Reduce Kubernetes Cost with Virtual K8s Clusters
Instantly spin up 100s of Kubernetes clusters in seconds and for a fraction of the cost of “real” clusters which can cut k8s costs by 50%.
Instantly spin up 100s of Kubernetes clusters in seconds and for a fraction of the cost of “real” clusters which can cut k8s costs by 50%.
The CNCF identifies overprovisioning Kubernetes resources• as the primary cause of increased organizational cloud spend. vCluster tackles this by enabling the rapid creation of virtual clusters, which can isolate 100s of different tenant workloads within one cluster, enhancing density and utilization, and reducing cluster count and sprawl. Virtual clusters have their own API server, which makes them better isolated than namespaces and more affordable than separate Kubernetes clusters.
Lightweight like namespaces
Isolated like separate clusters
Fast to launch like containers
High Risk: Tenant workloads can bring down and interfere with platform stack.
No Tenant Autonomy: Tenants cannot be admin because platform stack is owned by platform team.
Tenant <> Platform Team Conflict: Platform team wants to standardize but tenants want autonomy
Expensive: everything is duplicated.
Inefficient: runs idle a lot.
Inconsistent: platform stack will drift over time(no standardization).
High Maintenance: nightmare to patch and upgrade platform stack across all tenant clusters
Secure Isolation: vCluster isolates tenants from each other and from the underlying platform stack.
Tenant Autonomy: tenants can be cluster admin inside their vCluster without being admin in the underlying cluster.
Clear Separation of Concerns: tenants own everything inside their vCluster, while platform teams own and manage everything outside the vCluster.
Cheap: consolidated, shared platform stack to reduce duplication and cost.
Efficient: highly utilized, shared stack that never runs idle.
Consistent: enforcing “hidden” standards across all virtual clusters.
Low Maintenance: consolidated platform stack that can be centrally managed
Achieve secure multi-tenancy and leverage a unified platform stack for cost efficiency
Unlock efficiency, flexibility, and control with virtual clusters
Launch a fully functional Kubernetes control plane within seconds, offering tenant autonomy while sharing a platform stack across multiple virtual clusters.
Leverage vCluster's Certified Kubernetes Distribution for hassle-free virtual cluster deployments using your existing tools and workflows, without the need for re-architecting.
Allow various Kubernetes versions and distributions for virtual clusters, including k3s, ks, and vanilla k8s, with adaptable backing stores from lightweight SQLite to infinitely scalable global RDS.
Enable tenants to deploy and manage their own CRDs and controllers within each virtual cluster to enable tenant autonomy while centrally controlling essential platform services like Istio, Cert Manager, and OPA across all tenant clusters.
Automatically enable vCluster-internal networking and DNS while ensuring that pods from within a virtual cluster are isolated from other virtual clusters and from the host, except when admins open up the network for access to share platform services or cross-vCluster communication if needed.
Restrict vCluster workloads to specific nodes or node groups for secure isolation or utilize a shared node pool for multiple virtual clusters, offering dynamic resource use and lower cost.
Reuse your existing cluster policies automatically, including RBAC, Network Policies, and Admission Controllers, to lock down virtual clusters with the option to add vCluster-specific rules for enhanced control.
Streamline operations, optimize costs, and enhance security across your fleet of virtual Kubernetes clusters
Seamlessly create virtual clusters, configure tenant access, and securely distribute kubeconfig files while integrating with your SSO provider of choice.
Manage and observe all virtual clusters centrally, with a multi-cluster, multi-cloud, and hybrid-cloud management plane.
Enable users to provision virtual clusters effortlessly via the vCluster CLI or UI, via integrations for Rancher, Terraform, and GitHub Actions, or via CRDs and custom code.
Reduce cloud cost or free up idle compute in your data center with sleep mode and auto delete features triggered by inactivity or a timezone-aware cron schedule.
Establish resource quotas and standardized environment templates to ensure fair use and streamlined configurations, including automated updates and automatic ingress auth to allow authenticated traffic only.
Adopt virtual clusters with ready-to-use integrations and deployment guides for most CI/CD platforms, secrets management tools, observability stacks, service meshes, and more.
Deploy in your own cloud account or private data center (with VPC and air-gapped support) and enable high-availability mode or multi-region mode to meet the most advanced enterprise requirements.
Harness the power of self-service and ephemeral virtual Kubernetes clusters to boost developer efficiency and streamline CI/CD pipelines.
Simplify Kubernetes access for developers through self-service virtual clusters, reducing human error and enhancing developer autonomy without compromising security and compliance requirements.
Instantly create clean, new virtual Kubernetes clusters for each pull request, enabling fast, isolated testing and PR previews without wait times and without the struggles of a shared test environment.
Elevate your ISV and managed service offerings with dedicated, scalable virtual clusters for reduced COGS and unmatched customer experience.
Host each customer in a virtual cluster with strict tenant isolation and seamless scalability, while consolidating essential tools into a unified platform stack serving multiple tenants.
Enable direct customer access to dedicated virtual Kubernetes clusters, streamlining node and resource allocation for industry-leading efficiency and unparalleled scalability.
Dive into a world of collaboration, support, and cutting-edge Kubernetes solutions with like-minded professionals.
Leverage the power of community-driven innovation for efficient Kubernetes management.
Unlock enterprise-grade features for advanced security, scalability, and support.