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What it is

Omni is a fleet management service for provisioning, configuring, upgrading, and backing up Talos clusters across bare metal, edge, and cloud. Platform teams can use it as SaaS or self-host it, including in disconnected and air-gapped environments. It supports infrastructure such as KubeVirt, libvirt, vSphere, and Proxmox, as well as providers built by the team. Declarative templates keep clusters aligned with specified configurations. Fleet-wide Talos and Kubernetes upgrades include health checks, atomic updates per node, and automatic rollback on failure. Omni connects to nodes through WireGuard; KubeSpan can extend encryption across clusters and sites. Workload Proxy routes HTTP service traffic to a cluster through that tunnel using an identity-provider-gated URL. SAML or OIDC authentication, per-cluster roles, and change auditing are available through the UI or API. Hobby costs $10 per month for up to 10 nodes and 2 users; Startup costs $25 per node per month for up to 50 nodes and unlimited clusters. A 14-day trial requires no credit card.

Spec sheet

What it does
Omni is a Kubernetes management platform for creating, operating and upgrading Talos Linux clusters across cloud, on-premises and edge environments.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.siderolabs.com
Purpose
Omni manages provisioning, upgrades, configuration, and backups for Talos clusters across bare metal, edge, or cloud.Read 29 Sep 2026 · siderolabs.com
Deployment
Omni is available as SaaS or self-hosted, including disconnected and air-gapped environments.Read 29 Sep 2026 · siderolabs.com
Trial
The signup page offers a free 14-day Omni trial with no credit card required.Read 29 Sep 2026 · siderolabs.com
API
Omni exposes a gRPC API for cluster management, machine state and authentication.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.siderolabs.com
Support
The official documentation directs users to a community Slack channel, status page, GitHub release notes and security-advisory email.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.siderolabs.com
License
Omni is distributed under the Business Source License; production use requires a commercial license while non-production use does not.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.siderolabs.com
Headquarters
Goleta, California, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · siderolabs.com
Founded
2019Read 28 Sep 2026 · siderolabs.com
Company
Sidero Labs lists its address as 490 South Fairview, Goleta, California 93117.Read 29 Sep 2026 · siderolabs.com
CLI
The omnictl command-line tool wraps the same Omni API and handles authentication for interactive use.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.siderolabs.com
Clusters as code
Declarative cluster templates are applied across fleets and reconciled to the specified configuration.Read 15 Oct 2026 · siderolabs.com
Company founded
LinkedIn lists Sidero as founded in 2019.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Company headquarters
LinkedIn lists headquarters in Santa Barbara, California.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Company legal name
Crunchbase lists the legal name as Sidero Labs, Inc.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Company ownership
Crunchbase lists Sidero Labs as acquired by Yardi.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Company size
LinkedIn lists the company size as 11–50 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Configuration
Omni applies declarative cluster templates across a fleet and keeps clusters reconciled to the specification.Read 29 Sep 2026 · siderolabs.com
Documentation depth
The documentation covers installation, self-hosting, infrastructure providers, cluster templates, Terraform, security, authentication, backups, audit logs, monitoring and troubleshooting.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.siderolabs.com
Encrypted connections
Omni reaches nodes over a WireGuard tunnel, and KubeSpan can extend encryption across clusters and sites.Read 29 Sep 2026 · siderolabs.com
Extensibility
Custom infrastructure providers can be written, and the documentation links provider code and build guidance.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.siderolabs.com
Fleet upgrades
Omni rolls out Talos and Kubernetes upgrades fleet-wide with health checks, per-node atomic operations and rollback on failure.Read 15 Oct 2026 · siderolabs.com
Funding investors
Crunchbase lists Hiro Capital and Sony Innovation Fund among Sidero Labs' two investors, with two funding rounds shown.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Hardware requirements
The documented single-VM baseline for about 200 managed nodes is 4 vCPUs, 8–16 GB RAM, 500 GB SSD and 1 Gbps networking.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.siderolabs.com
Hobby plan limits
The Hobby plan costs $10 per month and includes up to 10 nodes and 2 users.Read 29 Sep 2026 · siderolabs.com
Identity and audit
SAML or OIDC identity providers, role-scoped cluster access and audit logs are supported through the UI and API.Read 15 Oct 2026 · siderolabs.com
Independent review praise
Virtualization Howto described Omni as a purpose-built Talos Kubernetes management solution with GUI lifecycle operations, secure bootstrap and observability.Read 15 Oct 2026 · virtualizationhowto.com
Infrastructure providers
Documented providers include bare metal, KubeVirt, libvirt, vSphere and Proxmox, with third-party Oxide and TrueNAS providers also listed.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.siderolabs.com
Limit: access dependency
A Reddit user reported that after importing a cluster and rotating its certificate authority, administrative access worked only through Omni.Read 15 Oct 2026 · reddit.com
Limit: account onboarding
A Reddit commenter reported receiving a verification failure with no additional information while creating a Hobby account.Read 15 Oct 2026 · reddit.com
Limit: hobby scale
A Reddit user reported that the Hobby tier is capped at 10 nodes and 2 users and expressed concern that the limit confines larger hobby deployments.Read 15 Oct 2026 · reddit.com
Limit: self-hosting effort
Virtualization Howto reported many manual self-hosting steps, including Docker, certbot, DNS, network setup and Auth0 prerequisites.Read 15 Oct 2026 · virtualizationhowto.com
Networking security
Nodes connect to Omni over WireGuard through SideroLink, and KubeSpan can encrypt traffic between clusters and sites.Read 15 Oct 2026 · siderolabs.com
Notable news: TalosCon 2026
Sidero announced on LinkedIn that TalosCon 2026 was being held in Amsterdam in October 2026, with Omni among the products discussed.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Praise: Talos foundation
G2 reviewers repeatedly praised the Talos foundation for being Kubernetes-specific, immutable, API-driven, lightweight and secure, with declarative YAML configuration.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Provisioning
Omni provisions machines through infrastructure providers, including power-on, operating-system installation and decommissioning.Read 15 Oct 2026 · siderolabs.com
Rating on G2
Sidero Omni has 0 out of 5 stars from 0 reviews on the Sidero Labs G2 profile.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on TrustRadius
Talos Platform, the maker's adjacent platform listing, has 10 out of 10 from 1 review.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
SDK
The recommended integration library is an official Go client that provides generated bindings, authentication and resource lifecycle handling.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.siderolabs.com
Security architecture
Omni encrypts traffic with WireGuard and supports enterprise identity integration, access lists, disk encryption and break-glass emergency access.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.siderolabs.com
Self-hosting
Omni can run as hosted SaaS, a single-VM Docker Compose deployment, on Kubernetes, with external etcd or in a highly available arrangement.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.siderolabs.com
Self-hosting limitation
Self-hosting gives data and infrastructure control but adds operational responsibility, and prolonged Omni downtime prevents external user and service communication until recovery.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.siderolabs.com
Startup plan limits
The Startup plan costs $25 per node per month and supports up to 50 nodes and unlimited clusters.Read 29 Sep 2026 · siderolabs.com
System dependency
A typical on-premises stack contains Omni, etcd and optionally Image Factory and a local container registry.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.siderolabs.com
Who it serves
The company describes Omni as fleet management for platform teams running Kubernetes across bare metal, edge, and cloud.Read 29 Sep 2026 · siderolabs.com
Workload access
Workload Proxy creates an IDP-gated URL for an HTTP Service and routes traffic to a cluster over the existing encrypted tunnel.Read 29 Sep 2026 · siderolabs.com
Workload proxy
Its workload proxy publishes browser-accessible URLs for annotated HTTP services and routes traffic through an encrypted tunnel without public ingress.Read 15 Oct 2026 · siderolabs.com

Plans and prices

Omni · Hobby Free forever up to 10 nodes · 2 users · community support Read 15 Oct 2026 · siderolabs.com
Omni · Hobby $10 a month $10/ month Up to 10 nodes · 2 users Read 29 Sep 2026 · siderolabs.com
Omni · Startup $25 a month per node per month up to 50 nodes · unlimited clusters · community edition Talos Linux Read 15 Oct 2026 · siderolabs.com
Omni · Edge Priced on request distributed edge scale · secure node enrollment · enterprise support Read 15 Oct 2026 · siderolabs.com
Omni · Enterprise Price not published included with Talos Enterprise Linux at $1,000 per node per year enterprise assurance and support · enterprise Talos Linux Read 15 Oct 2026 · siderolabs.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • SaaS and self-hosted deployment, including air-gapped environments
  • Fleet-wide upgrades include health checks and rollback
  • Declarative templates keep clusters reconciled to specifications
  • SAML or OIDC, scoped roles, and change auditing
  • 14-day trial requires no credit card

Limits

  • No free plan
  • Hobby is limited to 10 nodes and 2 users
  • Startup costs $25 per node per month

Who it suits

Omni suits platform teams managing Talos Kubernetes fleets across bare metal, edge, or cloud. It may also suit teams needing self-hosted or disconnected deployment and fleet-level configuration and upgrades.

Verdict

Omni combines Talos fleet provisioning and configuration with managed upgrades, access controls, and auditing. Check the node and user limits against the listed plan costs before choosing a tier.

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