Kubernetes Cluster backed by vcluster
A vcluster is an alternative to NKE-backed Kubernetes clusters with different use-cases and limitations. It makes use of vcluster to provide Kubernetes clusters at a lower price point with some drawbacks in terms of availability guarantees and managed add-ons. As vclusters are running on top of NKE, it has access to the same compute infrastructure.
This comparison table should give an overview of most of the differences:
NKE | vcluster | |
---|---|---|
Service type load balancer | ✓ | ✓ |
Persistent storage (RWO/RWX) | ✓ | ✓ |
Ingress | ✓ | ✓ |
Autoscaling | ✓ | ✓ |
Argo CD integration | ✓ | ✓ |
NKE machine types | ✓ | ✓ |
Dedicated worker nodes | ✓ |