Robin.io, a provider of cloud-native application and data solutions serving large organizations such as USAA, Sabre, SAP, Palo Alto Networks and Rakuten Mobile, has unveiled a new complimentary version of its platform alongside a significant enhancement to its core functionality.

Robin.io delivers cloud-native data management features for applications running in containers, providing essential functions like data backup and restoration, snapshot creation, rollback capabilities, and more. This is achieved while maintaining performance comparable to bare-metal systems and compatibility with all leading cloud providers. The solution operates independently of the specific database in use, supporting databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, MariaDB, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, and others.

“Robin Cloud Native Storage is designed to function with any application on any Kubernetes environment and across any cloud infrastructure,” explained Partha Seetala, founder and CEO of Robin. “Providing features for data storage, snapshotting, backup, cloning, migration, and security—all through straightforward commands—Robin Cloud Native Storage gives developers and DevOps teams a remarkably simple yet powerful tool for the rapid deployment and management of their enterprise workloads on Kubernetes.”

The newly introduced free version enables teams to manage up to 5 nodes and 5TB of storage. This offering is available without time limitations, and the company anticipates it will allow businesses to evaluate the service before potentially transitioning to its paid enterprise tiers.

Regarding those enterprise tiers, the company also announced a shift to a consumption-based pricing model, beginning at $0.42 per node-hour (with annual subscription options also available). The enterprise plan provides round-the-clock support and removes limitations on the number of nodes or storage volume.

Recent additions to Robin’s core storage service include data management support for Helm Charts (utilizing Helm, the Kubernetes package manager), the option to designate specific data locations (primarily to optimize proximity to computing resources), and affinity policies designed to guarantee availability for stateful applications dependent on distributed databases and data platforms.