Multi-Cloud Kubernetes Cost Estimation
Our calculator accounts for all Kubernetes cost components across any cloud or on-premise environment.
Multi-Cloud Support
Calculate Kubernetes costs across AWS, Azure, GCP, or on-premise environments.
Resource Estimation
Estimate costs based on CPU, memory, and GPU requirements for your workloads.
Storage Costs
Include persistent volumes, CSI drivers, and backup storage in calculations.
Network Costs
Account for ingress controllers, service mesh, and cross-cluster traffic.
Cost Allocation
Break down costs by namespace, label, or team for chargeback.
Provider Comparison
Compare the same workload costs across different cloud providers.
Multi-Cloud Pricing Comparison
Compare the same workload costs across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Microservices Platform
50 pods, 100 CPU cores, 200GB RAM, 1TB storage
Data Processing Pipeline
20 pods, 200 CPU cores, 500GB RAM, 5TB storage
ML Training Cluster
10 pods, 4 GPUs, 400GB RAM, 10TB storage
Kubernetes Cost Components
Understanding what contributes to your Kubernetes costs helps optimize spending.
Control Plane
AWS/Azure: ~$72/month per cluster. GCP Standard: $72/month, Autopilot: Free.
Worker Nodes
Biggest cost driver. Varies by instance type, cloud provider, and region.
Persistent Storage
CSI-provisioned volumes. Costs vary by performance tier and cloud.
Networking
Load balancers, ingress, service mesh, and data transfer costs.
Observability
Logging, metrics, and tracing tools can add 10-20% to cluster costs.
Idle Resources
Over-provisioned clusters waste 30-50% of compute resources on average.
Kubernetes Cost Optimization Strategies
Proven strategies to reduce your Kubernetes costs by up to 60%.
Right-size Pods
Set accurate resource requests and limits. Use VPA for automatic recommendations.
Cluster Autoscaler
Scale nodes based on actual demand. Remove idle nodes automatically.
Spot/Preemptible Nodes
Use discounted nodes for fault-tolerant workloads.
Namespace Quotas
Set resource quotas per namespace to prevent resource sprawl.
Pod Priority & Preemption
Ensure critical workloads get resources while optimizing utilization.
Bin Packing
Optimize pod placement to maximize node utilization.
Cloud Provider Feature Comparison
Compare Kubernetes offerings across major cloud providers.
| Feature | AWS EKS | Azure AKS | Google GKE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control Plane Cost | $72/mo | Free | $72/mo* |
| Spot Savings | Up to 90% | Up to 90% | Up to 91% |
| Committed Savings | Up to 72% | Up to 72% | Up to 57% |
| ARM Instance Savings | ~20% | ~20% | ~25% |
| Managed Node Groups | Yes | Yes | Yes (Autopilot) |
| Pod-level Billing | Fargate only | No | Autopilot |
*GKE Autopilot has no control plane fee; charges are per-pod resource usage