ValkenFree to use. Pro for the work.
Basic is pay-what-you-want, including nothing: the map, the Topology and Traffic lenses, and the agent. Pro is for running clusters at work: the Security lens with its fix plans, and more than one cluster at a time. Organisations with €20,000 or more in annual revenue need Pro for work use.
Valken Basic
- Topology and Traffic lenses
- Logs, describe and YAML with drift
- Any number of contexts, one open at a time
- Agent questions and MCP server, read-only
- Personal use, and work under €20k revenue
Valken PRO
- Everything in Basic
- Security lens: scans, risk scores, exposure paths
- Fix plans for every finding
- Several clusters open, with a fleet overview
- Work use at any company size
- Agent change proposals, applied on approval
- Offline license and invoices
| Feature | Basic | PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Map | ||
| Topology map: districts, drill-down, layouts | Included | Included |
| Trace a route from the internet to its pods | Included | Included |
| Search with :kind and @namespace | Included | Across every open cluster |
| Keyboard list view of any resource, CRDs included | Included | Included |
| Logs, describe and YAML with drift | Included | Plus YAML diff across clusters |
| Traffic | ||
| rps, p95 and 5xx per route, live and the last hour | Included | Included |
| In-cluster service through Valken Sentinel | Not included | COMING SOON |
| Export traffic data | Not included | COMING SOON |
| Longer history | Not included | COMING SOON |
| Security (Valken Sentinel) | ||
| Scans, findings and explained risk scores | Not included | Included |
| Exposure paths and unscanned markers | Not included | Included |
| Fix plans: securityContext, NetworkPolicy, secrets out of images | Not included | Included |
| Reports and exports: CSV, SBOM, PDF | Not included | COMING SOON |
| New since the last scan | Not included | Included |
| Background scans of every cluster | Not included | Included |
| In-cluster service through Valken Sentinel | Not included | COMING SOON |
| Offline vulnerability data import for air-gapped sites | Not included | Included |
| Clusters | ||
| Contexts | Any number | Any number |
| Open at once | One | Up to 4 |
| Fleet overview | Not included | Included |
| Agent and MCP | ||
| Ask about your cluster with your own model | Included | Included |
| Read-only MCP server | Included | Included |
| Change proposals with blast radius, applied on approval | Not included | Included |
| Audit log of agent actions | Not included | Included |
| Collaboration | ||
| Team-synced layouts, pins and saved views | Not included | COMING SOON |
| Roles and permissions (RBAC) for clusters and agent actions | Not included | COMING SOON |
| Seat management: add, remove and reassign people | Not included | COMING SOON |
| Organisation sign-in (SSO) | Not included | COMING SOON |
| License | ||
| Personal use, education and open source | Included | Included |
| Work use, organisation revenue under €20,000 | Included | Included |
| Work use, organisation revenue €20,000 or more | Not included | Included |
| Offline license | Not included | Included |
| Invoices | Not included | Included |
Revenue is the organisation's annual revenue, with its affiliates, or the equivalent in another currency. Contractors go by their client's revenue. See the Terms of Service, section 3.
Questions
Does any of my cluster data get sent to you?
No. Valken runs on your computer and talks to your cluster directly. Names, images, logs and kubeconfigs never leave your machine. Usage data is off unless you turn it on.
Why pay what you want?
Because we'd rather you use Valken than not. Basic is the same app whatever you pay, including nothing. If it saves you an hour, a few euro helps keep it going. Paying for Basic doesn't cover work use at organisations above €20,000 in revenue; that needs Pro.
Can I use Basic at work?
Yes, if your organisation's annual revenue is under €20,000, or the equivalent in another currency. Above that, each person using Valken for work needs Pro. Personal projects, education and open source are always free. The details are in the Terms of Service.
Do I need an account?
No. Download and use Valken Basic without one. An account is only for Pro: sign in with Google, GitHub or Microsoft to subscribe and to get your invoices.
Which clusters work? EKS, GKE, AKS, k3s?
Yes, and kind too. Valken talks to the Kubernetes API with the kubeconfig you already have, so any cluster you can reach with kubectl works, managed or local.