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Qovery vs. Rancher: Beyond just cluster management

Stop managing Kubernetes the hard way. Move beyond basic cluster oversight to a fully automated Kubernetes lifecycle with lower overhead and zero “manager” maintenance.

Qovery vs. SUSE Rancher

Rancher is built for the infrastructure admin. Qovery is built for the team that needs to ship software. Stop just managing your clusters and start automating your delivery.

qovery
Rancher
Core focus
Application Operations: Built to deploy and manage the full software lifecycle.
Infrastructure Admin: Built to manage and view fleets of cluster nodes.
Infrastructure
Agnostic Layer: Sits on top of any K8s (EKS, GKE, Managed) to add a high-level orchestration layer.
Distribution Centric: Often focuses on managing its own K8s distributions (RKE/K3s) across various hosts.
Migration effort
Minimal: Connects to your existing clusters in minutes. No need to migrate workloads or change distributions.
High: Often involves deploying new clusters using Rancher’s engine and re-importing/configuring existing ones.
Developer experience
True Self-Service: Developers can spin up environments with set guardrails.
Admin-Centric: Focuses on the "Cluster Admin" persona and manual configuration.
Day‑2 operations
Automated lifecycle, cost control, and resource optimization.
Manual cluster maintenance, etcd management, and scaling.
Vendor lock-in
Low: Kubernetes-first; easy to move between clouds.
High: Tight coupling to the Red Hat commercial model.
Security & compliance
Proactive Guardrails: Enforces "Golden Paths" and automated compliance at the app level to prevent misconfigurations.
Reactive Hardening: Focuses on infrastructure-level security, CIS benchmarks, and cluster policy monitoring.
Ideal for
Software Teams who want to ship fast without infra toil.
IT Admins who need to manage infrastructure plumbing.
Andrea Morone

Jean-Baptiste

Infrastructure Lead @Alan
"The core promise of Qovery for me is to be able to delegate the 'tinkering.' I tell it what I want to do, and it gets done automatically... We have all the flexibility of Kubernetes while keeping it simple. It's a 100% gain"

4 pillars that makes Qovery the best
Kubernetes management platform

01
Kubernetes first
A platform built 100% around Kubernetes, assuming Kubernetes is the cloud‑native operating system of today and tomorrow.
02
One experience
Qovery standardizes application operations, providing a single, consistent developer experience on any Kubernetes or cloud provider.
03
Secure by design
Centralize RBAC, policies, and runtime controls so every cluster and application meets your security and compliance standards.
04
High ROI
Automate provisioning, upgrades, and deprovisioning to reduce toil, cloud waste, and the cost of building your own platform.

Don't Rebuild. Refine.


Rancher asks you to move your world into their ecosystem. Qovery meets you where you are. By connecting to your existing clusters in minutes, Qovery adds a high-velocity developer experience to the stack you’ve already spent years building. Keep your clusters, keep your cloud, just lose the manual toil.

  • No "Rancher-isms" or Lock-in: Unlike platforms that rely on proprietary distributions or complex CRDs to function, Qovery deploys standard Kubernetes resources. If you ever leave Qovery, your clusters remain standard EKS/GKE/AKS. No proprietary wrappers to unlearn.
  • BYO-Everything: Qovery is an orchestration layer, not a replacement for your tools. Bring your own Helm charts, Dockerfiles, and existing CI/CD. Qovery doesn’t force you into a specific workflow; it adapts to the tech stack you’ve already standardized.
  • Full API/CLI Access: You aren’t tied to a UI. Everything you can do in the Qovery console is available via our API, CLI, or Terraform Provider, allowing you to manage application-level logic as code, just as you manage your infrastructure.
Qovery named highest-rated kubernetes management Platform on G2

Trusted and recognized by the market

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What is Qovery?

Qovery is a cloud platform that simplifies the deployment and management of applications. It allows developers to focus on writing code while automating the infrastructure management process. With Qovery, you can easily deploy your applications to various cloud providers without the need for extensive configuration.

How can I access Qovery

It is possible to access Qovery through different interfaces, such as the CLI, API, Web UI, Terraform provide, or client libraries in Typescript, JavaScript, GO for example.

How does Qovery work?

Qovery works by providing a user-friendly interface that integrates with your existing code repositories. Once you connect your repository, Qovery automatically builds and deploys your application. It manages the underlying infrastructure, scaling, and monitoring, allowing you to concentrate on development.

How to get started with Qovery?

To get started with Qovery, simply sign up for an account on their website. After creating an account, you can connect your code repository and follow the guided setup process to deploy your first application. The platform provides documentation and tutorials to help you along the way.