| Production | Development | |
|---|---|---|
| Use case | Multiple control plane hosts for enhanced high availability and resilience | Single control plane host for cost-effectiveness |
| High availability | ✓ | X |
| Recommended capacity | Up to 120 nodes | Up to 30 nodes |
| Pricing | €60/mo | Free |
| Availability | All locations | All locations |
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GPU support, Zero Data Transfer Fees, complimentary Control Planes, & Autoscaling.
Scale you operations 1000x without having to scale you team!
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Automatic Cluster Upgrades
No more manual updates and migrations per cluster! Simpler management and maintenance of your clusters thanks to UKS (UpCloud Kubernetes Service).
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Simple setup, easy management
We’ve simplified cluster deployment and management, reducing the expertise required to manage your clusters.
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Data plane: Charged by the worked node according to the selected configuration.
- Worker nodes can be deployed using any available Cloud Server plan.
- General Purpose, High CPU or High Memory, all with the same pricing as a regular Cloud Server
Recommended capacity: Based on average cluster workloads.
- To ensure optimal performance, please factor in the specific requirements of your workloads, including:
- Anticipated growth, resource demands (CPU, memory, storage), and any other services running alongside your Kubernetes clusters.
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UpCloud partner program member and software company, Montel Intergalactic, delivers DevOps expertise to clients across all parts of the software lifecycle and creates future-proof cloud infrastructure for clients on UpCloud.
“The trust we have in UpCloud really resonates with our customers, especially the ones that have a dev team in-house. Customers are reassured when they know the UpCloud developer who is working on their project by name.”
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UpCloud’s Managed Kubernetes service is proudly a part of the CNCF’s conformance program. All K8’s versions we offer are certified Kubernetes distributions.
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Managed Kubernetes FAQ
Check out our tutorial for more information and how create your first Managed Kubernetes cluster.
Clusters can be deployed to any available region, including Private Cloud regions. Both control plane and data plane are deployed on the same region.
Yes, this can be accomplished easily via the Utility network or private SDN network.
See product documentation page on Supported Versions.
With UpCloud Managed Kubernetes, we take care of the entire Kubernetes control plane. This includes:
- Provisioning and setup: We handle the infrastructure setup and configuration of the control plane components
- Monitoring and health checks: We continuously monitor the health of your control plane and take proactive measures to address any issues.
- High Availability & Security: We ensure the control plane remains highly available and implement security best practices to protect your cluster.
We manage the core Kubernetes infrastructure, leaving you free to focus on deploying and scaling your applications using the Kubernetes API endpoint of your cluster.
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