G2

Grzegorz B.

CTO

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/30/2026

"Perfect Kubernetes Base with Minor Terminal Challenges"

5/5

What do you like best about Talos OS?

I appreciate that Talos OS is built specifically for Kubernetes. There is no SSH or package manager, and the entire operating system can be configured as a single YAML file, making it API driven. This setup works great with our infrastructure-as-a-service model. Talos OS is lightweight and secure, providing a base image that solves the maintenance issues we faced with Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora. The IP-driven and immutable nature of Talos OS, with its configuration stored as a YAML file, makes managing changes to our infrastructure through Git repositories very easy. Overall, it's a perfect match for our needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Talos OS?

Well, it's both a component benefit, the lack of shell access. As programmers, we're very used to terminal access. To Talos, it's not possible. So sometimes, we have to keep on searching how to solve what normally would be a couple of commands and then we know how to solve it through Talos API and CLI tools. This is a learning curve one has to accept when onboarding TalosOS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Talos OS solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Talos OS for a lightweight, secure base image for Kubernetes nodes, reducing maintenance of old-school OSes, like Ubuntu or Debian. For the latter - one needs to maintain all packages up to date, to minimize the cybersecurity risks. TalosOS is different - it's API-driven, YAML-configured system simplifies infrastructure management, making it seamless to check changes into our Git repository. This is the perfect example of how to construct IaaS-friently OS, it saves us a lot of money and time on maintenance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.