Mirantis Kubernetes Engine
6.3#11 in kubernetes management platformsWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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vCluster Platform
7.7#1 in local kubernetes toolsFree planFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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| Fact | Mirantis Kubernetes Engine | vCluster Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Company headquarters | Mirantis lists its address as 900 E Hamilton Avenue, Suite 650, Campbell, California 95008. | LinkedIn lists the headquarters at 415 Mission Street, 37th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105. |
| Deployment | MKE 4 supports deployment across public, private, multi-cloud, hybrid-cloud, and bare-metal environments. | vCluster Cloud hosts the platform while host and virtual clusters remain in the customer's infrastructure; self-hosted deployment runs the entire platform in the customer's infrastructure. |
| Headquarters | Campbell, California, United States | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Purpose | MKE 4 is an enterprise Kubernetes platform built on the open-source k0s distribution. | vCluster Platform provides a management plane for deploying, configuring, and operating tenant cluster fleets through a web UI, CLI, and API. |
| Security | Mirantis describes MKE 4 as secure by default and says its default components are FIPS-validated. | Enterprise features include SSO, audit logging, zero-day vulnerability alerts, security review, and FIPS-compliant images. |
| Support | Mirantis offers a choice of 24/7 proactive support or managed services for MKE 4. | Enterprise plans include enterprise support, SLAs, and custom terms; the pricing page also lists priority support, private Slack or MS Teams channels, and video support. |
Mirantis Kubernetes Engine plans
- MKE 4 subscriptionPriced on request
vCluster Platform plans
- FreeFree
- Open SourceFree
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Mirantis Kubernetes Engine if…
MKE 4 suits organizations seeking a self-hosted Kubernetes platform across cloud and bare-metal environments. Teams should be prepared to meet its licensing, architecture, operating-system, and upgrade requirements.
Pick vCluster Platform if…
vCluster Platform suits cloud and infrastructure teams managing tenant cluster fleets across supported environments. Teams considering shared-node tenancy should account for the listed shared components.