues come from outside the core team, a mix of external reports and the maintainers' own roadmap. Work labelled "priority: normal" is answered fastest, typically in about 5 days, while "priority: low" waits about 9 months. Three people close 96% of everything that gets resolved.

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Issue Activity (beta)

Open issues: 40
New in 7 days: 1
Closed in 7 days: 0
Avg open age: 907 days
Stale 30+ days: 35
Stale 90+ days: 35

Recent activity

Opened in 7 days: 1
Closed in 7 days: 0
Comments in 7 days: 1
Events in 7 days: 18

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  • priority: normal (66)
  • priority: low (34)
  • tag: helm issue (8)
  • priority: high (7)
  • good first issue (6)
  • tag: v2 (6)
  • triage (3)
  • awaiting response (2)

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Detailed Description

Nelm is a Kubernetes deployment tool that manages Helm Charts and deploys them to Kubernetes as a modern alternative to Helm.

Nelm addresses limitations in Helm by providing a substantially rewritten codebase that fixes long-standing bugs and introduces major new capabilities. It offers two-stage deployment with terraform plan-like preview functionality, improved CRD management, built-in secrets management, advanced resource ordering and lifecycle handling, and continuous real-time output of logs, events, resource statuses, and errors during deployment.

Nelm suits teams seeking a drop-in Helm replacement with enhanced deployment workflows and reliability. It maintains compatibility with existing Helm Charts and Releases to ease migration, making it accessible to projects already using Helm. The tool is production-ready, having been battle-tested as the deployment engine for werf across thousands of projects over years of use.

The project maintains active development with regular updates to the codebase. Work focuses on expanding deployment capabilities while preserving backward compatibility with the Helm ecosystem. The maintainers prioritize stability and real-world reliability alongside feature development.