kMetal vs Omni
kMetal
kmetal.clastix.io
Omni
siderolabs.comSide by side
| Figure | kMetal | Omni |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $10/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Kubernetes Management Platforms | 7.4 (#18) | 8.9 (#2) |
| Headquarters | Naples, Italy | Goleta, California, United States |
| Purpose | kMetal provides a platform for deploying, managing, and operating multiple Kubernetes clusters with production-grade reliability and efficiency. | Omni manages provisioning, upgrades, configuration, and backups for Talos clusters across bare metal, edge, or cloud. |
| Support | Clastix Care is included with every kMetal deployment and includes a private Slack channel and monthly office hours with Clastix engineers. | The official documentation directs users to a community Slack channel, status page, GitHub release notes and security-advisory email. |
Plans
Omni
- Omni · HobbyFree
- Omni · Hobby$10 a month
- Omni · Startup$25 a month
- Omni · EdgePriced on request
- Omni · EnterprisePrice not published
In their own words
Omni
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.