Audience
Teams and companies wanting a cloud cost management solution to optimize their Kubernetes at scale
About IBM Kubecost
IBM Kubecost provides real-time cost visibility and insights for teams using Kubernetes, helping you continuously reduce your cloud costs. Breakdown costs by any Kubernetes concepts, including deployment, service, namespace label, and more. View costs across multiple clusters in a single view or via a single API endpoint. Join Kubernetes costs with any external cloud services or infrastructure spend to have a complete picture. External costs can be shared and then attributed to any Kubernetes concept for a comprehensive view of spend. Receive dynamic recommendations for reducing spend without sacrificing performance. Prioritize key infrastructure or application changes for improving resource efficiency and reliability. Quickly catch cost overruns and infrastructure outage risks before they become a problem with real-time notifications. Preserve engineering workflows by integrating with tools like PagerDuty and Slack.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
$199 per month
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Company Information
Apptio, an IBM company
Founded: 2007
United States
www.apptio.com/products/kubecost/
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IBM Kubecost Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What kinds of users and organization types does IBM Kubecost work with?
IBM Kubecost works with these users and organization types: Mid Size Business, Small Business, Enterprise, Freelance, Nonprofit, Government, and Startup.
Q: What languages does IBM Kubecost support in their product?
IBM Kubecost supports these languages: English.
Q: What kind of support options does IBM Kubecost offer?
IBM Kubecost offers support via phone support and online.
Q: What other applications or services does IBM Kubecost integrate with?
IBM Kubecost integrates with: AWS Marketplace, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, DigitalOcean, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, D2iQ, Nirmata, OpenCost, OpenShift Cloud Functions, PagerDuty, Rancher, StormForge, Slack, and VMware Tanzu.
Q: Does IBM Kubecost have an API?
Yes, IBM Kubecost has an API.
Q: What type of training does IBM Kubecost provide?
IBM Kubecost provides training in the form of documentation, live online, and in person.
Q: How much does IBM Kubecost cost?
Pricing for IBM Kubecost starts at $199 per month.
