# kubermatic/kubermatic

Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform - the Central Kubernetes Management Platform For Any Infrastructure

Repository: https://github.com/kubermatic/kubermatic
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kubermatic
Homepage: https://www.kubermatic.com
Language: Go
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: kubernetes, cluster-api, kubermatic-kubernetes-platform
Last push: 2026-09-02T16:54:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3868, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 13, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 75}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1300, forks 205 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:14.174818+00:00)

## What it is
Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform (KKP) is an open-source central management platform for automating the lifecycle of thousands of Kubernetes clusters across multicloud, on-premises, bare-metal, and edge infrastructure from a single control plane. Written in Go and built on Cluster API, it ships controller-managers, an operator, and Helm charts, providing a multi-tenant web UI, IAM, policy management, monitoring, and Velero-based backup, with a free Community Edition and a subscription-based Enterprise Edition.

## Use cases
- manage thousands of kubernetes clusters from one central control plane
- automate provisioning and upgrades of kubernetes clusters across aws azure gcp and on-prem
- multicloud kubernetes management platform to avoid vendor lock-in
- self-service kubernetes platform for internal developer teams
- run and operate kubernetes on bare metal and edge environments
- centralized dashboard for kubernetes cluster lifecycle and day-2 operations
- multi-tenant kubernetes-as-a-service for enterprise fleets

## When to choose
- You need to centrally operate a large fleet of clusters spanning multiple clouds, data centers, and edge sites
- You want to offer multi-tenant, self-service Kubernetes to development teams or customers without cloud vendor lock-in
- You require fleet-wide IAM, policy management (Kyverno), automated backups, and monitoring from one pane of glass
- You operate in regulated or sovereign environments needing on-premises or data-residency-compliant Kubernetes management

## When to avoid
- You only run one or a few clusters - simpler tools like kubeadm, k3s, or KubeOne will suffice
- You are satisfied with a single public cloud provider's managed Kubernetes service such as EKS, GKE, or AKS
- You need a lightweight local development or testing cluster (minikube, kind)
- You want a fully hosted SaaS with no responsibility for operating the management control plane

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: container-orchestration, cloud, deployment, infrastructure-as-code, monitoring, security
- domain: cloud-computing, infrastructure-as-code, self-hosted, microservices
- platform: go, cloud, self-hosted
- tags: kubernetes-management, cluster-lifecycle, cluster-api, multicloud, edge-computing, multi-tenant, control-plane, helm-charts, kubernetes-operator, hybrid-cloud, bare-metal, infrastructure-agnostic, self-service-portal, devops, containers, kubernetes, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- kubermatic/kubermatic (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:14.174818+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:53:50.541367+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kubermatic/kubermatic (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:14.174818+00:00, sha 4349371bf9ca)
  - homepage: https://www.kubermatic.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:10:20.090312+00:00, sha 097fdbc87823)
  - site_page: https://docs.kubermatic.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:10:20.095072+00:00, sha e376606592ba)
  - site_page: https://www.kubermatic.com/company/about-kubermatic (fetched 2026-08-29T12:10:20.098345+00:00, sha 81073c8b05a9)
  - site_page: https://www.kubermatic.com/products/kubermatic-kubernetes-platform/features (fetched 2026-08-29T12:10:20.100186+00:00, sha d37fe1556e9e)
  - site_page: https://www.kubermatic.com/products/kubermatic-kubeone (fetched 2026-08-29T12:10:20.093135+00:00, sha 90b70f1a0e5e)
  - site_page: https://www.kubermatic.com/topics (fetched 2026-08-29T12:10:20.096666+00:00, sha c28c0e4fea5d)
  - site_page: https://www.kubermatic.com/products/kubermatic-kubernetes-platform/why-kubermatic (fetched 2026-08-29T12:10:20.101912+00:00, sha 07902d3fd8f9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.