Gcore Managed Kubernetes

GcoreContainers

CNCF-certified managed Kubernetes service with Gcore-operated control plane, auto-scaling worker pools, and integration with Gcore block + object storage and load balancer

Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ
EULuxembourg, Luxembourg

Subject to GDPR, Data Act, DGA

Region locations
APACEUUKUSOther12 regions across 5 jurisdictions
Sovereign option
No sovereign-flagged regions in the catalogue for this service.

Sub-services (3)

Managed control plane

Gcore-operated etcd and Kubernetes API server with patching and high availability

Auto-scaling node pools

Worker-node pools backed by Gcore VMs or bare-metal, with auto-scaling and rolling upgrades

Cluster add-ons

Bundled CNI networking, ingress controller, and load-balancer integration ready out of the box

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

GDPRISO 27001SOC 2

Where this runs

12 regions
11 countries
Commercial regions (12)

Europe (6)

  • Paris
  • Frankfurt
  • Luxembourg
  • Amsterdam
  • Madrid
  • London

North America (2)

  • US East (Virginia)
  • US West (Santa Clara)

South America (1)

  • São Paulo

Asia (2)

  • Tokyo
  • Singapore

Oceania (1)

  • Sydney

Tags

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Pricing

Pricing model:per-cluster-and-node