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PaaS-like experience with the power of Kubernetes, on your cloud
We make running services on Kubernetes as easy as Heroku, but on your cloud and with all the flexibility and power of Kubernetes. Companies use Skyhook so that they don't have to hire dedicated infrastructure engineers. Although 50-70% of organizations have already adopted Kubernetes, most developers agree that it is too complex and difficult to manage. It is intended to be extremely flexible in order to solve pretty much everyone’s needs, but it can take a ton of work and many auxiliary tools to get there. As companies grow, they spend a lot on DevOps or Platform Engineers that try to reduce the burden on developers by gluing together all the 3p tools via custom internal tools. We are building an “internal developer platform” out of the box, with best practices and golden paths for building and operating services on Kubernetes. We do the research on the latest and greatest tools in the extremely vibrant ecosystem, and automatically integrate for you the tools you want to use. We operate on our customers code and in your Cloud environment, so they never locked in and never restricted, as is common with classic PaaS offerings. If you prefer a fully hosted environment like Heroku, Fly or Vercel, we’ll host a cluster for you and offer you a one-click migration to your own cluster when you want.
Skyhook is a Kubernetes-powered Internal Developer Platform (IDP) that provides a PaaS-like experience to build, deploy, and scale applications with reduced DevOps complexity. It runs on your cloud and offers self-service workflows, preview environments, and GitOps-enabled deployments without lock-in.
Skyhook installs and manages a Kubernetes-based platform on your cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI, on-prem, or any Kubernetes cluster). Developers deploy via CLI, API, or UI, using preview environments, canary deployments, auto-scaling, and integrated monitoring. It provides self-service actions, template-driven environments, and an AI-ready agent that understands your stack and golden paths. The platform supports GitOps-style deployments, connects to standard DevOps tools, and allows you to mix and match tools while maintaining control. It emphasizes no cloud lock-in, rapid start (minutes), and production-ready infrastructural capabilities with observability and security features built-in.
Who it’s for: Mid-market to enterprise organizations and growing startups that use Kubernetes and want an internal developer platform to streamline deployment, previews, and operations without vendor lock-in.
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Experienced Software Engineer and team leader, with a passion for technology, product and strategy. Spent 9 years at Google working on Identity and Authentication, internal Google User Analytics, Notifications infrastructure, and Google Cloud, with multiple roles as TL / Architect. Studied Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering (double degree) at Ben-Gurion University, graduating Summa Cum Laude in both. Served as an Intelligence Analyst in Unit 8200 in the Israeli Army.
We make running services on Kubernetes as easy as Heroku, but on your cloud and with all the flexibility and power of Kubernetes.
Skyhook provides an internal developer platform to simplify deploying and operating services on Kubernetes, offering best practices, automated tool integration, and support for both self-hosted and fully hosted setups. They announce a beta with limited slots, free Kubernetes consultations, and migration support to reduce time from days/weeks to minutes.
From the original launch (Mar 2023) — may be outdated.
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