Gardener vs Open Cluster Management
| Gardener | Open Cluster Management | |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | No | No |
| Platforms | api, self-hosted, Web | api, extension, Linux, self-hosted |
| Control plane management | vendor-managed | customer-managed |
| Supported environments | Alibaba Cloud, AWS, Azure, Equinix Metal, GCP, Hetzner Cloud, IronCore, KubeVirt, metal-stack, OpenStack, STACKIT, vSphere | Kubernetes clusters on cloud providers including GKE, EKS, and AKS; local kind clusters; on-premises environments |
| Cluster provisioning | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-cluster management | Yes | Yes |
| Policy enforcement | Yes | Yes |
| Upgrade management | Yes | Yes |
Listed together in Best Kubernetes Management Platforms