Introduction

LakeSail is a managed data-compute platform. You bring your AWS account and your data; LakeSail runs Spark and SQL workloads on top of it, so you don't have to operate the underlying clusters.

What you get

• Managed clusters in your cloud. LakeSail provisions Kubernetes clusters and Karpenter-driven compute inside a network it creates in your AWS account. It uses an assumed IAM role instead of stored access keys.
• Batch jobs. Reusable, versioned SQL or Python jobs that run on a schedule or on demand.
• Interactive sessions. Live Spark Connect endpoints that any compatible client (PySpark, Scala, Go, Rust) can attach to.
• Catalogs. Connections to table metadata through AWS Glue, Iceberg REST, Unity Catalog, OneLake, Hive Metastore, or an in-memory catalog.
• Identity and access control. Members, teams, organization-wide roles, team-scoped roles, SSO, and MFA.
• Notifications. Channel and rule-based delivery to email, Slack, webhooks, PagerDuty, or Rootly for job and session events.
• Usage-based billing. Start with an organization trial, then pay by card through Stripe or through AWS Marketplace.

Built on Sail (open source)

The query engine inside every LakeSail cluster is Sail, our open-source Spark Connect-compatible engine. If you want to run the engine yourself, the docs are at docs.lakesail.com/sail. LakeSail Platform adds cluster lifecycle management, scheduling, identity, billing, and observability on top of Sail.

Where to go next

• New here? Start with the Quickstart. Budget 10 to 15 minutes of hands-on setup, plus 15 to 25 minutes of background provisioning in AWS.
• Want the mental model first? Concepts walks through how organizations, infrastructure, catalogs, and workloads fit together.
• Got a cluster and catalog already? Run your first job saves a query and runs it end-to-end.
• Just looking for the API? Jump to the API Reference.
• Reviewing security? Security & IAM covers what LakeSail can do in your AWS account, the trust model, and the exact IAM policies.
• Managing a trial or subscription? Trial & usage explains metering, Stripe, and AWS Marketplace billing.