2020-07-26T08:19:12Z

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kubernetes?

Julia Miller - PeerSpot reviewer
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YK
Real User
Top 20
2023-12-22T12:33:00Z
Dec 22, 2023

Microsoft provides reasonable costs for Kubernetes.

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Real User
Top 5
2023-12-18T10:23:10Z
Dec 18, 2023

It's expensive if it's not correctly configured. Moreover, AKS is just one resource. We have to think about other resources, like Azure key vault, PostgreSQL, or BizTalk, for example. We have to integrate those. But for the AKS itself, it's relatively cheap as long as it's properly configured. I'd rate the pricing a five out of ten. There are additional costs for some things in Kubernetes. For example, if you want to integrate your AKS with Azure monitoring, like analytics, that will spike your costs. It's not just the AKS itself. We have to be careful when selecting solutions. That's why, in our organization, we look for alternatives like Splunk or AppDynamics. But if you're going to use only the AKS, it's cheaper if you configure it correctly.

Tedi Manushi - PeerSpot reviewer
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Top 5
2023-09-05T09:53:42Z
Sep 5, 2023

Kubernetes is open source, so it doesn't have any licensing cost except for OpenShift. There may be some additional costs for infrastructure and what they provide on top, but not for Kubernetes itself. Even OpenShift charges for support.

ChaitanyaMahanthi - PeerSpot reviewer
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Top 10
2023-06-23T07:04:36Z
Jun 23, 2023

I am using the solution's open-source version.

MK
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2023-05-10T11:06:00Z
May 10, 2023

It's free and open-source; anyone can use it. So there are no hidden fees or anything regarding Kubernetes.

MG
Real User
Top 5
2023-05-10T08:28:00Z
May 10, 2023

We use the solution's open-source version.

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WarrenWong - PeerSpot reviewer
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Top 10
2023-03-09T22:00:00Z
Mar 9, 2023

Kubernetes is free; it's open-source software.

Asad Rizvi - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2023-01-10T19:27:26Z
Jan 10, 2023

This is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs associated with its use.

Stephen Adeniyi - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2022-11-29T16:26:30Z
Nov 29, 2022

Kubernetes is open source and is an orchestration platform. It is a cost effective solution and its pricing depends on your company and how you use it.

PS
Real User
Top 5
2022-11-29T13:35:59Z
Nov 29, 2022

Kubernetes is open-source. It's free, but we're charged for AWS utilization.

Mike Schinkel - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2022-11-10T20:20:12Z
Nov 10, 2022

Kubernetes is open source.

SK
MSP
Top 5Leaderboard
2022-10-06T19:33:00Z
Oct 6, 2022

The solution is open source and has no fees.

RahulKumar9 - PeerSpot reviewer
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Top 10
2022-09-08T13:04:16Z
Sep 8, 2022

Kubernetes is an open-source tool, so you only need to pay for your infrastructure. If you have your own data center, you can install Kubernetes and containerize the server, but if you're using PaaS services from Azure, so you must pay Azure for your utilizing their services. The total cost of ownership depends on your configuration.

Ehsan Asadi - PeerSpot reviewer
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Top 20
2022-07-29T12:27:33Z
Jul 29, 2022

The price of Kubernetes could be lower. However, it is less expensive than VMware Tanzu. Additionally, technical support is expensive. The overall cost of the solution is approximately $1,000 annually.

ME
Real User
Top 10
2022-07-07T15:04:16Z
Jul 7, 2022

Kubernetes is an open-source solution that can be free. We have some distribution with licenses, such OpenShift and Tucows in Amazon. They are billing services.

AjayThapar - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2022-05-30T09:15:00Z
May 30, 2022

I don't deal with the pricing aspect of the solution.

VF
Reseller
Top 5
2022-05-26T13:43:59Z
May 26, 2022

We pay a monthly fee in order to sue the solution.

JS
Real User
2022-01-19T11:07:52Z
Jan 19, 2022

You need to pay for a license if you buy branded products. For example, if you take the services from Azure, AWS, or Google, the price of the Kubernetes cluster is inclusive of the service that's being offered to us on a pay-and-use model.

VA
Real User
2021-11-04T09:26:00Z
Nov 4, 2021

You don't need a license for Kubernetes, but you do have to pay for usage.

MA
Real User
2021-10-26T16:47:49Z
Oct 26, 2021

Even though the solution is open-source, one major service we need to pay for is storage. Normally we are using the storage from EMC or NetApps or IBM. These companies created their own stack of provisions and if I want to use their storage for my Kubernetes clusters, these are the license stacks that I need to purchase. Storage is the major component, as the licensing is based on that. Technically, there's an operating system license, which is something that I need to pay by default for every node, that I'm using. Other than that, with any other framework now, OPPA is completely free. Calico is completely free. A lot of frameworks are available. A framework is going to make sure that our entire Kubernetes cluster is based on compliance and is compliance-specific. Whichever customer I'm handling, I always look for ways to save them money because at end of the day, as they're investing in a lot of operational costs. I try to seek out mostly open-source products which are stable and reliable. Still, even if I do that, storage is an area where people need to pay the money.

BalakrishnanS - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2021-10-26T11:11:01Z
Oct 26, 2021

The solution requires a license to use it.

AY
Real User
Top 5
2021-10-06T18:45:00Z
Oct 6, 2021

Licenses for Kubernetes are on a yearly basis.

SY
Real User
2021-09-10T14:04:55Z
Sep 10, 2021

We'd like the pricing to be lower than what it is now. We pay a yearly licensing fee.

SP
Real User
2021-08-02T10:04:18Z
Aug 2, 2021

There is no licensing fee. The solution involves the use of an open source tool.

KA
Real User
2021-06-22T20:48:05Z
Jun 22, 2021

There are no licensing fees.

JG
Real User
2021-04-07T17:37:00Z
Apr 7, 2021

The solution is affordable.

Abbasi Poonawala - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2021-02-27T03:02:05Z
Feb 27, 2021

Kubernetes is open-source.

SR
Real User
2021-02-10T07:38:58Z
Feb 10, 2021

Kubernetes is an open source solution so there is no cost and, for now, no additional costs but we pay for the platform.

SA
MSP
2021-01-30T06:53:00Z
Jan 30, 2021

There are different types of licenses. You have a subscription-based license if you are talking about cloud. This has both yearly or monthly available. Or you can go on number of workloads, based on how much workload you're putting on the cloud.

DK
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2020-11-19T16:45:00Z
Nov 19, 2020

It's open-source and free, so pricing should not be applied here. Google Kubernetes Engine is free in the simplest setup, AWS Kubernetes Engine costs about $50 (depending on the region), in a three master setup, so it's almost the same as the cost of the EC2 instances and it's totally fine from my point of view.

AT
Vendor
2020-10-22T10:08:13Z
Oct 22, 2020

The solution can be more expensive for smaller companies. If you run it on a smaller scale it's pricey. However, if you scale up or use it on a larger scale, it's pretty competitive in the pricing. For example, on Amazon, the billing is mostly for the machines that you're using. If you have a lot of containers, hundreds of containers, running on the ECS, it can even be more expensive than if you were running the same containers on some deployment as you're paying for the nodes that are running the machines. If you can use fewer containers in the same machine it can be cheaper. It really depends on deployment. If you decide to take the managed service, be aware that it's $100-$200 extra monthly. It's not much, and it's worth the cost.

MS
Consultant
2020-08-13T08:33:00Z
Aug 13, 2020

The management layer is free, which is perfect. You don't need to pay money for the management layer, but in AWS develop service, you need to pay. I think it is €75 per month for the management layer. It is free here, so you can have as many Kubernetes clusters as you need. You are paying just for the workload, that is, for the machine, CPU, memory, and everything.

MC
Real User
2020-07-26T08:19:12Z
Jul 26, 2020

The solution is open-source. There are no licensing fees to speak of. It's under an Apache license, so anybody can use it. Some products that go on top of it, however, are licensed.

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