--- title: Spectro Cloud recognized as a Strong Performer by Forrester description: Download your free reprint of the 2025 Forrester Wave™ for Multicloud Container Platforms, and see why Spectro Cloud is recognized as a Strong Performer. image: https://info.spectrocloud.com/hubfs/Hubspot%20LP_Thumbnail_Forrester.png --- [![spectro cloud logo](https://info.spectrocloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/SpectroCloud_Feb2025/images/new-spectro-logo.png?width=147&height=800&name=new-spectro-logo.png "spectro cloud logo")](https://www.spectrocloud.com/) - Why Palette - Column 1 - [![navbar link image 1](https://info.spectrocloud.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/SpectroCloud_Feb2025/images/nav-bar-1-1.png) Why choose Palette? Six reasons to make Palette your first choice](https://www.spectrocloud.com/why-palette) - [Find out why](https://www.spectrocloud.com/why-palette) - Column 2 - [![navbar link image 2](https://info.spectrocloud.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/SpectroCloud_Feb2025/images/nav-bar-1-2.png) See how Palette compares Feature by feature against the competition](https://www.spectrocloud.com/how-palette-compares) - [Compare now](https://www.spectrocloud.com/how-palette-compares) - Column 3 - [![navbar link image 3](https://info.spectrocloud.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/SpectroCloud_Feb2025/images/nav-bar-1-3.png) Customer stories See the impact we're having on real business](https://www.spectrocloud.com/customer-stories) - [Read their stories](https://www.spectrocloud.com/customer-stories) - Column 4 - [![navbar link image 4](https://info.spectrocloud.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/SpectroCloud_Feb2025/images/nav-bar-1-4.png) TCO calculator](https://www.spectrocloud.com/tco-calculator) - [Calculate savings](https://www.spectrocloud.com/tco-calculator) - Product - Column 1 - [Meet Palette Get an overview of the Palette Kubernetes management platform](https://www.spectrocloud.com/product) - [Palette editions Our pricing model, packaging and options](https://www.spectrocloud.com/palette-editions) - [Deployment options Self-hosted, SaaS or airgapped — your choice](https://www.spectrocloud.com/deployment-options) - Column 2 - [Integrations and environments Learn how to build the perfect Kubernetes stack with Palette](https://www.spectrocloud.com/integrations-and-environments) - [Security We protect your clusters, and your business. Find out how](https://www.spectrocloud.com/security) - [Service and support Learn how we support your success every day](https://www.spectrocloud.com/service-and-support) - Column 3 - Technology deep dive Discover the capabilities that make Palette unique - [Cluster lifecycle management](https://www.spectrocloud.com/day-two-operations) - [Palette Dev Engine](https://www.spectrocloud.com/product/pde) - [SENA](https://www.spectrocloud.com/product/sena) - [Decentralized architecture](https://www.spectrocloud.com/product/decentralized-architecture) - [Virtual clusters](https://www.spectrocloud.com/product/virtual-clusters) - Column 4 - [Get to know Palette](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC5GFiQBMXI) - [Meet our founders](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC5GFiQBMXI) - [See what’s new in Palette Check our release notes for the details](https://docs.spectrocloud.com/release-notes/) - Solutions - column 1 - Multi-cluster kubernetes One platform for every cluster, cloud and environment - [Kubernetes in AWS EKS and EC2](https://docs.spectrocloud.com/solutions/aws) - [Edge to cloud with EKS Hybrid Nodes](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/eks-hybrid-nodes) - [Solutions for migrating to EKS](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/migrating-to-eks) - [Bare metal Kubernetes](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/bare-metal) - [ISVs](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/isv) - [Complex enterprise environments](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/enterprise) - column 2 - Government and regulated industries FIPS and FedRAMP — mission-proven platform - [Palette VerteX for secure Kubernetes](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/government) - [Kubernetes at the tactical edge](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/tactical-edge) - [AI at the edge in government](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/government-ai) - Reduce VMware footprint Bring your VMs to bare metal K8s to drive efficiency - [Unified virtual machine and container management](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/vms-on-kubernetes) - column 3 - For edge computing Uniquely scalable, available and flexible - [Edge Kubernetes at scale](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/edge) - [AI workloads at the edge](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/edge-ai) - [Kubernetes on NVIDIA Jetson](https://www.spectrocloud.com/partners/nvidia-jetson) - [Edge for multi-unit restaurants](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/restaurant-edge) - Resources - Column 1 - [![navbar link image 5](https://info.spectrocloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/SpectroCloud_Feb2025/images/nav-bar-4-1.png?width=433&name=nav-bar-4-1.png) Visit our resource center White papers, blogs, videos and more](https://www.spectrocloud.com/resource-center) - Learn More - Column 2 - [Webinars Access live and on–demand webinars on K8s topics](https://www.spectrocloud.com/webinars) - [Blogs Discover our blogs about all things Kubernetes](https://www.spectrocloud.com/blog) - Column 3 - [Events See where we’ll be next](https://www.spectrocloud.com/events) - [Documentation Everything you need to become a Palette expert](https://docs.spectrocloud.com/) - Company - Column 1 - [About Spectro Cloud Meet our leadership team and discover our mission](https://www.spectrocloud.com/company) - [Contact us Find our offices and get in touch](https://www.spectrocloud.com/contact) - column 2 - [News Check our latest press releases and coverage](https://www.spectrocloud.com/news) - [Awards and certifications Compliance and more, it’s all here](https://www.spectrocloud.com/awards) - Column 3 - [Community From OSS projects to standards, see how we show up](https://www.spectrocloud.com/community) - [Careers Become a spectronaut](https://www.spectrocloud.com/careers) - Column 4 - [Hear our vision](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho8nJ1C-FtY) - [Meet the founders](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho8nJ1C-FtY) - [Partners](https://www.spectrocloud.com/partners) - [Login](https://console.spectrocloud.com/) - - [Get Started](https://www.spectrocloud.com/get-started) - Why Palette - [Why choose Palette?](https://www.spectrocloud.com/why-palette) - [See how Palette compares](https://www.spectrocloud.com/how-palette-compares) - [Customer stories](https://www.spectrocloud.com/customer-stories) - [TCO Calculator](https://www.spectrocloud.com/tco-calculator) - Product - [Meet Palette](https://www.spectrocloud.com/product) - [Palette editions](https://www.spectrocloud.com/palette-editions) - [Deployment options](https://www.spectrocloud.com/deployment-options) - [Integrations and environments](https://www.spectrocloud.com/integrations-and-environments) - [Security](https://www.spectrocloud.com/security) - [Service and support](https://www.spectrocloud.com/service-and-support) - Technology deep dive - [Cluster lifecycle management](https://www.spectrocloud.com/day-two-operations) - [Palette Dev Engine](https://www.spectrocloud.com/product/pde) - [SENA](https://www.spectrocloud.com/product/sena) - [Decentralized architecture](https://www.spectrocloud.com/product/decentralized-architecture) - [Virtual clusters](https://www.spectrocloud.com/product/virtual-clusters) - [See what’s new in Palette](https://docs.spectrocloud.com/release-notes/) - Solutions - Multi-cluster kubernetes - [Kubernetes in AWS EKS and EC2](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/aws) - [Edge to cloud with EKS Hybrid Nodes](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/eks-hybrid-nodes) - [Solutions for migrating to EKS](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/migrating-to-eks) - [Bare metal Kubernetes](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/bare-metal) - [Multitenancy for ISVs](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/isv) - [Complex enterprise environments](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/enterprise) - Edge computing - [Edge Kubernetes at scale](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/edge) - [AI workloads at the edge](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/edge-ai) - [Kubernetes on NVIDIA Jetson](https://www.spectrocloud.com/partners/nvidia-jetson) - [Edge for multi-unit restaurants](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/restaurant-edge) - Reduce VMware footprint - [Unified virtual machine and container management](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/vms-on-kubernetes) - Government and regulated industries - [Palette VerteX for secure Kubernetes](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/government) - [Kubernetes at the tactical edge](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/tactical-edge) - [AI at the edge in government](https://www.spectrocloud.com/solutions/government-ai) - Resources - [Resource center](https://www.spectrocloud.com/resource-center) - [Webinars](https://www.spectrocloud.com/webinars) - [Blogs](https://www.spectrocloud.com/blog) - [Events](https://www.spectrocloud.com/events) - [Documentation](https://docs.spectrocloud.com/) - Company - [About Spectro Cloud](https://www.spectrocloud.com/company) - [News](https://www.spectrocloud.com/news) - [Community](https://www.spectrocloud.com/community) - [Awards and certifications](https://www.spectrocloud.com/awards) - [Contact us](https://www.spectrocloud.com/contact) - [Careers](https://www.spectrocloud.com/careers) - [Partners](https://www.spectrocloud.com/partners) - [Login](https://console.spectrocloud.com/) - [Get Started](https://www.spectrocloud.com/get-started) # Get your complimentary Forrester Wave Access your complimentary copy of the Forrester Wave™: Multicloud Container Platforms, Q3 2025, and see why Spectro Cloud is recognized as a a Strong Performer. ![Forrester Wave Strong Performer 2025-1](https://info.spectrocloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Forrester%20Wave%20Strong%20Performer%202025-1.png?width=300&name=Forrester%20Wave%20Strong%20Performer%202025-1.png "Forrester Wave Strong Performer 2025-1") ## The latest analysis in a fast-changing market The Forrester Wave™ is one of the most trusted evaluations in technology research. Forrester’s analysts evaluate the top vendors in a market category, across strategy, current offering, and customer feedback.  This quarter, Forrester published a 2025 Wave in Multicloud Container Platforms, and for the first time, Spectro Cloud makes an appearance. We were rated a ‘Strong Performer’ as measured against 31 different criteria. ## Research findings The report gave us the highest possible scores in criteria including multicloud deployment options, container and VM runtime, and service mesh support. > “Spectro Cloud’s current offering is on or above par across the board with no obvious gaps,  which is notable for a startup.” > “A good fit for enterprises that need to balance fast-paced cloud-native modernization and AI enablement with support for legacy VMs.” ## Modern Kubernetes management for pharmaceuticals Pharma 4.0 is here. Innovating pharmaceutical manufacturing operations  with well-orchestrated Kubernetes workflows is imperative to staying competitive, achieving speed and scale, and managing critical applications safely and securely. In our latest industry blog, we cover an approach to Kubernetes management that addresses five common challenges, and the benefits of using edge management and orchestration (EMO) platforms. [Read the blog here\>](https://hubs.la/Q03lWk9D0) ## Access the full report Fill in the form to the right to access your complimentary copy of the full Forrester Wave™ report. It will give you an overview of: - The current market landscape, and the key criteria you need to consider when making an investment - How Spectro Cloud compares to eight other multi-cloud container platform vendors - What Forrester analysts had to say about our architecture, capabilities, and momentum Forrester does not endorse any company, product, brand, or service included in its research publications and does not advise any person to select the products or services of any company or brand based on the ratings included in such publications. Information is based on the best available resources. Opinions reflect judgment at the time and are subject to change. 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