No. 10 of 25 ·Kubernetes Management Platforms

KubeClipper

Web · Linux · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

One barScore 5.5

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

KubeClipper is ranked #10 of 25 in Kubernetes management platforms on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web.

Compared on Kubernetes management platforms

Control plane management: customer-managed
Supported environments: cloud, hypervisor, bare metal
Cluster provisioning: Yes
Multi-cluster management: Yes
Upgrade management: Yes

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The record

Purpose: KubeClipper is a lightweight web service with a GUI, APIs, and CLI for managing Kubernetes cluster lifecycles.
Deployment targets: It can deploy Kubernetes clusters on cloud, hypervisors, or bare metal.
Lifecycle features: Cluster operations include creation, deletion, backup, restoration, upgrades, scaling, and node management.
Deployment modes: It supports online and offline deployment, and its overview also describes proxy deployment.
Architecture support: The feature page lists x86/64 and arm64 support.
Cluster import: It can register and manage externally created clusters.
Node tools: Node management includes automatic registration, information collection, and a node terminal.
Access control: It provides role-based permissions, custom roles, and OIDC integration for external users.
Backup limit: Cluster backups cover etcd data and Kubernetes resource objects, but not files or data generated by resources or files under persistent volumes.
Storage integrations: Backup storage can use filesystem or S3 storage, with examples covering node-local storage, NFS, and MinIO.
Component support: The overview says KubeClipper provides scalable management services for CRI, CNI, CSI, and CRD components.
Roadmap integrations: The roadmap lists load balancing and ingress, monitoring, Kubernetes Dashboard, and KubeEdge under common application and plugin integrations.
Standards: The project README says KubeClipper is a CNCF Sandbox project and has passed CNCF Kubernetes Conformance Certification.
Getting started: The documented All-in-One setup recommends a host with at least 2 CPU cores and 2 GB RAM and lists CentOS 7.x, Ubuntu 18.04, or Ubuntu 20.04.

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Sources

kubeclipper.io/en/docs/overview/· checked 5 Oct 2026
kubeclipper.io/en/docs/overview/feature/· checked 5 Oct 2026
kubeclipper.io/en/docs/tutorials/access-control/· checked 5 Oct 2026
kubeclipper.io/en/docs/tutorials/cluster-management/· checked 5 Oct 2026
kubeclipper.io/en/docs/overview/roadmap/· checked 5 Oct 2026
github.com/kubeclipper/kubeclipper· checked 5 Oct 2026