--- title: "GigaOm Kubernetes Radar 2025: Spectro Cloud leads again!" description: For the second year running, Spectro Cloud is rated as as leader in GigaOm's Radars for Managed Kubernetes and Kubernetes for Edge Computing. Get your reprint! --- [![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) ![gigaom badges](https://info.spectrocloud.com/hubfs/gigaom%20badges.png "gigaom badges") # See why we're rated a leader in Kubernetes management from edge to cloud — two years running. The analysts at GigaOm rated us ‘leader’ and ‘outperformer’ on the 2025 Radar Reports for both Kubernetes for Edge Computing, and Managed Kubernetes, the second year in a row. ### This detailed, robust analysis demystifies the edge Kubernetes landscape. It offers: - A thorough evaluation of ten major vendors operating in this market - Insight into the key features you should look for, to help accelerate your vendor selection - Exploration of emerging features and decision criteria in this fast-changing technology category Check out the Radar graphics below to see how we stack up in both edge and managed K8s, and keep reading for an excerpt from the Managed Kubernetes radar.   ![Leader and outperformer in both Radar reports](https://info.spectrocloud.com/hubfs/Artboard%201.png "Leader and outperformer in both Radar reports") ## Hear from the analysts *"Spectro Cloud has gained recognition for its innovative approach to Kubernetes lifecycle management, delivering flexibility without sacrificing control or security.* *Palette is an integrated solution that combines Kubernetes cluster management with advanced governance and security features. It provides end-to-end automation for deploying and maintaining Kubernetes clusters, making it easier for enterprises to manage complex environments. The platform is designed to work seamlessly across public clouds, private data centers, and edge locations, offering users a unified interface for managing diverse workloads.* *Spectro Cloud is positioned as a Leader and Outperformer in the Innovation/Platform Play quadrant of the Managed Kubernetes Radar report due to its innovative approach to enterprise Kubernetes management and a strong focus on composable computing capabilities* *Spectro Cloud Palette is ideal for large enterprises with complex hybrid or multicloud environments that require centralized Kubernetes management across public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP), private data centers (VMware, OpenStack), and edge locations. It is particularly suited for industries with stringent security and compliance requirements, such as finance or healthcare.* *Additionally, Palette’s support for edge computing makes it a strong fit for organizations needing to manage lightweight clusters at the tactical or device edge."* [![GigaOm webinar](https://info.spectrocloud.com/hubfs/GigaOm%20webinar%20white.png "GigaOm webinar")](https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/19922/638611) ## Join our webinar with GigaOm ### Take 30 minutes to hear directly from GigaOm the best practices for choosing a K8s management platform in our live webinar. 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