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Core

Experimentation, learning, and early development for individuals

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Includes:
Config
SQLite or self-managed etcd

SQLite is the most lightweight backing store which is hosted inside a file within the virtual cluster pod (typically in a PV).

Sync core k8s resources

Core Resources sync ensures that essential Kubernetes resources, like ConfigMaps and Secrets, are seamlessly synchronized between the host and virtual clusters.

Admin
User & Access Management

User & Access Management handles all access control and credential management for users in your company.

Kube-Config Management

Kube-Config Management simplifies access control by securely managing and distributing Kubernetes configuration files for virtual clusters.

Templates

Templates enable organizations to codify best practices and enforce security standards across platform users and teams.

Integrations
Community & DIY (Plugin SDK)

Plugin SDK provides a programming interface for extending and customizing the behavior of a virtual cluster.

Cluster API (CAPI)

ClusterAPI Integration lets you create virtual clusters with the CRDs from the CAPI provider for virtual clusters.

Terraform

Terraform Integration enables the provisioning and management of environments with Terraform Providers.

Service Monitor

Service Monitor allows you to use Prometheus to collect metrics about the state of the virtual cluster control plane.

Metrics Server

Metrics Server integration enables virtual clusters to gather and display resource metrics, such as CPU and memory usage, for workloads running inside the cluster.

Starter

Effortless management of enterprise-grade virtual clusters

Custom
Everything in Core, plus:
Config
Embedded etcd

Embedded etcd is as lightweight as k3s+sqlite but optimized for HA and scalability designed for production workloads.

Sleep Mode + Auto Delete

Sleep Mode puts idle environments to sleep after a period of inactivity or according to a cron schedule.

Sync Custom Resources (CRDs)

Custom Resources (CRDs) sync ensures that user-defined Kubernetes resources and their definitions are properly synchronized between the host and virtual clusters for seamless operation.

Admin
Single Sign-On (SSO)

Single Sign-On (SSO) for central authentication via SAML2, OIDC, LDAP, oAuth, GitHub, GitLab, etc.

Template Versioning

Templates enable organizations to codify best practices and enforce security standards on a platform-level.

Quotas

Quotas allow admins to configure resource limits for users and teams within a project to allow for fair use and to control spend.

Integrations
Argo CD

Argo CD Integration automates the import of environments as deployment targets into Argo CD including permission sync.

HashiCorp Vault

Vault Integration lets users retrieve, distribute and rotate secrets from HashiCorp Vault to their environments.

Cert-Manager

Cert Manager integration automates the issuance and renewal of TLS certificates for secure communication within virtual clusters.

Central HostPath Mapper

Central HostPath Mapper is useful for collecting metrics about workloads that run inside of the virtual cluster.

Advanced

Advanced control and scalability for large fleets of virtual clusters

Custom
Everything in Starter, plus:
Config
External MySQL & Postgres

External Database allows you to store a virtual cluster’s state in an external database, such as MySQL or Postgres (e.g. in RDS).

Apply Sync Patches

Sync Patches provide an option to alter the vCluster sync process by defining patches applied to objects during sync.

Custom DNS Entries

Custom DNS Entries enable virtual clusters to define and manage custom DNS configurations for precise control over internal and external domain resolution.

Admin
Audit Logging

Audit Logging writes a central log of all user interactions with their environments and the underlying platform itself.

Basic UI Customization

UI Customizations let companies customize the appearance of the user interface (e.g. custom logo, colors, nav links, etc.).

Integrations
Pod Identity (EKS, GKE)

Pod Identity Integration enables virtual clusters on EKS and GKE to authenticate with cloud services using IAM roles, eliminating the need for static credentials.

External Secrets Operator

External Secrets Operator automates syncing secrets from external secret stores, like AWS Secrets Manager or Vault, into virtual clusters.

Rancher

Rancher Integration allows vCluster management inside Rancher plus permission/user sync between both systems.

Ultimate

Customization and compliance for mission-critical infrastructure

Custom
Everything in Advanced, plus:
Config
External Database Connector

External Database Connector automates the provisioning, credential handling, and cleanup of databases for virtual clusters.

FIPS Compliant Images

FIPS Compliant Images provide vCluster users with secure, certified container images that adhere to federal cryptographic standards for enhanced data protection.

Admin
Multiple SSO Providers
Advanced UI Customization

UI Customizations let companies customize the appearance of the user interface (e.g. custom logo, colors, nav links, etc.).

Custom Terms

Custom Terms are tailored agreements to meet unique legal, compliance, and procurement requirements.

Integrations
KubeVirt

KubeVirt integration allows virtual clusters to run and manage virtual machines alongside Kubernetes workloads seamlessly.

Platform as OIDC Provider

Platform as OIDC Provider enables companies to connect other systems to the Platform’s SSO mechanism via OIDC.

Enterprise Plans
Deploy the Platform via Cloud or Self-Hosted?
vCluster Cloud

With vCluster Cloud, Loft Labs hosts the platform for you, while your host and virtual clusters still run in your infrastructure.

Try vCluster Cloud
Self-Hosted

With self-hosted, you run the entire platform, along with your host clusters and virtual clusters, in your infrastructure.

Install Self-Hosted
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Platform Limits
Users
50
Unlimited
Host Clusters
2
Unlimited
Virtual Clusters
20 Connected to Platform + Unlimited OSS
20 Included
Additional Virtual Clusters
Paid Add-On
Deployment Modes
Platform Instances
1 Prod Only
1 Production + 1 Staging
Additional Virtual Clusters
Paid Add-On
Air-Gapped Mode

Air-Gapped Mode allows to launch the platform with an offline license key, so no connection to our license API is required.

Paid Add-On
Multi-Region Mode

Multi-Region Mode reduces latency when running the platform in multiple regions and even cloud providers.

Paid Add-On
High-Availability Mode

HA Mode allows to run the central platform components in HA mode with leader election to ensure uptime and reduce downtime.

Included
Self Service
User & Access Management

User & Access Management handles all access control and credential management for users in your company.

Platform
Kube-Config Management

Kube-Config Management simplifies access control by securely managing and distributing Kubernetes configuration files for virtual clusters.

Platform
Templates

Templates enable organizations to codify best practices and enforce security standards across platform users and teams.

Platform
Template Versioning

Template Versioning allows rolling out security patches faster and allows to implement sophisticated upgrade flows at scale.

Platform
Quotas

Quotas allow admins to configure resource limits for users and teams within a project to allow for fair use and to control spend.

Platform
UI Customization

UI Customizations let companies customize the appearance of the user interface (e.g. custom logo, colors, nav links, etc.).

Platform
Basic
Advanced
Cost Optimization
Sleep Mode

Sleep Mode puts idle environments to sleep after a period of inactivity (e.g. no kubectl commands) or according to a schedule.

Platform
Auto-Wakeup

Auto Wakeup resumes any sleeping environment in real-time when a request comes in (e.g. kubectl commands or ingress).

Platform
Auto-Delete

Auto Delete destroys idle environments after a period of inactivity or according to a cron schedule.

Platform
Backing Stores
SQLite

SQLite is the most lightweight backing store which is hosted inside a file within the virtual cluster pod (typically in a PV).

OSS
Self-Managed etcd

Self-Managed etcd means that you either deploy etcd in the host cluster or externally and use it as the backing store.

OSS
Embedded etcd

Embedded etcd is as lightweight as k3s+sqlite but optimized for HA and scalability designed for production workloads.

External Database

External Database allows you to store a virtual cluster’s state in an external database, such as MySQL or Postgres (e.g. in RDS).

External Database Connector

External Database Connector automates the provisioning, credential handling, and cleanup of databases for virtual clusters.

Platform
Sync + Networking
Core Resources

Core Resources sync ensures that essential Kubernetes resources, like ConfigMaps and Secrets, are seamlessly synchronized between the host and virtual clusters.

OSS
Custom Resources (CRDs)

Custom Resources (CRDs) sync ensures that user-defined Kubernetes resources and their definitions are properly synchronized between the host and virtual clusters for seamless operation.

Sync Patches

Sync Patches provide an option to alter the vCluster sync process by defining patches applied to objects during sync.

Custom DNS Entries

Custom DNS Entries enable virtual clusters to define and manage custom DNS configurations for precise control over internal and external domain resolution.

Integrations
Community & DIY (via Plugin SDK)

Plugin SDK provides a programming interface for extending and customizing the behavior of a virtual cluster.

OSS
ClusterAPI

ClusterAPI Integration lets you create virtual clusters with the CRDs from the CAPI provider for virtual clusters.

OSS
Terraform

Terraform Integration enables the provisioning and management of environments with Terraform Providers.

OSS
Service Monitor

Service Monitor allows you to use Prometheus to collect metrics about the state of the virtual cluster control plane.

OSS
Metrics Server

Metrics Server integration enables virtual clusters to gather and display resource metrics, such as CPU and memory usage, for workloads running inside the cluster.

OSS
Central HostPath Mapper

Central HostPath Mapper is useful for collecting metrics about workloads that run inside of the virtual cluster.

Argo CD

Argo CD Integration automates the import of environments as deployment targets into Argo CD including permission sync.

Platform
HashiCorp Vault

Vault Integration lets users retrieve, distribute and rotate secrets from HashiCorp Vault to their environments.

Platform
Cert Manager

Cert Manager integration automates the issuance and renewal of TLS certificates for secure communication within virtual clusters.

Pod Identity

Pod Identity Integration enables virtual clusters on EKS and GKE to authenticate with cloud services using IAM roles, eliminating the need for static credentials.

External Secrets Operator

External Secrets Operator automates syncing secrets from external secret stores, like AWS Secrets Manager or Vault, into virtual clusters.

Rancher

Rancher Integration allows vCluster management inside Rancher plus permission/user sync between both systems.

Platform
KubeVirt

KubeVirt integration allows virtual clusters to run and manage virtual machines alongside Kubernetes workloads seamlessly.

Platform as OIDC Provider

Platform as OIDC Provider enables companies to connect other systems to the Platform’s SSO mechanism via OIDC.

Platform
Security + Compliance
SSO

Single Sign-On (SSO) for central authentication via SAML2, OIDC, LDAP, oAuth, GitHub, GitLab, etc.

Platform
1 Provider
1 Provider
Multiple Providers
Zero-Day Vulnerability Alerts

Zero-Day Alerts offer instructions for security patches before a vulnerability is disclosed to the public in our OSS repos.

Security Review

Security Review ensures that vCluster meets your organization’s security and compliance standards through a thorough evaluation of architecture, access controls, and data handling.

Audit Logging

Audit Logging writes a central log of all user interactions with their environments and the underlying platform itself.

Platform
FIPS Compliant Images

FIPS Compliant Images provide vCluster users with secure, certified container images that adhere to federal cryptographic standards for enhanced data protection.

Support + Terms
Custom Terms

Custom Terms are tailored agreements to meet unique legal, compliance, and procurement requirements.

Email

Email Support via our unified support email address support@loft.sh

Best Effort
Priority Support
Slack & MS Teams

Private Shared Channel allows admins to chat with our team from within your company’s Slack or MS Teams workspace.

Community Slack
Private Slack Connect or Teams Channel
Video Calls

Phone + Video Support offers hands-on assistance for customers who want to interact directly with our engineers.

Paid Add-On
Service Level Agreement (SLA)

Custom SLA is a paid add-on for guaranteed response times of our support staff for any mission-critical use of our software.

Paid Add-On
Technical Account Manager (TAM)

Technical Account Manager supports admins hands-on with anything from the initial setup and rollout to upgrades.

Paid Add-On
vCluster for Startups

vCluster for startups provides a comprehensive but budget friendly package so that you can get most out of vCluster. If you're a startup with less than $5M in annual recurring revenue this is for you.

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