Kubermatic key facts
Last updated- Legal entity
- Kubermatic GmbH (formerly Loodse GmbH)
- Headquarters
- Germany (DE)
- Ownership
- Part of None
- Founded
- 2016
- Data hosting
- Customer-defined, Germany
- Infrastructure
- Multi-provider (agnostic)
- Deployment
- SaaS
- Open source
- No
- US Cloud Act exposure
- Low (no US parent)
- Certifications
- Kubernetes Certified Service Provider (KCSP), Kubernetes Training Partner (KTP)
- Replaces
- Google GKE, Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, Red Hat OpenShift, VMware Tanzu, SUSE Rancher
About Kubermatic
Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, Kubermatic (formerly Loodse) is a leading provider of open-source Kubernetes automation solutions. The company is a major contributor to the CNCF ecosystem and focuses on providing enterprises with the tools to manage Kubernetes clusters across any infrastructure, including public clouds, on-premises data centers, and edge environments. Their flagship product, the Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform (KKP), utilizes a unique architecture that manages user clusters as containers within a master cluster, significantly reducing the resource overhead for large-scale deployments. By focusing on "zero lock-in," Kubermatic allows organizations to maintain digital sovereignty by enabling seamless migration and management across different infrastructure providers, making it a critical player for European firms seeking to avoid hyperscaler dependency.
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Multi-provider (agnostic)
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