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Open Cluster Management vs Sveltos

Both stand on gitops tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Open Cluster Management

Free plan APIExtensionLinux+1

Choose OCM if you need to coordinate Kubernetes resources, policies, or applications across multiple clusters. Its hub and spoke architecture and integrations support that work. Look elsewhere if you need a service with a provider-managed control plane; OCM's control plane is customer-managed.

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Sveltos

Free plan Self-hosted

Sveltos provides multi-cluster deployment, drift management, event automation, and staged rollouts. Teams can start with the free core offering and consider Enterprise Premium for its listed support and rollout capabilities.

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The facts

Open Cluster ManagementSveltos
Free planYesYes
Open sourceNot publishedNot published
Runs onAPI, Extension, Linux, Self-hostedSelf-hosted
Lowest paid planNot publishedSee the plans
Plans publishedNone2
MakerNot publishedNot published
Websiteopen-cluster-management.iowebsite.projectsveltos.io
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Open Cluster Management: what it does well

  • Open source under the Apache License 2.0.
  • Work and Placement APIs distribute resources and select clusters.
  • Policy controllers can audit or enforce declared policies.
  • Argo CD supports declarative application lifecycle management across clusters.
  • Supports cloud, local kind, and on-premises Kubernetes environments.

What to know first

  • Requires a hub control plane and an agent on each managed cluster.
  • Cluster registration needs approval from administrators on both sides.
  • The quick start uses clusteradm and kind; other setups need separate guides.

Sveltos: what it does well

  • Supports Helm, YAML/JSON, Kustomize, ytt, and Jsonnet
  • Can report or reconcile configuration drift
  • Stages cluster rollouts with ClusterPromotion
  • Free core features include community Slack support

What to know first

  • Enterprise Premium costs $960 a year per cluster
  • Priority SLA-backed support is listed for Enterprise Premium

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