Pricing
Pricing and editions
Kyvernon is a commercial product with a free tier. One host with up to 10 running virtual machines and local storage needs no licence. More virtual machines, clusters and remote storage need a licence. Prices are available on request.
Licence enforcement and the free tier are not built yet. Both open with general availability. This page describes the planned model.
Editions
| Item | Free tier Planned | Licensed Planned |
|---|---|---|
| Hosts | 1 | More than 1 |
| Virtual machines | Up to 10 running at the same time | More than 10 running at the same time |
| Storage | Local storage on the host | Local and remote storage: NFS, iSCSI, Ceph |
| Clusters, high availability, live migration between hosts | Not included | Included |
| Documentation | Product documentation | Product documentation |
| Support | None, no support SLA | Support tiers, on request |
| Price | No charge | On request |
The free tier is meant for home testers and small labs that run Kyvernon on their own hardware. Only running virtual machines count towards the limit. Powered-off virtual machines and templates do not count. Ten running virtual machines leave room for many containers and services inside them.
Features by edition
The feature set of a single host is the same in both editions. The edition sets the limits listed above. Features marked planned are not available in the current development builds.
| Feature | Free tier | Licensed |
|---|---|---|
| Kyvernon VMM hypervisor with UEFI, Secure Boot and virtual TPM 2.0 | Included | Included |
| Web console, native API and CLI | Included | Included |
| Graphical console in the browser with single-use tickets | Included | Included |
| vSphere API compatibility for the verified tools | Included | Included |
| Snapshots, linked and full clones | Included | Included |
| Cloud-init guest customisation | Included | Included |
| OVF and OVA import and export | Included | Included |
| Backup export with change tracking | Included | Included |
| Role-based access control, audit log, two-step verification | Included | Included |
| Performance charts for hosts, virtual machines and datastores | Included | Included |
| Local storage pools | Included | Included |
| More than 10 running virtual machines | Not included | Included |
| More than one host, clusters Planned | Not included | Included |
| High availability Planned | Not included | Included |
| Live migration between hosts Planned | Not included | Included |
| Remote storage: NFS, iSCSI Planned | Not included | Included |
| Ceph storage Planned | Not included | Included |
| Support tiers | Not included | On request |
Support tiers
Support is sold in tiers. Tier names, contents and prices are not defined yet and are available on request. The tiers differ in these dimensions.
| Dimension | Description |
|---|---|
| Coverage | Business hours or extended hours |
| Response targets | Agreed per contract |
| Migration assistance | Help with importing existing virtual machines and moving tooling to Kyvernon |
Licence terms
- A licence is a file signed by GoTrust and installed on the host. Licence files are designed to work offline, so air-gapped sites need no connection to the vendor Planned
- Edition limits apply to the number of running virtual machines, the number of hosts and the use of remote storage
- Licence terms and end-user terms are not published yet
Home lab use
One host, up to 10 running virtual machines and local storage are included without a licence. The free tier opens with general availability Planned.
Containers inside virtual machines
A virtual machine is a normal guest with its own kernel. Container runtimes and the services in them run inside it. The limit counts running virtual machines, not containers or services.
Behaviour above the free limit
Only running virtual machines count. While 10 virtual machines are running without a licence, an 11th cannot be powered on. Virtual machines that are already running keep running, and no data is touched. Creating, cloning and snapshotting virtual machines and keeping powered-off virtual machines and templates are not restricted. After a licence file is installed, the virtual machine can be powered on Planned.
Offline licence files
Licence files are designed to be verified on the host without a connection to the vendor, so air-gapped sites need no connection. This is design intent and is not built yet Planned.
Price
Prices are available on request. Contact sales at sales@kyvernon.com.
Source code
Kyvernon is closed-source software. Third-party components and their licences are listed in the software bill of materials that ships with every release.
Early access
The early access programme runs before general availability. See the programme details or write to early-access@kyvernon.com.