What Kube-DC does

Kube-DC is a Portugal-based, Kubernetes-native cloud platform provider that sells software enabling organizations to deploy and operate virtual machines, Kubernetes clusters, databases, storage, networking, and GPU workloads on their own bare-metal servers, starting from three nodes. The platform is built entirely on CNCF open-source projects — KubeVirt, Kube-OVN, Cilium, Rook/Ceph, Cluster API, Kamaji, CloudNativePG, Keycloak, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and K3S — exposing every resource as a Kubernetes CRD managed by custom operators and controllers, with no proprietary runtime. It integrates twelve cloud services (VMs, managed Kubernetes, DBaaS, block and S3 storage, SDN, observability, backup, billing, security/identity, GPU & AI cloud, namespace-as-a-service, and AI-assisted management via an MCP server) and is offered as an official KubeVirt vendor solution. The product is positioned for six use cases: VMware replacement, EU sovereign cloud, neocloud / GPU cloud, AI factory, internal development platforms, and white-label cloud provider offerings.

Kube-DC monetizes through three streams: per-socket software licensing with FREE (€0/mo), STANDARD (€79/mo), and PREMIUM (€159/mo) tiers and no per-VM or per-user fees; a self-serve managed service on shared EU infrastructure at Kube-DC.cloud; and a Neocloud Partner Program offering MSPs and hosting providers an 80/20 revenue share to launch white-label cloud businesses, with 14-day onboarding. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales (30-minute technical demos), self-serve PLG, documentation-led content marketing, and channel partners. The company operates through a single Portuguese legal entity (DESFECHO RELEVANTE UNIPESSOAL LDA, headquartered in Lagoa), has 1–10 employees, no disclosed funding rounds, no named customers, and no publicly disclosed revenue.

Name

Kube-DC

Legal name

DESFECHO RELEVANTE UNIPESSOAL LDA

Website

https://kube-dc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kube-DC is a Portugal-based software vendor offering a Kubernetes-native cloud platform that lets enterprises and cloud providers run VMs, Kubernetes clusters, databases, storage, networking, and GPU/AI workloads on their own bare-metal servers, with EU sovereign cloud and VMware-replacement positioning.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Infrastructure Platform

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Kubernetes & Container Platform Management (Private Cloud) (HDABABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Container Platforms & Orchestration (Kubernetes) (HDABADAF), Hybrid Cloud Compute & Virtualization Stack (HCI/VMs/Kubernetes) (HDABAMAF), Cloud-Native/Kubernetes Observability (HDABAJAF), Kubernetes & Container Security (KSPM/KCSPM, Runtime) (HDADADAE)

Keywords

• Kubernetes orchestration
• Cloud infrastructure software
• Bare-metal provisioning
• Virtualization platform
• GPU cloud services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lagoa

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Per-Socket Software Licensing: Kube-DC licenses its platform software on a per-socket basis with three tiers: FREE (€0/month, early access), STANDARD (€79/month), and PREMIUM (€159/month). Billed monthly. No per-VM fees, no per-user fees, no traffic fees.
2. Neocloud Partner Revenue Share: Partner program where MSPs and hosting companies launch their own cloud businesses using Kube-DC. 80/20 revenue split where partners keep 80% of customer payments and Kube-DC invoices for 20% technology fee.
3. Managed Cloud Service (Kube-DC.cloud): Self-serve managed service on shared EU infrastructure where users can spin up VMs, Kubernetes clusters, and databases. Sign-up required.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kube-DC is a Kubernetes-native cloud platform that enables organizations to deploy and manage virtual machines, Kubernetes clusters, databases, storage, networking, and GPU workloads on their own bare-metal servers starting from three nodes. The platform integrates 12 cloud services (VMs via KubeVirt, Managed Kubernetes, DBaaS via CloudNativePG, Storage via Rook/Ceph, Networking via Kube-OVN, Observability, Backup, Billing via Stripe/WHMCS, Security via Keycloak, GPU and AI Cloud, Namespace, AI-Assisted Management) into one control plane with multi-tenant isolation and AI-assisted operations, sold via per-socket licensing with FREE, STANDARD (€79/month), and PREMIUM (€159/month) tiers, plus a managed-service variant (Kube-DC.cloud) and a Neocloud Partner Program with 80/20 revenue split.

Product overview

Kube-DC is a Kubernetes-native cloud platform designed as an operating system for sovereign AI cloud deployments. The core Kube-DC Platform provides a unified control plane for managing VMs, Kubernetes clusters, databases, storage, networking, and GPU workloads on customer bare-metal infrastructure starting from 3 nodes. The platform integrates 12 cloud services: Virtual Machines (via KubeVirt), Managed Kubernetes (via Cluster API and Kamaji), Database as a Service (PostgreSQL and MariaDB via CloudNativePG), Cloud Storage (block and S3 via Rook/Ceph), Cloud Networking (via Kube-OVN), Observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki), Backup & Recovery, Billing & Quotas, Security & Identity, GPU & AI Cloud, Namespace as a Service, and AI-Assisted Management (MCP server). Solutions include VMware Replacement, Sovereign Cloud, Neocloud (cloud provider launch), AI Factory, Development Platform, and Cloud Provider white-label offerings. Pricing follows per-socket licensing with FREE, STANDARD (€79/socket/mo), and PREMIUM (€159/socket/mo) tiers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kube-DC Platform Kubernetes-native cloud platform that enables organizations to deploy and manage virtual machines, Kubernetes clusters, databases (PostgreSQL, MariaDB), storage (block and S3-compatible object), networking, observability, backup, security, billing, GPU workloads, and AI management on their own bare-metal servers starting from three nodes; delivers multi-tenant isolation at network, compute, storage, and identity layers via a hierarchical Organization to Project to Resources model.
• AI Factory AI infrastructure solution for building AI factories on bare metal with full GPU passthrough to VMs and pods via KubeVirt, multi-tenant GPU isolation, KubeFlow integration for ML pipelines (training, tuning, serving), GPU monitoring via Prometheus and Grafana, and VM-based GPU instances with planned fractional GPU sharing via HAMI.
• VMware Replacement Solution package for migrating virtual machines from VMware vSphere to a modern Kubernetes-native platform without vendor lock-in or per-socket VMware licensing fees, enabling IT teams to consolidate VM and container management onto a single control plane via KubeVirt.
• Sovereign Cloud Fully managed cloud deployment on customer premises with data residency guarantees, per-tenant VPC isolation via Kube-OVN, Keycloak-based SSO, RBAC, namespace isolation, OpenBao encryption, audit logging, and compliance-ready architecture for GDPR, ISO 27001, EU AI Act, and EU Data Act.
• Neocloud Partner solution package for cloud entrepreneurs to launch independent cloud or GPU-as-a-Service businesses with 80/20 revenue share, full white-label branding (branded portal, invoices, support), Stripe or WHMCS billing integration, and 14-day onboarding to a complete Kube-DC-powered cloud business.
• For Cloud Providers White-label AI and GPU cloud platform partner program for existing MSPs and hosting companies, featuring 100% platform invisibility to end customers, full Stripe or WHMCS billing integration, branded customer portal, and 80/20 revenue share for monetizing bare-metal infrastructure as an AI and GPU cloud service.
• Development Platform Self-service cloud solution for engineering organizations providing VMs, managed Kubernetes clusters, databases (PostgreSQL, MariaDB), and block plus S3-compatible storage on private infrastructure with a developer experience comparable to hyperscalers and Namespace-as-a-Service for isolated Kubernetes namespaces per team.
• Kube-DC.cloud Managed Service Managed service offering the same Kube-DC platform on shared EU infrastructure for developers and small teams who want to try the platform without installing on-premises; users sign up and spin up VMs, Kubernetes clusters, and managed PostgreSQL or MariaDB databases with no installation required.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% cost reduction compared to hyperscalers
• +4 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability6 records

Feature14 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• KubeVirt (CNCF)coreTechnology or IntegrationKube-DC is an official KubeVirt vendor. The platform is built entirely on KubeVirt for VM workload capabilities, enabling VMs to run as native Kubernetes objects. KubeVirt is a CNCF project that extends Kubernetes with VM workload support.
• CNCF Open Source ProjectscoreTechnology or IntegrationKube-DC is built on CNCF-graduated and CNCF-incubating projects including KubeVirt, Cluster API, Kamaji, Kube-OVN, Cilium, Rook/Ceph, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Helm, and Kyverno. These form the foundational technology stack.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationNative Stripe billing integration for automatic invoicing, payment processing, and subscription management. Per-resource metering for VMs, clusters, storage, and databases.
• WHMCScoreTechnology or IntegrationFull WHMCS module integration for hosting providers enabling automated provisioning, suspension, and termination. Customer portal integration with SSO for existing WHMCS users.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Platform9: Platform9 provides managed Kubernetes and private-cloud-as-a-service for on-prem and edge environments. It competes for the same enterprise and service-provider buyers seeking cloud-like control planes on their own infrastructure.
• Mirantis: Mirantis delivers Kubernetes- and KubeVirt-based private cloud platforms combining VMs and containers, the same architectural premise as Kube-DC. It targets enterprise and telco buyers with multi-tenant cloud platforms built on upstream CNCF projects, making it the closest analogue in the market.
• SUSE (Rancher + Harvester): SUSE's Rancher manages Kubernetes at scale and Harvester is a KubeVirt-based HCI platform running VMs on Kubernetes — the exact combination Kube-DC offers. Both target enterprises seeking to unify VM and container infrastructure under a single control plane.

Broad incumbents

• Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization: Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization (formerly CNV) runs VMs on Kubernetes inside the broader OpenShift platform. It is the most established incumbent in the Kubernetes-for-VMs category, targeting the same VMware-replacement and enterprise-private-cloud buyers as Kube-DC.
• Nutanix: Nutanix provides hyperconverged infrastructure that runs both VMs and Kubernetes workloads (via Nutanix Kubernetes Platform). It competes for the same VMware-replacement and private-cloud buyers, with a stronger enterprise footprint but less Kubernetes-native architecture than Kube-DC.
• VMware vSphere / Tanzu: VMware is the incumbent against which Kube-DC positions its VMware Replacement solution. Tanzu extends vSphere into Kubernetes, meaning VMware covers both the legacy VM estate and the Kubernetes-native direction Kube-DC pursues.

Others

• OpenStack: OpenStack is the incumbent open-source private-cloud platform. While not Kubernetes-native, it competes for the same sovereign-cloud and on-prem virtualization buyers Kube-DC addresses via its VMware-replacement and sovereign-cloud solutions.

Regional players

• Stackscale (Grupo Aire): Stackscale is a European sovereign-cloud provider with strong presence in Spain and the EU. It competes with Kube-DC in the sovereign-cloud and European data-residency segments, particularly where customers prefer a fully managed cloud rather than self-deployed software.

Emerging players

• Kubermatic: Kubermatic builds Kubernetes automation, multi-cluster management, and virtual-kubelet-based edge extensions. It targets service providers and enterprises running Kubernetes at scale, overlapping with Kube-DC's managed-Kubernetes and federation roadmap.
• Spectro Cloud: Spectro Cloud delivers Kubernetes management with deep customization and edge/IoT orientation. Its Palette platform addresses the same enterprise multi-cluster Kubernetes + VM convergence use case, with more advanced edge features.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kube-dc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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