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The Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform provides industry leading Amazon EKS integration enabling platform teams to provide Kubernetes automation and self-service workflows with standardization and controls that enable rapid innovation without risk. By enhancing deployment, management, automation, compliance, and security, Rafay simplifies fleet management and operations making it the ideal solution for enterprises operating Amazon EKS clusters, across regions and accounts, from a single pane of glass. Rafay helps enterprises maximize their Kubernetes investment and gain a competitive advantage.
Overview
The Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform augments the enterprise platform team through the broad set of services needed to accelerate application modernization initiatives. Rafay delivers the following services to Platform and SRE teams - across both Kubernetes and modern applications:
*Multi-Cluster Management Service: Enables the lifecycle management and blueprinting support for managed Kubernetes services, such as Amazon EKS and Azure AKS, as well as offerings such as Rancher and RedHat OpenShift.
*GitOps Service: Enables infrastructure orchestration and application deployment through multi-stage, git-triggered pipelines.
*Zero-Trust Access Service: Enables controlled, audited access for developers, SREs and automation systems to Kubernetes infrastructure, with just-in-time service account creation and user-level credentials management.
*Kubernetes Policy Management Service: Enables policy management for clusters via the Open Policy Agent (OPA) framework for Kubernetes security and governance.
*Backup & Restore Service: Enables disaster recovery and migration of the Kubernetes control plane and application data.
*Visibility & Monitoring Service: Enables development, operations and security/governance teams to visualize and monitor modern apps and underlying Kubernetes infrastructure through dedicated dashboards.
*Network Policy Management Service: Ensure application isolation and reduce the lateral attack surface through configuration of network policies across clusters - fleet-wide.
*Service Mesh Service: Ensure cluster-wide/namespace policy configurations, provide visibility to traffic flows, and automate cert lifecycle management for mTLS.
*Cost Management Service: provide cost visibility and chargeback controls to help optimize spend.
Highlights
- Standard Kubernetes Operating Model: Platform teams create and enforce a standard operating model for the entire organization to follow. The whole organization gains efficiencies by automating recurring tasks as well as creating guardrails that safeguard the business.
- Unified Platform for Kubernetes Lifecycle: Operations centralizes visibility into every cluster they manage, making full lifecycle management easy no matter whether those clusters live in data centers or various cloud accounts.
- Self-Service Kubernetes Infrastructure: Developers can safely spin up their own Kubernetes infrastructure as needed removing the back-and-forth tickets and waiting days for infrastructure to be provisioned - getting back to coding instead of worrying about the intricacies of their applications running on Kubernetes.
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Dimension | Description | Cost/12 months |
|---|---|---|
50 Nodes | Subscription fee includes 50 nodes, 24/7 support | $240,000.00 |
100 Nodes | Subscription fee includes 100 nodes, 24/7 support | $348,000.00 |
250 Nodes | Subscription fee includes 250 nodes, 24/7 support | $672,000.00 |
500 Nodes | Subscription fee includes 500 nodes, 24/7 support | $1,104,000.00 |
750 Nodes | Subscription fee includes 750 nodes, 24/7 support | $1,416,000.00 |
1000 Nodes | Subscription fee includes 1000 nodes, 24/7 support | $1,836,000.00 |
Self-Hosted Controller | Includes Self-Hosted Controller + Cost/Year | $100,000.00 |
400 Nodes | Subscription fee includes 400 nodes, 24/7 support | $912,000.00 |
550 Nodes | Subscription fee includes 550 nodes, 24/7 support | $1,080,000.00 |
700 Nodes | Subscription fee includes 700 nodes, 24/7 support | $1,332,000.00 |
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Multi-Cluster Management
Enables lifecycle management and blueprinting support for managed Kubernetes services across different cloud platforms and distributions
GitOps Orchestration
Supports infrastructure orchestration and application deployment through multi-stage, git-triggered pipelines
Zero-Trust Access Control
Provides controlled, audited access for developers and systems with just-in-time service account creation and user-level credentials management
Kubernetes Policy Management
Implements security and governance policies using Open Policy Agent (OPA) framework across Kubernetes clusters
Network Policy Configuration
Ensures application isolation and reduces attack surface through fleet-wide network policy management across clusters
Container Orchestration
Enterprise Kubernetes platform with automated operations for managing applications across hybrid cloud, multicloud, and edge deployments
Multicluster Management
Advanced cluster management for application lifecycle and policy management across multiple Kubernetes clusters
Container Registry
Scalable central registry providing a single source of truth for available software
Security Policy Enforcement
More than 60 security policies that can be applied and enforced throughout the entire application lifecycle
DevSecOps Integration
Kubernetes-native security controls with declarative security integrated into developer workflows and tooling
Kubernetes Infrastructure Management
Provides scalable, policy-based management of Kubernetes across public cloud, private cloud, bare metal, and hybrid environments
Cluster Deployment Automation
Enables one-click operations and automated policies for provisioning, upgrading, and maintaining Kubernetes infrastructure stacks
Multi-Cluster Orchestration
Supports centralized governance and management of multiple Kubernetes clusters through a unified control plane
Infrastructure Stack Customization
Allows enterprises to define and control specific versions of base operating system, Kubernetes, and infrastructure integrations
Environment Agnostic Deployment
Supports Kubernetes deployment and management across diverse infrastructure environments with consistent operational approach
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Customer reviews
4.5
1 ratings
1 AWS reviews
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3 external reviews
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Arka Sarkar
Improves security and cost efficiency while automating upgrades and backups across multiple clusters
Reviewed on Nov 15, 2025
Review from a verified AWS customer
What is our primary use case?
Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform serves as my primary tool for automation work in large-scale, multi-cluster Kubernetes environments and enables self-service for development projects while maintaining governance, security, and cost-efficiency.
In my project, I use Rafay for automation in multi-cluster environments by creating sophisticated, customizable plans for tasks such as upgrades, patching, and security upgrades across a fleet of clusters, especially for our telecom node where we manage subscribers' calls, data, and SMSes. This approach reduces manual effort and ensures consistency.
How has it helped my organization?
Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform has positively impacted my organization by offering granular visibility into Kubernetes cost and resource utilization, leading to cost management and optimization, which increased our direct revenue by approximately 8 to 10 percent.
In terms of time savings, I calculate that one to two hours have been saved every day, and the total profit increase on a yearly scale is approximately 8 to 10 percent.
What is most valuable?
Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform's best features include the enforcement of robust security postures, such as fine-grained role-based access, integrated policy management via open policies and framework, centralized secrets management, and detailed audit trails of user activities. Additionally, it provides granular visibility into Kubernetes costs and resource utilization and enables chargeback or showback across teams.
The features of disaster recovery and granular visibility into costs have helped my organization by providing integrated backup and restore services for both Kubernetes control plane configuration and application data, ensuring business continuity and resilience, especially in worst-case scenarios such as full outages.
What needs improvement?
Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform can focus on tighter integration with existing tools to enhance cost visibility and streamline the developer self-service experience. Additionally, expanded support for a wider variety of underlying infrastructure is needed.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform for approximately three and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform appears stable in my experience, although there are areas that could be improved.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform handles workloads and scalability adequately, although some parts could receive more focus.
How are customer service and support?
I have interacted with the customer support of Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform, and my experience has been positive as they address most issues within the proper SLA.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not use a different solution before Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform.
How was the initial setup?
Regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing, everything seems satisfactory in my experience.
What about the implementation team?
My organization purchased Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform through AWS Marketplace .
What was our ROI?
The return on investment with Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform is clear, as resource management became much easier and cost optimization contributes to my organization's direct revenue, which has increased by approximately 8 to 10 percent.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing, everything seems satisfactory in my experience.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform, I evaluated other options, but it was my final choice due to the positive reviews I received from my colleagues and others on LinkedIn.
What other advice do I have?
I advise others considering Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform to try it for at least a few months, as it helps streamline troubleshooting for operators and can directly impact organizational revenue due to improved resource management. I would rate this product nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Financial Services
It has been a game changer around ease and speed of Container Cluster deployment and management
Reviewed on Oct 27, 2022
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
ease and speed of deployment and management
What do you dislike about the product?
None, we are statisfied and happy with the current capabilities
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
How it make it easier for our team with operational activities from the entire EKS cluster fleet perspective. (Currently 80+ clusters)
- RBAC model for cluster access to different user groups
- New AMI version rollout, version upgrades with vulnerability management
- Addon and blueprint lifecycle management
- Ability to manage the entire cluster through a specfile driven approach which enables us to use the Rafay Gitops capabilities for most of our operational tasks.
- From developers perspective console gives easy access to see the cluster resources, logs and execution of commands without knowing the kubectl commands. We have seen new development teams utilizing and adopting Rafay for their day to day work
- Support has been great from Rafay and they have been accommodating our requirements and support aspects has been addressed promptly which has allowed us to build a great relationship with Rafay team
n of glass, speed of deployment, and ease of cluster management
- RBAC model for cluster access to different user groups
- New AMI version rollout, version upgrades with vulnerability management
- Addon and blueprint lifecycle management
- Ability to manage the entire cluster through a specfile driven approach which enables us to use the Rafay Gitops capabilities for most of our operational tasks.
- From developers perspective console gives easy access to see the cluster resources, logs and execution of commands without knowing the kubectl commands. We have seen new development teams utilizing and adopting Rafay for their day to day work
- Support has been great from Rafay and they have been accommodating our requirements and support aspects has been addressed promptly which has allowed us to build a great relationship with Rafay team
n of glass, speed of deployment, and ease of cluster management
Venkata N.
Rafay K8
Reviewed on Oct 25, 2022
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
The Cntrol plane which is provided b rafay helps us in beter managing our k8's
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing so far been working with rafay o a while now
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps us in better fleet managment
Prashanth D.
Kubernetes clusters management has become a lot more easier with rafay
Reviewed on Feb 28, 2022
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Rafay cluster resources management - one place to manage all the kuberentes clusters that are part of the organization
Rafay Blueprint concept
Kubernetes Upgrade process
RBAC management
Kubernetes cluster observability management
Rafay Kubernetes technical support
Rafay Blueprint concept
Kubernetes Upgrade process
RBAC management
Kubernetes cluster observability management
Rafay Kubernetes technical support
What do you dislike about the product?
As of today, there are some exceptions in using the rafay features which are very useful but cannot be used because they only work well with the resources created through rafay and don't support what isn't created through rafay. Once the features start supporting the importing of the existing resources, it becomes even more valuable than it already is.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Kubernetes cluster resources management
Installation/management of the workloads that are common across the Kubernetes clusters through rafay blueprint
Kubernetes Upgrade process
RBAC management
Installation/management of the workloads that are common across the Kubernetes clusters through rafay blueprint
Kubernetes Upgrade process
RBAC management