Common AKS Cost Challenges We Solve
Most teams waste 40-60% of their AKS budget. Here's how we fix it.
Problem: Paying for idle node pool capacity
Solution: Right-size node pools based on actual utilization
Problem: Missing Azure Spot VM savings
Solution: Automated Spot adoption with graceful eviction handling
Problem: Overprovisioned pod resources
Solution: AI-driven resource recommendations based on usage data
Problem: No visibility into team costs
Solution: Namespace-level cost allocation with Azure billing integration
How AKS Cost Optimization Works
Deploy to AKS
Install our lightweight agent via Helm chart. Integrates with Azure Cost Management and Monitor for complete visibility.
Analyze Workloads
AI analyzes pod resource usage, node pool utilization, and identifies Spot-eligible workloads across your AKS clusters.
Implement Savings
Apply right-sizing recommendations, migrate to Spot VMs, and optimize Reserved Instance coverage with one-click actions.
AKS-Specific Cost Optimization Features
Purpose-built features for Azure Kubernetes Service cost management.
Node Pool Right-Sizing
Identify overprovisioned Azure VMs in your AKS node pools. Get recommendations for optimal VM SKUs based on actual workload demands.
Azure Spot VM Automation
Safely migrate stateless workloads to Azure Spot VMs with automatic eviction handling. Save up to 90% on compute costs.
Pod Resource Optimization
Analyze CPU and memory requests/limits for every pod. Eliminate waste from overprovisioned containers while maintaining performance.
Azure Cost Management Integration
Direct integration with Azure Cost Management. Track costs by namespace, resource group, or subscription with accurate billing data.
Reserved Instance Analysis
Get recommendations for Azure Reserved VMs based on your AKS baseline usage. Maximize reserved capacity savings up to 72%.
Cluster Autoscaler Optimization
Fine-tune AKS cluster autoscaler settings for cost-efficient scaling. Balance performance with cost optimization.
Deep Azure Integration
Native integration with Azure services for complete AKS cost visibility.
Azure Cost Management
Direct billing integration for accurate cost tracking
Azure Monitor
Pull metrics for comprehensive resource analysis
Cluster Autoscaler
Optimize autoscaling for balanced cost/performance
Azure Reservations
Analyze and recommend optimal Reserved VM coverage
Managed Disks
Identify idle and overprovisioned persistent volumes
Virtual Node
Cost analysis for ACI-backed virtual nodes
"Our AKS clusters were running on D4s_v3 VMs with low utilization. DeepCost recommended switching to D2s_v3 for most workloads and using Spot VMs for our batch processing jobs. Combined with Reserved Instance coverage, we reduced our monthly Azure bill from $32K to $13K."