kMetal vs Open Cluster Management
| kMetal | Open Cluster Management | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Web, Linux | api, self-hosted |
| Free plan | No | — |
| Control plane management | vendor-managed | customer-managed |
| Supported environments | Bare-metal infrastructure; Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is officially supported for the under cluster; KVM/KubeVirt virtualization | Kubernetes clusters on cloud providers including GKE, EKS, and AKS; local kind clusters; on-premises environments |
| Cluster provisioning | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-cluster management | Yes | Yes |
| Policy enforcement | Yes | Yes |
| Upgrade management | Yes | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Kubernetes Management Platforms. On Samsung Mobile US Press, kMetal scores higher on our published basis.