ClusterControl

ClusterControl is ranked #1 of 23 in database administration tools on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at €250/mo.

ClusterControl plans and pricing

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Community Free Free forever Deploy and monitor · Performance advisors · Community support severalnines.com · 29 Sept 2026

Self-serve €250/mo Monthly subscription; also shown as €0.35 per node, per hour 2 to 5 node clusters · Community support · Up to 5 nodes severalnines.com · 29 Sept 2026

Advanced Not published Annual for standard Advanced plans Load balancers · Scaling and failover · Backup and recovery · Monitoring and alerting · Database user management · Business-hours support · 12 incidents per year severalnines.com · 29 Sept 2026

Enterprise Not published Annual for standard Enterprise plans CC Ops Centre · Backup verification · Ops reports and audit logs · RBAC and LDAP/Active Directory · Key management and TLS encryption · 24×7 web/email/phone support · Unlimited incidents severalnines.com · 29 Sept 2026

Compared on database administration tools

Free plan: Yes
Deployment model: hybrid
Supported database engines: MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Server for Linux, ClickHouse, Galera Cluster, TimescaleDB, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Valkey, Redis
Automated provisioning: Yes
High availability management: Yes
Roles and permissions: Yes
Audit logging: Yes

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ClusterControl

Purpose: ClusterControl is a hybrid database automation platform for automating open-source and source-available databases on-premises, in the cloud, or both.
Database support: The product lists MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Server on Linux, ClickHouse, Galera Cluster, TimescaleDB, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Valkey, and Redis.
Operations: Its listed operations include deployment, security, backup, scaling, failover, monitoring, integrations, upgrades, configuration management, reporting, and DevOps tools.
Deployment environments: ClusterControl supports on-premises, multi-cloud, and Kubernetes deployments.
Developer interfaces: The product offers a CLI, API, GUI, and Terraform provider.
Backups: The product describes automated, verified backups and point-in-time recovery, with backup capabilities varying by database and plan.
Integrations: The installer page lists deployment through an official Helm chart, Ansible playbook, or Puppet module, and marketplace launches through DigitalOcean, gridscale, Vultr, Linode, and Google Cloud Platform.
Install requirements: The stated minimum ClusterControl host requirements are x86_64 architecture, more than 2 GB RAM, more than 2 CPU cores, and more than 40 GB disk space.
Supported operating systems: The installer page lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x/9.x, Rocky Linux 8.x/9.x, AlmaLinux 8.x/9.x, Ubuntu 18.04/20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS, Debian 10.x/11.x/12.x, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3/SP4.
Offline deployment: ClusterControl supports installation in offline and air-gapped environments.
Security features: Enterprise includes key management, role-based access control, LDAP/Active Directory authentication, backup encryption, audit logs, and TLS encryption.
Certifications: Severalnines states that it is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified and SOC 2 Type II certified.
Support: Community and Self-serve plans list community support; Advanced lists business-hours support, while Enterprise lists 24×7 web, email, and phone support.
Company history: Severalnines says its founders were former MySQL employees and the pricing page states the company was founded in 2011.
Price from: €250/mo

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severalnines.com/clustercontrol· checked 29 Sept 2026
severalnines.com/get-started/· checked 29 Sept 2026
severalnines.com/pricing/· checked 29 Sept 2026
severalnines.com/security-compliance/· checked 29 Sept 2026
severalnines.com/about-us/· checked 29 Sept 2026