SUSE Rancher Prime
One open platform to manage Kubernetes and AI infrastructure across data center, cloud and edge. Built on Rancher, with SUSE support and security.
The Rancher you trust, ready to power production and AI
SUSE Rancher Prime turns open source Rancher into an enterprise platform for hybrid environments. Build, run, secure and scale Kubernetes and AI workloads from one console. No more upgrading for every CVE. Backported fixes, audit-ready evidence and 24/7 SUSE support come standard.
1
Consistent multi-cluster management
The manager of managers. Provision and manage any CNCF-certified Kubernetes distribution across core, cloud and edge from a single console.
2
AI Agent Crew, not chatbots
AI operations you approve. Specialist agents work across your clusters and VMs on the model you choose. Nothing runs until a human approves it.
3
Open infrastructure for AI and VMs
Run containers and GPU workloads on hardware you already have and add SUSE Virtualization to manage VMs from the same console.
4
Secure and audit-ready
Get backported security fixes, signed artifacts with SBOMs and hardened images with SLSA Level 3 provenance, all backed by SUSE.
Start with Rancher Community. Upgrade in place when customers and production depend on it.
Rancher
Community edition
- Completely open source
- Multi-cluster Kubernetes management
- Community support
SUSE Rancher Prime
The SUSE enterprise platform
-
AI Agent Crew & AI Observability
-
Patch without upgrading
-
24/7 SLA-backed support
-
Virtual Clusters multi-tenancy
-
Multiple identity providers
SUSE Rancher Suite
Complete enterprise package
-
Trusted Application Collection
-
Advanced AI Security
-
Modern Virtualization and Storage
-
NVIDIA MIG GPU sharing
-
5 year Kubernetes support available
SUSE recognized as Leader by Gartner®
SUSE named a Leader in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ in container
management.
Comprehensive full-stack capabilities
Add virtualization, storage, security and observability to SUSE Rancher Prime and manage them all from the same console. Every component is open source and supported by SUSE.
SUSE Virtualization
Run VMs and containers on one platform, managed from the same console as your clusters. Leave VMware with three supported migration paths and put the freed capacity to work on AI. AI agents can now manage VMs too.
SUSE Storage
Highly available storage for containers and VMs on servers you own. The v2 data engine is up to 10x faster for AI. Based on the world renowned Longhorn.
SUSE Security
Zero Trust security for containers, 100% open source with dedicated AI agent. Attackers now use AI to move faster. The new SUSE Security Vulnerability Scanner ranks what they actually exploit, so your team fixes that first.
SUSE Observability
AI Observability for VMs and containers. AI-native, eBPF-powered and OpenTelemetry-native, with AI that finds the root cause so your team fixes problems faster. Self-managed or SUSE-hosted.
SUSE Application Collection
Curated Apps and container images built, signed and kept current by SUSE. Secure the Supply Chain with SBOMs and SLSA Level 3 provenance.
SUSE Rancher Developer Access
Trusted apps, container images and 1000+ Python libraries for AI from SUSE Application Collection, right from Rancher Desktop.
FAQ
What is SUSE Rancher Prime?
SUSE Rancher Prime is an open platform for managing Kubernetes and AI infrastructure from one console, across data center, cloud, edge and air-gapped sites. It's built on the same open source foundation as Rancher (Community edition), with 24/7 SLA-backed SUSE support, backported security fixes, a trusted software supply chain and an AI Agent Crew that helps your team run the platform.
What Kubernetes distributions does SUSE Rancher Prime support?
SUSE Rancher Prime manages any CNCF-certified Kubernetes distribution. That includes SUSE's own RKE2 and K3s, managed services like Amazon EKS, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), and clusters you import from other distributions. RKE2 is built for security-focused and regulated environments, and K3s is a lightweight distribution for the edge. Both offer long-term support of up to 5 years. Running on AWS? See SUSE Rancher for AWS.
What are the key benefits of SUSE Rancher Prime?
SUSE Rancher Prime gives you centralized management, with one console to run Kubernetes across your whole estate and SUSE accountable for it. You get 24/7 SLA-backed support, backported security fixes so a CVE doesn't force an upgrade, and signed artifacts and SBOMs that give auditors evidence on demand. The AI Agent Crew takes on routine operations, and nothing runs until a person approves it. It's 100% open source, so there's no lock-in.
Can SUSE Rancher Prime manage Kubernetes across hybrid cloud environments?
Yes. SUSE Rancher Prime manages clusters in your data center, across public clouds, at the edge and in fully air-gapped sites from one console. Access, security policies and upgrades stay consistent everywhere. It can be self-hosted, so your data and operations stay under your control, which matters for regulated and sovereign environments.
How does SUSE Rancher Prime differ from open source Rancher?
Both share the same open source foundation. The difference is who stands behind it. With Rancher (Community edition), your team owns support, patching, provenance and image maintenance. SUSE Rancher Prime puts SUSE behind all four and adds capabilities like the AI Agent Crew for AI-assisted operations and troubleshooting. Moving is an in-place upgrade with no re-platforming, and SUSE Rancher Prime Readiness Services gives you a step-by-step plan.