OpenCost Product Comparison

	OpenCost	Kubecost Free	Kubecost 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	Contact us
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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