The OpenShift alternative that stays standard Kubernetes

Managed, CNCF-conformant Kubernetes on infrastructure you control, plus the VMs, databases and multi-tenancy a platform needs, priced per managed resource instead of per core. Your charts, operators and tooling work unchanged.

Conformant Kubernetes: no fork, no proprietary APIsSubscription per managed resource, not per coreEU-built, runs in your perimeter, down to air-gapped
Nothing to relearn
Helm chartsunchanged
Operatorsstandard CRDs
kubectl & CIas-is
edgeContinuum
Managed Kuberneteson your OpenStack

You wanted Kubernetes. You got a platform bill.

Teams looking for an OpenShift alternative usually name the same three reasons: subscriptions that scale with cores, so every hardware refresh raises the bill; an opinionated distribution whose specific APIs and tooling creep into every manifest; and a stack heavy enough that running it becomes its own project. edgeContinuum takes the other path: standard, conformant Kubernetes as a managed service on the infrastructure you already run, inside a platform that also handles your VMs, databases and tenancy. See how it works on the Kubernetes on OpenStack page.

Where your OpenShift workloads land

OpenShift clusters, licensed per core
Managed CNCF-conformant clustersDedicated or hosted control planes, in-place upgrades, autoscaling; a subscription per cluster, independent of cores.
Routes, DeploymentConfigs, OpenShift-specific APIs
Standard Kubernetes APIsIngress, Deployments, plain CRDs: portable manifests your team can take anywhere, because nothing is forked.
OpenShift Virtualization for VMs
VMs on OpenStack virtualizationMature, purpose-built virtualization with image catalogs, networks, routers and firewall rules, managed from the same console as your clusters.
OperatorHub and templates
App marketplace you curateHelm charts, containers and your internal apps as one-click products for every team and tenant.
Pricing model

Stop counting cores

edgeContinuum is a subscription per resource managed through the platform: clusters, databases, VMs. Not per core, not per socket, not per user. Denser hardware makes your unit economics better instead of raising your bill, and the price doesn’t change with your deployment model, from SaaS to fully air-gapped.

Per managed resourceNot per core or userSame price air-gapped
ResourceTypeStatusBilling unit
prod-eu-westClusterHealthy1 subscription
analytics-dbPG 16Healthy1 subscription
web-frontendVMOn1 subscription
Cores: not billedUsers: not billed
Beyond the cluster

A platform, not just a distro

OpenShift answers the Kubernetes question and leaves the rest of the stack to you. edgeContinuum manages the whole thing: the infrastructure underneath (your OpenStack, shaped into regions and zones), managed PostgreSQL, VM networking, an app marketplace, and organizations, projects and quotas with usage tracked per tenant, whether tenants are your teams or your clients.

Managed PostgreSQLVMs & networkingMulti-tenant IAMUsage per tenant

Databases

Production PostgreSQL in a click, lifecycle handled.

VMs & networks

Full networking story: catalogs, routers, firewall rules.

Multi-tenancy

Organizations, projects, roles and quotas, enforced by IAM.

Sovereignty

Your perimeter, EU-built, air-gap capable.

Frequently asked questions

Will our Kubernetes manifests and charts work?
Yes. Clusters are CNCF-conformant standard Kubernetes, so Helm charts, operators and CI pipelines work unchanged. OpenShift-specific resources (Routes, DeploymentConfigs) convert to their standard equivalents (Ingress, Deployments) once, and after that everything is portable.
What replaces OpenShift Virtualization for our VMs?
VMs run on OpenStack virtualization, purpose-built for the job, with image and flavor catalogs, networks, routers and firewall rules, managed from the same console and projects as your clusters.
How is pricing different?
A subscription per resource managed through the platform (clusters, databases, VMs), independent of cores, sockets or users, and identical across deployment models. Core-based licensing penalizes denser hardware; per-resource pricing doesn’t.
Do we need OpenStack to use edgeContinuum?
Yes, OpenStack is the foundation and part of the value: a mature, open virtualization layer the platform manages for you. If you are coming from OpenShift on VMware, both layers can move together; see the VMware alternative page.
Who helps with the migration?
Our engineers work the plan with you: cluster sizing and control plane models, converting OpenShift-specific resources, moving VM images into OpenStack, and shaping your sites into regions and zones.

See standard Kubernetes, managed

Book a call and we’ll walk your OpenShift estate through the ladder above, or request a free trial and provision a conformant cluster in minutes.