BUILT FOR PLATFORM ENGINEERS
Safely Build and Test Kubernetes Controllers and APIs
Give every engineer their own control plane. With vCluster, platform teams can isolate testing of operators, CRDs, and APIs, without breaking the shared cluster.
Why Shared Clusters Break at Scale
When dozens of engineers share the same Kubernetes cluster for control plane development, conflicts are inevitable. One test can crash it for everyone.
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Challenge
50 Engineers Sharing One EKS Cluster= Constant Collisions
A global financial firm had 50+ platform engineers sharing one EKS cluster. It worked, until it didn’t.
- Webhooks and controllers clash and crash
- CRDs change and cause drift across teams
- RBAC misconfigurations create security risks
- Slowdowns and instability for everyone
Solution
50 Isolated Control Planes On One EKS Cluster= Zero Disruption
With vCluster, each engineer now spins up their own Kubernetes API server, no stepping on toes, no wasted time.
- Test webhooks and controllers in full isolation
- Eliminate CRD conflicts and version drift
- Safely experiment with RBAC and API changes
- Move faster without fear of breaking shared infra
vCluster: Test Kubernetes Extensions in Isolation
Create lightweight, fully isolated clusters for safe controller, CRD, and API testing.
True Isolation
Each dev gets a dedicated API server and etcd
Crash-Free Testing
Run unstable code without risking others
Faster Feedback Loops
Eliminate cluster provisioning delays
Supports All K8s Extensions
Webhooks, CRDs, operators, etc.
CI/CD Friendly
Automate everything via API or CLI
Tenancy That Grows With You
Start with lightweight virtual clusters on shared nodes. As your needs evolve, vCluster supports advanced models like dedicated or private nodes, without changing your workflows.
Explore tenancy models
- Shared Nodes
Tenants share nodes dynamically within a single cluster, with isolation enforced at the node level using vNode. Shared services like CNI and CSI remain in place and require policies for secure multi-tenancy. - Dedicated Nodes
Each tenant is assigned dedicated nodes using Kubernetes Node Selector, making it easy to isolate workloads while still allowing flexible reassignment. Shared services such as CNI and CSI require additional policy controls for full isolation. - Private Nodes
Tenants get a fully isolated virtual cluster backed by private nodes, effectively forming their own separate cluster. This includes isolated control planes, networking (CNI), storage (CSI), and all node-level components, delivering complete workload and infrastructure separation.
Built for Enterprise-Scale Platform Teams
Whether you’re building a self-service platform or managing hundreds of engineers, vCluster provides the flexibility, control, and isolation you need, without adding operational overhead.
Multi-tenant control planes
Compatible with any Kubernetes distro
Integrates with security & policy tools
Supports GitOps, Helm, and platform APIs
Ready to Accelerate Control Plane Development?
Give every platform engineer their own safe, production-grade Kubernetes environments without the overhead.