We’re proud to share that Kubermatic has been named one of the 9 top vendors in The Forrester Wave™: Multicloud Container Platforms, Q3 2025 report.
The Forrester Wave™ is one of the industry’s most trusted guides for enterprises choosing multicloud container platforms. This report evaluates vendors against 31 criteria, covering their current offering, strategy, and customer feedback. With this recognition, we believe Kubermatic joins a select group of providers shaping the future of multicloud container solutions.
“We believe that Kubermatic’s recognition in the Forrester Wave™ reflects our commitment to automation, scalability, and open source,” said Sebastian Scheele, CEO and Co-Founder of Kubermatic. “Our goal has always been to deliver a lean, efficient platform that makes running Kubernetes at scale simple. To us, this acknowledgment confirms that open, focused platforms are key to the future of the Kubernetes ecosystem.”
Julian Hansert, Kubermatic COO and Co-Founder, added that “Multicloud, edge, and AI are reshaping IT, and our focus is to help enterprises thrive in that shift. We see this recognition as proof that our vision resonates with what the industry truly needs.”
We believe Kubermatic was recognized as a Contender because we are gaining strong traction and driving innovation in the multicloud container space.
According to Forrester, “Kubermatic earns respect from Kubernetes-savvy users for its focus on core operations, open-source contributions, and automation.” The report also states that “Kubermatic appeals to cost-conscious IT leaders who value simplicity over platform bloat, especially advanced Kubernetes users”, and that “Kubermatic is a good fit for companies seeking a highly automated and scalable infrastructure on which to base a bigger platform”.
Forrester further notes Kubermatic’s open-source contributions, above-par control plane configuration, and automation across major U.S. cloud providers, on-premises environments, and disconnected edge deployments. Additionally, the report noted Kubermatic’s early launch of K8sGPT, our AI-powered Kubernetes operator, which came “ahead of much larger players.”
The Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform (KKP) is designed for teams who already know Kubernetes, and want to run it their way. Kubermatic focuses on automation, scalability, and simplicity without adding unnecessary overhead. Renowned enterprises such as Lufthansa, Bosch, Siemens, Cube Bikes, Allianz, and T-Systems rely on Kubermatic to lead their cloud-native journey.
Looking Ahead
Being recognized in the Forrester Wave™ is a significant milestone, and one we’re proud of. It reinforces our belief that lean, open, and focused platforms have a vital role to play in the evolving Kubernetes ecosystem.
We’re grateful to our customers and community who trust us to help them build and scale their platforms, and to Forrester for highlighting our progress.
If you’d like to dive deeper into how vendors were evaluated, you can access the full report below.
Access the full Forrester Wave™: Multicloud Container Platforms, Q3 2025 report
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