Kubernetes for the enterprise
This is pure Kubernetes tested across the widest range of clouds with modern metrics and monitoring, brought to you by the people who deliver Ubuntu.
Universal
Consistency and compatibility across public clouds and your private data centers.
Secure
CVE updates and TLS encryption across all components.
Fault Tolerant
High availability, zero downtime upgrades, guaranteed.
Get started
Try Kubernetes
With a fast network you’ll be up and running in 10 minutes.
In partnership with Google GKE
Google and Canonical together enable smooth hybrid operations between Google’s Container Engine (GKE) service with Ubuntu worker nodes, and Canonical’s Distribution of Kubernetes. Choose Canonical’s Kubernetes to be sure your container workloads can migrate to GKE thanks to our kernel-to-k8s alignment.
Why choose the Canonical distribution?
Google, Microsoft, and many other institutions run Kubernetes on Ubuntu because we focus on the latest container capabilities in modern kernels. That’s why it’s the top choice for enterprise Kubernetes, too.
-
Cloud Neutral
Deploy and operate consistently on AWS, Azure, Google, Oracle, Rackspace, SoftLayer, or private VMware, OpenStack or bare metal.
-
Fresh
Canonical enables upgrades to each new stable release as well as edge builds, so you can migrate to the latest version as soon as you want.
-
Secure
Every component of Canonical K8s receives security maintenance automatically, and all components communicate with TLS encryption.
-
Supported
Enterprise support is provided by Canonical, options cover a range of SLA’s and choice of physical / virtual / cloud. We support the full stack from kernel to k8s.
-
Extensible
Canonical Kubernetes enables easy integration of custom monitoring, storage, networking, and container runtimes. We offer consulting for deeper customisation.
-
Fully managed
At your option, Canonical’s remote operations team can build and operate Kubernetes. We will transfer control of the cluster to your ops team any time you want to take over.
-
GPU and CUDA ready
Automatically detect and configure GPGPU resources for accelerated machine learning, AI, transcoding and HPC workloads on K8s.
-
Converged
Storage, networking and compute are overlaid in our hyper-converged reference architecture, ensuring the efficient use resources and high availability failover.
-
Compliant
Canonical Kubernetes has consistently been the leader in K8s test suite performance and API standards compliance — the reference k8s implementation.
Certified on public clouds and on premises
Enterprise Kubernetes consulting packages
Canonical has two Kubernetes offerings: Kubernetes Explorer and Kubernetes Discoverer, but every Kubernetes we build is future-proof with automated upgrades to newer versions on demand.
Kubernetes Explorer
$15,000 one off fee
Get up and running quickly with minimal setup, predefined architecture and on-site training.
What’s included:
- High availability Kubernetes, deployed on cloud or VMware
- Reference architecture
- NodePort and Flannel networking
- 8 hours hands-on, web-based training
- 30 days of phone support*
Kubernetes Discoverer
$35,000 one off fee
Get a customized architecture to fit your requirements, including bare-metal environments or custom integrations, with many optional add ons.
What’s included:
- High availability Kubernetes, deployed on Public Cloud, VMware, OpenStack, or Bare metal
- Custom Kubernetes architecture optimised for your workloads
- Any CNI-compatible network (Calico, Flannel, Weave)
- 4 days on-site in-person training
- 30 days of phone support*
* Ongoing enterprise support for Kubernetes after 30 days is optional.
Optional add-ons
| Workload analysis (Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain, CI/CD, Serverless, Transcoding) |
+$9,000 (Included in Kubernetes Discoverer) |
| CI/CD Workload | +$13,000 (Included in Kubernetes Discoverer) |
| Architecture design | +$20,000 (Included in Kubernetes Discoverer) |
| Custom monitoring | +$7,000 |
| Disaster recovery | +$10,000 |
| Alternate runtime | +$5,000 |
| Additional customisation | +$1,500/day |
Enterprise Kubernetes support packages
Scale-out container management is top of mind for savvy cloud architects around the world. Ubuntu is, by far, the world’s leading platform for container-based workflows. Canonical provides enterprise-calibre support for Kubernetes.
For more information about Kubernetes support, contact us ›
| Free | Standard | Advanced | Fully Managed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price per node (physical) | $0 | $600/year | $1,200/year | $4,380/year |
| Price per node (virtual) | $0 | $200/year | $400/year | $1,460/year |
| Phone and web ticket support | Community support only | 8am - 6pm on weekdays | 24 hours a day, everyday | 24 hours a day, everyday |
| Industry-leading cloud operations tooling (Ubuntu, MAAS, Juju, LXD) |
 |
|
|
|
| Deploy, run, scale, upgrade K8s | |
|
|
|
| Monitoring and logging | |
|
|
|
| Landscape Management | |
|
|
|
| Livepatch | |
|
|
|
| Knowledge Base | |
|
|
|
| High availability support | |
|
||
| 24x7 remote operations, smart alerts and proactive monitoring by Canonical’s cloud experts | |
|||
| Disaster recovery | |
For more information about Kubernetes support, contact us ›