Best of 2025: Riding the Wave: A Mid-Year Look at CNCF Project Momentum
Cloud Native Now, Monday, December 29th, 2025
At this point, it's almost cliche to say Kubernetes is king in the cloud native world. But sometimes cliches exist for a reason - and the data doesn't lie.
The latest mid-year snapshot from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), based on contributions from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2025, confirms that Kubernetes remains firmly planted on the throne with more than 3,500 authors contributing across tens of thousands of PRs and issues.
But while Kubernetes may still be the gravitational center of CNCF, it's not the only star burning bright. In fact, this year's CNCF momentum chart (see image below) offers a fascinating look at the velocity and vitality of projects across the foundation's massive open source ecosystem.