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kMetal
Naples, Italy
Plans and prices
kMetal subscription
Priced on request
License based on licensed hardware footprint · Full platform functionality included · Usage limited to licensed hardware
Read 8 Oct 2026 · kmetal.clastix.io
On the record
- Evaluation access
- Evaluation access requires a temporary token from Clastix, is typically two weeks, and can receive one additional extension week.kmetal.clastix.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Evaluation restriction
- Evaluation is for testing only; production use requires a commercial license, and access is disabled after the evaluation expires.kmetal.clastix.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Hosted control planes
- Tenant control plane components run as pods, and each tenant has a dedicated Kubernetes API server and isolated etcd.kmetal.clastix.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The product site says kMetal is built for enterprises, cloud providers, and AI factories.kmetal.clastix.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Management
- kMetal supports GitOps-driven lifecycle management and centralized operations for a cluster fleet.kmetal.clastix.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Networking and OS
- The platform uses Kube-OVN for per-tenant VPC isolation and Kairos for immutable, declaratively built worker images.kmetal.clastix.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Observability and recovery
- The documentation describes built-in monitoring, logging, alerting, and automated backup and recovery procedures.kmetal.clastix.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- kMetal provides a platform for deploying, managing, and operating multiple Kubernetes clusters with production-grade reliability and efficiency.kmetal.clastix.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- Clastix Care includes proactive security updates, monthly vulnerability reports in NIST NVD format, and CVE resolutions.kmetal.clastix.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Clastix Care is included with every kMetal deployment and includes a private Slack channel and monthly office hours with Clastix engineers.kmetal.clastix.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support response
- The stated service levels list P1 and P2 response as 24/7 and P3 response as 8/5 business hours.kmetal.clastix.io · read 8 Oct 2026
- Virtualization
- Tenant workers run as KubeVirt virtual machines on bare metal, using KVM built into the platform.kmetal.clastix.io · read 8 Oct 2026
