ACK One vs kMetal
| ACK One | kMetal | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Control plane management | both | vendor-managed |
| Supported environments | on-premises data centers; third-party clouds; Alibaba Cloud regions; edge locations | Bare-metal infrastructure; Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is officially supported for the under cluster; KVM/KubeVirt virtualization |
| Cluster provisioning | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-cluster management | Yes | Yes |
| Policy enforcement | Yes | Yes |
| Upgrade management | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Kubernetes Management Platforms. On Samsung Mobile US Press, ACK One scores higher on our published basis.