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Enterprise Kubernetes management platform
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Features
43 features across 17 categories
Administration(1)
Create and manage user accounts and team assignments across clusters.
Application Management(6)
Deploy pre-built application packages and Helm charts from integrated catalogs.
Manage ConfigMaps and environment variables for applications.
Deploy node-level services and monitoring agents across all cluster nodes.
Manage applications and configurations across multiple clusters at scale using GitOps.
Deploy, manage, and update applications using Helm package management.
Deploy and manage stateful applications with persistent storage.
Autoscaling(1)
Automatically scale application replicas based on metrics and custom thresholds.
CI/CD(1)
Manage cluster configuration and applications through Git repositories.
Cluster Management(3)
Import and manage existing Kubernetes clusters regardless of their origin or cloud provider.
Manage and orchestrate multiple Kubernetes clusters from a single control plane.
Deploy and manage RKE2 Kubernetes clusters with simplified provisioning and updates.
Compliance(1)
Generate compliance reports for CIS Kubernetes Benchmark and industry standards.
Container Management(1)
Manage private container image registries and image pull policies.
Cost Management(1)
Monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure costs across Kubernetes clusters.
Disaster Recovery(2)
Create automated backups of cluster configurations and persistent data.
Capture point-in-time snapshots of cluster state for recovery and analysis.
Infrastructure(2)
Manage lightweight Kubernetes clusters for edge computing deployments.
Deploy Kubernetes clusters on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and on-premises infrastructure.
Logging(1)
Collect and centralize logs from all containers and applications.
Monitoring(5)
Configure custom alerts based on cluster and application metrics thresholds.
View real-time health status of all clusters and nodes.
Capture and monitor all cluster events for troubleshooting and compliance.
Collect and visualize metrics using integrated Prometheus monitoring.
Monitor CPU, memory, and network usage for all workloads across clusters.
Networking(5)
Manage API endpoints and expose services through configurable API gateways.
Configure and manage DNS settings for applications and services.
Deploy and manage Ingress controllers for HTTP and HTTPS traffic routing.
Manage and configure load balancers for services across multiple providers.
Deploy and manage service meshes like Istio for advanced traffic management.
Resource Management(2)
Create and manage Kubernetes namespaces with resource quotas and policies.
Set CPU and memory limits for projects and namespaces to control resource usage.
Security(9)
Track all API calls and user activities with comprehensive audit logs.
Manage authentication and authorization using local users and external identity providers.
Define and enforce network policies to control traffic between pods and services.
Control pod security policies to restrict privileged container execution.
Enforce cluster policies using OPA/Gatekeeper integration.
Analyze and optimize RBAC configurations for least privilege access.
Implement fine-grained RBAC policies for users and service accounts across clusters.
Securely store and manage sensitive data like API keys and credentials.
Scan container images for known vulnerabilities and security issues.
Storage(1)
Configure and manage persistent volume storage classes and provisioners.
Workload Management(1)
Schedule and manage batch jobs and CronJobs on Kubernetes clusters.
Pricing
Community
- ✓Single cluster management
- ✓basic monitoring
- ✓limited support
Standard
Popular- ✓Multi-cluster management
- ✓monitoring
- ✓email support
Premium
- ✓Advanced security
- ✓backup
- ✓compliance
- ✓priority support
Enterprise
- ✓Custom deployment
- ✓dedicated support
- ✓SLA
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Integrations
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