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Kubecost

Commercial Kubernetes cost monitoring that allocates cloud spend to namespaces and workloads and recommends savings. A closed product from IBM.

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3 open source alternatives to Kubecost
ToolFitStarsLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
OpenCostPartial6.8kApache-2.0Open sourceYesGov1.121.32026-10-06
KRRPartial4.7kMITOpen sourceYesPythonv1.30.02026-09-17
GoldilocksPartial3.4kApache-2.0Open sourceYesGov4.16.22026-10-02

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3 alternatives

OpenCostPartial

Cost monitoring for Kubernetes workloads and cloud costs

The cost allocation engine Kubecost is built on, without its savings recommendations or multi-cluster views.

Language
Go
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
6.8k
Latest
v1.121.3
Last push
2026-10-06
KRRPartial

Prometheus-based Kubernetes Resource Recommendations

CPU and memory request recommendations from Prometheus history, without cost allocation.

Language
Python
Licence
MIT
Stars
4.7k
Latest
v1.30.0
Last push
2026-09-17
GoldilocksPartial

Get your resource requests "Just Right"

Request and limit recommendations per workload from the Vertical Pod Autoscaler, without cost allocation.

Language
Go
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
3.4k
Latest
v4.16.2
Last push
2026-10-02

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About Kubecost

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IBM

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