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D2iQ Kubernetes Platform
Plans and prices
NKP Pro
Priced on request
NCI, vSphere, bare metal, or public cloud · worker-node licensing by physical CPU cores or VM vCPUs · control plane nodes do not require licenses
Read 4 Oct 2026 · nutanix.com
NKP Starter
Priced on request
NCI on AHV only · Rocky Linux only · control plane nodes do not require licenses
Read 4 Oct 2026 · nutanix.com
NKP Ultimate
Priced on request
NCI, vSphere, bare metal, or public cloud · worker-node licensing by physical CPU cores or VM vCPUs · control plane nodes do not require licenses
Read 4 Oct 2026 · nutanix.com
On the record
- Access controls
- NKP supports centralized authorization using existing authentication and directory services, including single sign-on for cluster resources.nutanix.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Air-gapped use
- The product page says NKP can manage a secure Kubernetes stack on air-gapped infrastructure and supports fully disconnected remote-edge deployments.nutanix.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Cloud integrations
- NKP can manage Amazon EKS and Azure AKS clusters, and its hybrid multicloud offering provides out-of-the-box Kubecost integration.nutanix.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment options
- NKP supports deployments on premises, in public clouds, and at the edge, with or without Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure.nutanix.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Fleet and GitOps
- NKP Ultimate includes fleet management and GitOps for managing clusters across hybrid multicloud environments.nutanix.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Notable tier limit
- NKP Starter is limited to NCI with AHV and Rocky Linux, while Pro and Ultimate support NCI, vSphere, bare metal, and public cloud.nutanix.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Observability
- The platform offers infrastructure and application monitoring, logging, and real-time visualization across clusters.nutanix.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Open source foundation
- The platform is composed of integrated and validated upstream CNCF projects and uses Kubernetes Cluster API for automation and lifecycle management.nutanix.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Product status
- D2iQ is now part of Nutanix, and its D2iQ Kubernetes Platform (DKP) has evolved into Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP).nutanix.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- NKP is an enterprise Kubernetes platform for deploying, securing, and upgrading Kubernetes across environments.nutanix.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- Nutanix says NKP includes hardened defaults, policy controls, vulnerability scanning, air-gapped deployment support, and automated compliance enforcement.nutanix.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Storage and data services
- NKP integrates with storage through CSI drivers and supports Nutanix Data Services for Kubernetes, Nutanix Database Service, and Nutanix Unified Storage.nutanix.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Support and services
- Nutanix provides an NKP service page listing infrastructure design, NKP design, and NKP deployment services.nutanix.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Trial availability
- Nutanix offers a browser-based NKP Test Drive with no hardware or downloads, but the page does not state a trial duration.nutanix.com · read 4 Oct 2026
