OpenCost Product Comparison

OpenCostKubecost FreeKubecost Enterprise

Description

Open-source tool for monitoring cost, resource allocation, and utilization data in Kubernetes

Always-free, includes functionality of OpenCost plus better scaling and savings options

Includes all features of Kubecost Free, plus: access control with SSO/SAML, custom pricing, advanced integrations, long-term data storage, and expert technical support

Best for

Small clusters, simple command-line reporting needs

Larger clusters with limited scale needs, including ETL and dashboards

For larger teams and companies with more larger-scale or complex infrastructure, and those who need cross-cluster aggregation, increased data retention (or data egress to third-party BI tooling), customized security policies, and/or hands-on implementation

Price

Free

Free

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Clusters supported

Unlimited (no unified view; best for smaller clusters)

Unlimited (no unified view; best for smaller clusters)

Unified multi-cluster view

Number of nodes

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Deployment

Deployed as a pod. Prometheus and kube-state-metrics dependencies need to be managed separately.

Deployed using Helm. Bundled with Prometheus and Grafana dependencies.

Deployed using Helm. Bundled with Prometheus and Grafana dependencies.

Metric retention

Limited by Prometheus environment

15 days

Unlimited* *Long term storage supported via Thanos. Only the primary cluster pulls in metrics. Thanos side car helps scale down secondary clusters to use less resources.

Support

Built and supported by community users. Interact with our vibrant community to quickly and easily learn, build, and deploy OpenCost for Kubernetes cost monitoring!

Ticket-based support dedicated to resolving issues quickly and efficiently. Available 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM EST

Ticket-based support dedicated to resolving issues quickly and efficiently. Available 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM EST

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