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IBM Kubecost vs Infracost comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Kubecost
Average Rating
9.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Cost Management (29th)
Infracost
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
AWS Marketplace (89th)
 

Mindshare comparison

IBM Kubecost and Infracost aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. IBM Kubecost is designed for Cloud Cost Management and holds a mindshare of 2.5%, up 0.2% compared to last year.
Infracost, on the other hand, focuses on AWS Marketplace, holds 0.1% mindshare, up 0.1% since last year.
Cloud Cost Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Kubecost2.5%
Cloudability6.7%
IBM Turbonomic6.3%
Other84.5%
Cloud Cost Management
AWS Marketplace Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Infracost0.1%
Stardog Enterprise Knowledge Graph Platform1.0%
CTG Cross-Border VPC Connection (Asia Pacific:HongKong-China:Beijing)0.9%
Other98.0%
AWS Marketplace
 

Featured Reviews

DIRK UYTTERHOEVEN - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Enterprise Architect at DV Consulting
Identifies and eliminates overprovisioning of expensive resources like storage, highly scalable and offers performance
I like the overall product because I can select what monitoring should be enabled and whatnot. In our case, we really focus on performance because it's clear that the price is related to most performance setups. So the more performance, the more expensive. So we look into the performance that the customer needs, and then based upon that feedback from the remote control, we change the parameters. And even the end user will not notice it is not using it, so we just make money without any impact on the end users.
reviewer2796066 - PeerSpot reviewer
Devops Engineer at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Cost insights have guided infrastructure changes while the interface still needs refinement
The best features Infracost offers include the fact that the increase in cost is directly provided by the tool, and I do not have to manually calculate what all costs would increase when adding a service or making a particular change to my Terraform code. The way Infracost calculates and displays the cost impact helps me in my day-to-day work because, as a DevOps engineer, I work extensively with automations and building infrastructure through them. Infracost helps me identify and analyze the cost increase from adding particular infrastructure. Infracost has positively impacted my organization by helping me reduce my infrastructure cost and review expenses, and I am able to remove all unnecessary infrastructure. I was able to save around $500.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The price is reasonable, considering the value it delivers."
"I mostly like the dashboards."
"It offers a detailed examination of your cluster, including the types of instances utilized, allocated CPU and RAM, and resource distribution for specific applications."
"Infracost has positively impacted my organization by helping me reduce my infrastructure cost and review expenses, and I am able to remove all unnecessary infrastructure."
 

Cons

"The integration with other solutions could be improved."
"There is a significant potential for enhancing it through the incorporation of advanced technologies like AI and generative AI."
"Faster monitoring could potentially improve overall stability in the production environment."
"Infracost could be improved in terms of processing and the user interface, as there are times that these aspects could be enhanced."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is cheap. Kubecost has an open-source core."
"The real savings come from using Kubecost features like autoscaling and serverless functions to optimize your resource usage. If you treat it like a data center migration without fine-tuning, it might cost more."
"The cost of the tool may seem nominal compared to the potential savings in infrastructure expenses."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Insurance Company
15%
Construction Company
11%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
53%
Healthcare Company
10%
Transportation Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infracost?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been great.
What needs improvement with Infracost?
Infracost could be improved in terms of processing and the user interface, as there are times that these aspects could be enhanced.
What is your primary use case for Infracost?
My main use case for Infracost is checking the cost impact as my infrastructure would be increasing if I add a particular element. I use Terraform for managing my infrastructure, and whenever I mak...
 

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Also Known As

Kubecost - Amazon EKS cost monitoring
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