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Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform
Sunnyvale, California, United States
What it is
Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform provides infrastructure orchestration and workflow automation for sovereign AI clouds, cloud service providers, and large enterprises. It manages Kubernetes clusters and containerized applications across cloud and on-premise environments. The controller can run as managed multi-tenant SaaS, managed self-hosted software, or customer-managed self-hosted software. Rafay also documents fully air-gapped deployments that operate without downloading software from the internet after installation. Access methods include a web console, RCTL command-line interface, GitOps with write-back to Git, REST APIs, and a Terraform/OpenTofu provider. The platform supports multi-cluster management, autoscaling, rolling updates, and policy controls. Its management operator uses mutually authenticated zero-trust gRPC over TLS; RBAC governs cluster actions and audit trails record activity. Rafay states SOC 2 Type II compliance with annual independent audits. Integrations cover analytics, logging, backup, CI/CD, registries, identity, networking, observability, policy, secrets, security, storage, and cost management. Pricing is available on request.
For and against
For
- Manages clusters across cloud and on-premises
- Supports air-gapped deployments
- Multiple controller deployment choices
- Web, CLI, GitOps, API, and provider access
- RBAC and audit trails
Against
- Pricing available only on request
- 24×7×365 support costs 20% extra
- Platform fees include per-unit charges
- Operational scope targets large organizations
The verdict
Rafay combines Kubernetes fleet operations with self-service workflows and flexible controller hosting. It is most suitable for organizations that need governance, automation, and deployment choices across substantial infrastructure.
Who it suits
Rafay is intended for sovereign AI clouds, cloud service providers, and large enterprises managing Kubernetes fleets and self-service compute. Its deployment options also suit organizations requiring self-hosted or air-gapped operation.
Plans and prices
Rafay Platform
Platform fee plus per GPU/CPU or per node unit fee; multiple tiers; standard U.S. business-hours support included; 24×7×365 enterprise support costs an additional 20% of the subscription
Read 9 Oct 2026 · rafay.co
On the record
- Access methods
- The controller supports a web console, RCTL CLI, GitOps with write-back to Git, REST APIs, and a Terraform/OpenTofu provider.docs.rafay.co · read 9 Oct 2026
- Air-gapped use
- Rafay documents fully air-gapped deployments that can provision and operate clusters without downloading software from the internet after installation.docs.rafay.co · read 9 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Rafay states that it is SOC 2 Type II compliant and that independent audits are performed annually.docs.rafay.co · read 9 Oct 2026
- Deployment choices
- The controller is offered as managed multi-tenant SaaS, managed self-hosted, or customer-managed self-hosted software.docs.rafay.co · read 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Rafay says it can augment Kubernetes automation tools with fleet lifecycle automation, standardization, drift detection, isolation, and self-service workflows.rafay.co · read 9 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- Rafay describes its target users as sovereign AI clouds, cloud service providers, and large enterprises.rafay.co · read 9 Oct 2026
- Kubernetes operations
- The platform manages Kubernetes clusters and containerized applications across cloud and on-premise environments.docs.rafay.co · read 9 Oct 2026
- Pricing limits
- The pricing page says usage is calculated from the running average of nodes or units, does not charge for short-lived usage spikes, and treats production and non-production alike.rafay.co · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Rafay builds infrastructure orchestration and workflow automation software for self-service compute consumption by sovereign AI clouds, cloud service providers, and large enterprises.rafay.co · read 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- The management operator connects to the controller through mutually authenticated zero-trust gRPC over TLS, while RBAC controls cluster actions and audit trails record activity.docs.rafay.co · read 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Standard support during U.S. business hours (8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST) is included; 24×7×365 Enterprise Support is available for an additional fee of 20% of the subscription.rafay.co · read 9 Oct 2026
- Supported integration areas
- The integrations page lists analytics and logging, backup, CI/CD, container registry, cost management, identity, ingress, machine learning, networking, observability, policy, secrets, security, and storage.rafay.co · read 9 Oct 2026
