REredrove·May 2, 2026
So this is basically vCluster[0] but Rancher branded?
[0] https://github.com/loft-sh/vcluster
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vCluster creates tenant clusters: fully isolated environments delivered as managed Kubernetes, or as the foundation for Slurm, Ray, Run:ai and inference clusters. Each gets its own API server, CRDs and RBAC, and runs on an existing cluster or standalone on bare metal. CNCF Certified Kubernetes.
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vCluster creates tenant clusters: fully isolated environments delivered as managed Kubernetes, or as the foundation for Slurm, Ray, Run:ai and inference clusters. Each gets its own API server, CRDs and RBAC, and runs on an existing cluster or standalone on bare metal. CNCF Certified Kubernetes.
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| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 (partial) | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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6 sourcesI found this https://www.vcluster.com/pricing and found out through this page that although I thought vCluster was open source (https://github.com/loft-sh/vcluster) the commercial tiers provide additional features.
There's also KCP https://www.kcp.io/ but I don't know what are the big differentiators.
In Show HN: Solving the cluster 1 problem with vCluster standaloneWhats the difference between this and vcluster (https://github.com/loft-sh/vcluster)?
In Mirantis Unveils K0smotron: An Open-Source Kubernetes Management ProjectYep, as we see it they compliment each other quite well. DevPod takes your workspace to the cloud and DevSpace let's you develop against your Kubernetes cluster - potentially the same one you used to start your workspace.
Internally we use both in our development setup, spinning up remote workspaces using DevPod, installing DevSpace and kind into the devcontainer, then using DevSpace to develop against the cluster. See the vcluster setup[1] as an example
[1]https://github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/tree/main/.devcontainer
In Codespaces but open-source, client-only, and unopinionatedVcluster – Create fully functional virtual Kubernetes clusters
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