Kubecost Pricing(2026)
3 plans compared · From $499 · ★ 4.5/5
All Plans & Pricing
Free
Best for: Single cluster, full cost visibility
- ✓ Single cluster
- ✓ 15-day retention
- ✓ Core features
Business
Best for: $1,500-5,000/year/cluster
- ✓ Multi-cluster
- ✓ 1-year retention
- ✓ SSO & RBAC
Enterprise
Best for: Custom pricing, air-gap support, advanced RBAC
- ✓ Unlimited clusters
- ✓ Custom support
- ✓ Air-gap deployment
Pricing Analysis
Overview
Kubecost offers a free open-source version for single-cluster Kubernetes cost monitoring. Business tier adds multi-cluster and costs ~$1,500-5,000/year per cluster. Enterprise is custom pricing for large-scale deployments.
Cost Per User
Which Plan Is Right for You?
Single cluster, full cost visibility. Installs in minutes on any Kubernetes cluster. Start here regardless of which paid tier you end up choosing.
$1,500-5,000/year/cluster. Multi-cluster management, budget alerts, and SSO. Needed when you have more than 1-2 clusters and need centralized cost reporting.
Custom pricing, air-gap support, advanced RBAC. For large platform engineering teams managing dozens of clusters across multiple clouds.
vs. Category Average
150% above the finops & cloud cost average
Our Verdict
The standard for Kubernetes cost allocation. Open-source free tier is production-ready for single clusters. CAST AI adds optimization automation on top; Kubecost is purely observability. Both are worth deploying.
