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Elastx Private Kubernetes

About Elastx Private Kubernetes

Elastx offers a managed Kubernetes service on a certified Kubernetes platform in Swedish data centers. The company creates a private Kubernetes cluster for the customer on its OpenStack platform. Clusters are redundant with at least three control plane nodes and three worker nodes spread across three availability zones. A fully managed service monitors the cluster 24x7 and performs upgrades about twice a year. Non-managed clusters include upgrades and support during office hours but no monitoring. Integration between Kubernetes and OpenStack allows managing resources for persistent data and load balancers directly in Kubernetes.

Products

Kubernetes CaaS (Non-managed): Provides Kubernetes clusters with upgrades and support during office hours but no monitoring.
Kubernetes CaaS (Managed): Provides a fully managed Kubernetes service with 24x7 monitoring and upgrades about twice a year.

Used for

Running Cloud Native workloads
Managing resources for persistent data and load balancers directly in Kubernetes
Moving solutions between platforms that meet Certified Kubernetes Conformance Program requirements
Testing and development using smaller clusters

Who it is for

For developers who want to focus on developing applications.

From Elastx Private Kubernetes's own website, read 2026-10-23. How we build listings.

How to evaluate Containers & Kubernetes

This is how the CIOPages Research Team evaluates this category. It is not an assessment of Elastx Private Kubernetes. It comes from our Kubernetes Platforms buyer guide.

25%

Control Plane & Day-2 Lifecycle

Managed vs. self-managed control plane and its SLA; how Kubernetes version upgrades roll (in-place, surge, blue-green) and how disruptive they are to running pods; long-term-support version options; CVE patch cadence and how quickly fixes reach the fleet; automated node remediation and certificate rotation

20%

Fleet & Multi-Cluster Management

Single console and API to govern many clusters across clouds, on-prem, and edge; declarative cluster lifecycle and config (Cluster API or equivalent); fleet-wide policy and drift detection; zero-touch provisioning for edge; whether it manages clusters it did not create (imported/attached) or only its own

20%

Security & Compliance

Default-deny posture and admission control (Pod Security, OPA/Kyverno); image scanning and signing in the supply chain; RBAC plus OIDC/enterprise-identity integration; network policy and microsegmentation; CIS-benchmark conformance, audit logging, and FedRAMP/FIPS coverage where regulated

15%

Networking, Storage & Service Mesh

CNI options and how locked-in the default is; ingress and gateway controllers with TLS, rate-limiting, and WAF; CSI drivers for block/file/object and stateful-workload maturity; service mesh integration (Istio, Linkerd, Cilium); cross-cluster connectivity and load balancing

10%

Developer Experience & Self-Service

Namespace and cluster self-service vs. ticket-based provisioning; GitOps support (Argo CD, Flux) as a first-class workflow; developer portal and golden-path integration (Backstage or built-in console); IDE plugins and local-dev parity; how opinionated the platform is about how teams ship

10%

Cost, Portability & Commercial Model

Licensing unit (per-core, per-node, per-cluster, consumption) and how it scales with you; control-plane and extended-support fees; realistic exit cost and how provider-shaped the abstractions are; GPU/AI scheduling support; ecosystem breadth (operators, Helm, marketplace) and how much you must self-integrate

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Quick Facts

elastx.se/en/kubernetes Pricing page

CategoryCloud Infrastructure

SubcategoryContainers & Kubernetes

DeploymentManaged Kubernetes on OpenStack in Swedish data centers

PricingPer month, with separate charges for non-managed and managed tiers

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