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Kubernetes cost monitoring and optimization
Kubecost provides real-time cost monitoring and optimization for Kubernetes, breaking down spend by namespace, deployment, service, team, or label so organizations understand who and what is driving their cluster costs. It combines cloud billing data with in-cluster metrics to allocate shared costs accurately, and offers recommendations for right-sizing, spotting waste, and reducing spend across clusters and clouds.
Kubecost is used by platform, DevOps, and FinOps teams that need visibility and accountability for Kubernetes spend, which is otherwise hard to attribute. It supports showback and chargeback, alerts on cost anomalies, and integrates with the major clouds. Now part of IBM, Kubecost remains available in open-source and commercial forms, giving teams a path from basic monitoring to enterprise-scale cost governance.
Pricing Model
FREEMIUM
Starting Price
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Free Options
Free version, Free trial
| Feature | Free | Enterprise Popular |
|---|---|---|
| Cost allocation | — | |
| Single-cluster monitoring | — | |
| Right-sizing insights | — | |
| OpenCost core | — | |
| Community support | — | |
| Multi-cluster and cloud | — | |
| Showback and chargeback | — | |
| Unlimited retention | — | |
| SSO and RBAC | — | |
| Dedicated support | — |
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Compliance Standards
SOC 2 Type II
EnterpriseISO 27001
EnterpriseGDPR Compliant
GlobalHIPAA
HealthcarePCI DSS
FinanceCCPA
PrivacyFedRAMP
GovernmentCSA STAR
CloudDeployment & Data
Data Residency Options
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