About Klutch
Klutch is an open-source project designed to simplify database and data service orchestration in Kubernetes. Whether you're managing applications on-premises, in the cloud, or across multiple environments, Klutch provides a unified, Kubernetes-native way to deploy, scale, and govern databases with ease.
Created by platform engineers and DevOps professionals at anynines, Klutch was built to bridge the gap between application developers and platform teams—enabling self-service database provisioning while maintaining centralized control and automation.
Our mission
We believe managing databases and other data services in large-scale Kubernetes application clusters should be effortless, scalable, and developer-friendly. Klutch provides an open and flexible orchestration layer that enables organizations to integrate any database backend, maintain full lifecycle automation, and ensure governance without adding complexity.
Our goal is to create a community-driven solution that fosters collaboration and empowers teams to build, operate, and scale their applications without worrying about infrastructure management.
What Klutch offers
Databases that feel local—wherever they run
Developers can provision and manage databases as if they were local to their clusters—even if they actually reside in a separate network, VM, pod, or cloud service.
Kubernetes-native self-service for databases and data services
Define databases with simple YAML configurations, deploy them through Kubernetes-native APIs, and integrate seamlessly into existing workflows.
Automation and governance at scale
Klutch separates data service management from application clusters, ensuring platform teams can operate databases efficiently while developers focus on building applications.
Works across any infrastructure
Whether running on VMs, containers, or multi-cloud environments, Klutch provides a single control plane to unify and standardize database operations across your organization.
Flexibility for both legacy and modern workloads
Many organizations still rely on VM-based workloads for stability and resource isolation. Klutch bridges the gap between traditional and cloud-native approaches, making it easy to integrate both.
Open-source & community-driven
Klutch is built by the community, for the community. We believe in open collaboration, transparency, and continuous innovation. Whether you're a developer, platform engineer, or Kubernetes enthusiast, your contributions—whether code, feedback, documentation, or advocacy—help shape the future of Klutch.
Join in!
Be part of our growing community and help shape the future of Kubernetes data service management. Check out our GitHub repository to contribute and join in on the discussions. Create the next generation of database orchestration for Kubernetes platforms with us!