Cozystack
by Cozystack · Kubernetes-based platform for building a cloud on bare metal
42.6 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
Cozystack turns bare metal servers into a platform for spawning Kubernetes clusters, databases-as-a-service, virtual machines, load balancers and HTTP caching services via a native Kubernetes REST API. Packages are YAML files delivered by FluxCD, and installation uses talos-bootstrap over PXE or ISO. A web dashboard sits alongside the API for deploying applications.
- Best for
- Teams with Kubernetes skills building their own cloud or dev environments on bare metal
- Pricing
- No prices are shown; the page describes Cozystack as a free, open-source platform and links to enterprise support without stating terms.
- Runs on
- Self-hosted
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Native Kubernetes REST API for clusters, VMs and databases
- Bare-metal install via PXE or ISO using talos-bootstrap
- Pre-configured dashboards and alerts per service instance
- Packages are YAML delivered by FluxCD, so they can be edited
Trade-offs
- Deliberately does not hide Kubernetes primitives behind a UI
- Extending or integrating assumes Kubernetes and YAML fluency
- Aimed at bare metal servers, so you supply and run the hardware
- No pricing or support terms shown on the captured page
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- API quality
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 80 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 96 out of 100
- Changelog
- 100 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 50 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 0 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 60 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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