Crossplane is the cloud native control plane framework that allows you to build control planes without needing to write code. Crossplane has a highly extensible backend that enables you to orchestrate applications and infrastructure no matter where they run and a highly configurable frontend that lets you define the declarative API it offers.
Crossplane was accepted to CNCF on June 25, 2020, moved to the Incubating maturity level on September 14, 2021, and then moved to the Graduated maturity level on October 28, 2025.Project Insights
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Health Score
Excellent (86)
Health Score measures a project’s overall trustworthiness across four key areas: contributors, development, popularity, and security.
Total contributors
17,274
+19% vs. previous year
Total contributing organizations
5,710
+12% vs. previous year
GitHub Stars
16,970
+18% vs. previous year
GitHub Forks
4,186
+24% vs. previous year
Software Value
$704.9M
First commit
September 8, 2018
Crossplane case studies
Michelin
-44% Reduction in Platform Costs
June 12, 2025
Michelin retools to open source Kubernetes saving time and money
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Ascend
256X Reduced IPs
March 2, 2023
How Ascend leverages Cilium as a networking layer
Read Case StudyRecorded Crossplane programs
Cloud Native Live: Internal Kubernetes platform using vCluster
Presented by: LoftLabs
April 15, 2025
811 views
CNCF On demand webinar: An introduction to Crossplane – from managed services to claims
Presented by: RX-M
March 20, 2025
811 views
Recent Crossplane news
WebProNews: “Crossplane’s CNCF Triumph: Forging the Future of Cloud Control Planes”
November 7, 2025
Cloud Native Computing Foundation Announces Graduation of Crossplane
November 6, 2025
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