Cluster types
Cloudfleet Kubernetes Engine (CFKE) offers three types of clusters: Basic, Pro, and Enterprise. Each cluster type provides a different set of features and support levels to meet your needs. For pricing details, see the billing documentation.
The following table compares the features of each cluster type:
| Feature | Basic | Pro | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control plane replication | Single-AZ | Multi-AZ | Multi-AZ |
| Control plane resources | Shared | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Cluster size | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Control plane monthly uptime SLA | Best-effort | 99.95% | 99.99% + custom terms |
| Support response SLA | Billing only | 8 hours | 1 hour + named TAM |
| Usage metering and reporting | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited users | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SSO (SAML, OIDC) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Release channels | No | Yes | Yes |
| Extended support for older Kubernetes versions | No | No | Yes |
| Compliance reports and audit support | No | No | Yes |
Basic clusters
Basic clusters are ideal for hobby projects, prototypes, and development. They run on a low monthly base fee with no cluster size limit. Basic clusters use a single availability zone control plane with a best-effort SLA and share control plane resources with other customers, which may result in unpredictable performance. Every Basic cluster runs continuously, with no hibernation or automatic deletion.
Pro clusters
Pro clusters are suitable for production workloads. They come with a 99.95% monthly control plane availability SLA, multi availability zone replication and dedicated hardware resources for control plane components, an 8-hour support response SLA, and release-channel control over Kubernetes versions.
Enterprise clusters
Enterprise clusters are designed for regulated and large-scale environments. They include everything in Pro plus a 99.99% and custom SLA, a 1-hour support response SLA with a named technical account manager, extended support for older Kubernetes versions, control plane private networking and authorized networks for control plane access, and compliance reports and audit support. The underlying technical security is the same across all plans; Enterprise adds the compliance documentation, attestations, and audit support required for regulated environments.
Choosing the right cluster tier
Choose Basic if you are evaluating Cloudfleet, learning Kubernetes, or running hobby projects, prototypes, and development workloads. Basic clusters run on a low monthly base fee with no cluster size limit, where SLA guarantees are not required. Keep in mind that Basic clusters share control plane resources with other customers and use a single availability zone control plane.
Choose Pro if you are running production workloads that require guaranteed availability. Pro clusters include a 99.95% control plane uptime SLA, multi availability zone (HA) replication, dedicated control plane resources, and faster support response times (8 hours). Pro is also the right choice when you need to control Kubernetes version upgrades via release channels.
Choose Enterprise if you require security certifications and compliance attestations, need private networking for the control plane (no public endpoint), require extended support for older Kubernetes versions, or need the fastest support response (1-hour SLA) with a named technical account manager. The underlying technical security is the same across all plans; Enterprise provides additional compliance documentation and features for regulated environments.