Kubernetes vs OpenVM

Compare OpenVM and Kubernetes. Find out differences and discover why OpenVM is the best option for managed open source softwares

OpenVM

Managed OSS

Cost

Affordable

Self-hosted with variable costs

Automated OSS deployment

We deploy and configure everything

Helm charts & Operators available, some setup required

App Updates

Upgrade safely with a rollback option

Some softwares have K8S supports, but only few

OS Updates

We manage OS patches & maintenance

Completely un-managed and self-hosted

App backups

Included for free

Manual configuration

VM snapshots

7 Daily snapshots automated

Manual configuration

HTTPS/SSL

Free and Automated HTTPS

Complicated manual process

Performance

24/7 available dedicated resources

No sleep

No startup delay

Varies between setup & providers

Varies between setup & providers

Varies between setup & providers

Global Coverage

3 regions (more to come)

Supports only 1 region per cluster.

User friendly UI

Simple but Powerful UI

Limited UI with focus on CLI and configs

Managed Databases

9 DB engines supported

Same price than our regular ressources

Different complicated options are available

Production database should run outside of K8S

Simple pricing

Simple resources pricing

Single bandwidth price

Variable and requires hosting of management software separately

Variable based on your provider or DC

Support

Knowledge base

Free email support

Paid support over phone & screensharing is also available

Knowledge base

Expensive email support

Expensive phone & consulting support