Managed OpenShift Pricing

The pricing information below outlines indicative pricing in CHF per Worker vCPU for a 30-day period (hourly billing).

Rates are determined by the desired Service Level, the feature set of your chosen OpenShift edition and the operational maturity, support integration, and scalability of your preferred Cloud Service Provider.

Red Hat OpenShift Editions

We offer the three main OpenShift editions to suit different workloads:

  • OpenShift Container Platform Plus - Premium, enterprise grade platform

  • OpenShift Container Platform - Standard production workloads

  • OpenShift Kubernetes Engine - Lightweight container orchestration

OpenShift Container Platform Plus (OCP+)

Hosting Option Best Effort (vCPU/30 days) Guaranteed Availability (vCPU/30 days)

Strategic Partner CSP

CHF 145

CHF 219

Certified CSP

CHF 148

CHF 226

Preferred CSP

CHF 149

CHF 230

Supported CSP

CHF 151

CHF 236

Standard CSP

CHF 153

CHF 240

Extended Effort CSP

CHF 155

CHF 247

On-Premise Infrastructure

CHF 178

CHF 309

OpenShift Container Platform (OCP)

Hosting Option Best Effort (vCPU/30 days) Guaranteed Availability (vCPU/30 days)

Strategic Partner CSP

CHF 59

CHF 97

Certified CSP

CHF 60

CHF 100

Preferred CSP

CHF 61

CHF 102

Supported CSP

CHF 62

CHF 105

Standard CSP

CHF 63

CHF 107

Extended Effort CSP

CHF 64

CHF 111

On-Premise Infrastructure

CHF 76

CHF 142

OpenShift Kubernetes Engine (OKE)

Hosting Option Best Effort (vCPU/30 days) Guaranteed Availability (vCPU/30 days)

Strategic Partner CSP

CHF 43

CHF 73

Certified CSP

CHF 44

CHF 76

Preferred CSP

CHF 44

CHF 78

Supported CSP

CHF 45

CHF 80

Standard CSP

CHF 46

CHF 82

Extended Effort CSP

CHF 47

CHF 85

On-Premise Infrastructure

CHF 56

CHF 110

How We Evaluate Cloud Providers

To ensure consistent performance and reliable operations, we assess each Cloud Service Provider (CSP) using our grading framework. This evaluation considers technical integration, operational maturity, and support readiness. Your chosen CSP influences the pricing of our Managed OpenShift services due to differences in maintenance effort and scalability.

CSP Grading Scale

* Strategic Partner CSP
Fully certified and deeply integrated with VSHN and Red Hat. Recommended for production workloads requiring the highest reliability and cost efficiency.

* Certified CSP
Red Hat Certified CSPs with established support models and mature integration.

* Preferred CSP
Operationally proven providers offering strong compatibility and predictable maintenance.

* Supported CSP
Providers with stable foundations and minor considerations for operational readiness.

* Standard CSP
Providers supported as-is without additional integration work.

* Extended Effort CSP
Providers requiring additional ongoing maintenance and operational effort.

* On-Premise Infrastructure
Deployments on customer-managed infrastructure (e.g., vSphere), involving significant setup and lifecycle management overhead.

Current CSP Assessments

We work with a broad range of Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) to deliver Managed OpenShift wherever you need it. Each provider is evaluated based on operational maturity, integration readiness, and support alignment. This evaluation is iterative and will evolve as we continue to align roadmaps and deepen technical collaboration.

Our platform also fully supports deployments on major hyperscalers, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. We value working closely with regional providers to help customers meet data sovereignty and compliance requirements while maintaining operational excellence.

Cloud Service Provider Current Grade Notes

Cloudscale

Certified CSP

Cloudscale offers Swiss-based cloud servers with two cloud locations in Switzerland, establishing a clear legal situation for your data and critical applications. As a reliable cloud partner focused on trust, Cloudscale provides Infrastructure-as-a-Service Cloud infrastructure designed for demanding projects. For our long-standing collaboration, Cloudscale is a tightly integrated partner that excels in rapid VM provisioning and user experience.

Exoscale

Certified CSP

Exoscale offers solid European cloud hosting with data centers across Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, and Switzerland, making it an ideal partner for projects requiring strict data privacy laws and GDPR compliance, as workloads are guaranteed to remain in their country of origin. For our long-standing collaboration, Exoscale is a tightly integrated partner, providing high-performance cloud servers to reliably support your demanding workloads.

Xelon

Preferred CSP

Xelon provides highly available and flexible ISO-certified Swiss Cloud-Infrastructure from geo-redundant Swiss data centers, enabling IT projects to meet highest data protection and compliance standards. Their services, including Public/Private Cloud options, help reduce costs and risks in infrastructure operations, providing a compelling Swiss cloud alternative focused on data sovereignty.

StackIT

Supported CSP

STACKIT is the German Cloud for businesses, operating with data centers exclusively in Germany and Austria that adhere to the highest European security standards and DSGVO-compliance. They ensure your data remains fully controlled within Germany and champion a vision of a digital, leading, and independent Europe, providing services for robust and scalable container workloads.

IONOS

Extended Effort CSP

IONOS provides a sovereign German Cloud solution with services developed and operated in Germany, ensuring maximum security and DSGVO-compliant data protection with over 30 years of experience. They offer a range of powerful solutions built to empower your online presence while maintaining data sovereignty in Europe.

AWS / Azure / Google Cloud

Certified CSP

Supported hyperscalers for global and hybrid deployments.

CSP grading is an evolving process. As we work with providers to align roadmaps and deepen technical integration, grades may be adjusted over time. If your preferred provider is not listed or falls outside these categories, we are happy to assess it individually. Pricing for such configurations is determined on a case-by-case basis.

Cilium Advanced Features

When using Cilium advanced feature sets, the following costs per Worker-vCPU are added:

Feature Set Best Effort Guaranteed Availability

Networking and Observability

CHF 5.00

CHF 12.00

Tetragon

CHF 12.00

CHF 30.00

Per Worker-vCPU per 30 days, billed by the hour. Please note that the same Service Level applies like the underlying cluster.

For more details, see Isovalent Networking for Kubernetes.

Airlock Microgateway

Pricing available upon request.

For more details, see Ergon Airlock Microgateway.

Notes

Price for calculation

The price per hour is used for calculation. To get the price per hour, divide the list price which is listed per 30 days by 720.

Rounding

The hour-by-hour costs are summed up by month, then rounded to two decimal places for invoicing.

Included in the price
Not included in the price
  • Compute resources

  • Installation customization (Deviation from standard setup)

Contract Length

There is no minimum contract length requested.

Setup Fee

The cluster installation is billed by the hour. In our experience, a standard cluster installation takes around 8 hours.

Validity

These prices are valid starting 2025-07-01 until further notice.

VAT

All prices are excl. VAT.

Days/Hours/Minutes Conversion

30 days are 720 hours or 43'200 minutes.

Duration

Duration is calculated from the time the vCPU is available until the vCPU is gone, rounded up to the nearest hour.

Cloud Service Provider price calculators

Many of the cloud providers provide a helping hand to calculate the resource prices:

Work-Hour Pricing

Price per work hour: CHF 250.00.

Prepaid Hour Packages

Hour packages bring the advantage of discounted volume prices. These packages expire after one year from the date of purchase. Worked hours are deducted from the account balance and reported once a month.

Hours Price / Hour Total

40

CHF 240.00

CHF 9'600.00

80

CHF 230.00

CHF 18'400.00

120

CHF 220.00

CHF 26'400.00

240

CHF 210.00

CHF 50'400.00

Hour packages must be used within one year of the contract signing. You will receive a monthly report of hourly packages used. If an hourly package is used, it will be billed at the normal rate, and a new package can be ordered at any time.

FAQ

What is a Worker-vCPU?

Nodes which are running customer’s workload are called worker nodes. vCPUs which are attached to these worker nodes are Worker-vCPUs.