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Overview
Kubecost provides real-time cost visibility for teams running Kubernetes, breaking down cloud spend by Kubernetes concepts and across multiple clusters, accessible via web or API. It aggregates cloud costs with Kubernetes data and can merge external spend, offering recommendations, alerts, and integrations with collaboration tools like Teams and Slack. This gives Kubernetes-native cost attribution across clusters with the ability to relate external costs to Kubernetes concepts. The goal is to help users reduce cloud costs continuously while maintaining performance and reliability.
About Kubecost
Industries
Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$30.5M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2019
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- IBM's September 2024 acquisition gives Kubecost enterprise distribution and cross-sell reach.
- Kubecost 2.5 added GPU savings and Turbonomic beta integration for expensive AI workloads.
- Kubecost 2.7 diagnostics reduce implementation friction, improving enterprise adoption across multi-cluster fleets.
What critics are saying
- OpenCost stays free and CNCF-backed, pressuring Kubecost's paid enterprise features.
- Azure now ships AKS cost analysis built on OpenCost, shrinking Kubecost's wedge.
- IBM integration can commoditize Kubecost inside Cloudability, threatening standalone brand relevance by 2026.
What makes Kubecost unique
- IBM acquired Kubecost on September 13, 2024, folding it into FinOps Suite.
- Kubecost 2.7 added multi-cluster diagnostics and custom right-sizing profiles in April 2025.
- Kubecost supports OpenCost, Azure AKS, Oracle Cloud, and IBM Turbonomic integrations.
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Funding
Total Funding
$30.5M
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Funded Over
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Benefits
🏥 100% paid health insurance
🦷 75% paid dental and vision insurance
💻 $3000 equipment stipend every three years
🖇 Shared office space reimbursed up to $400/month
🗓 Take what you need PTO (
🎉 11 company-paid holidays
🐣 12 weeks paid new parent leave
🌴 1 month paid sabbatical after 3 years
✈️ Company-sponsored opportunities to travel
🫶 up to $500 per year reimbursement for wellness
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↓ -30%1 year growth
↓ -30%2 year growth
↓ -30%Kubecost Enterprise has introduced a dedicated Diagnostics navigation item with this release.
Kubecost Enterprise is excited to announce the latest release of Kubecost Enterprise which adds GPU cost savings insights, integration with IBM Turbonomic for additional cost and performance optimizations, and other notable fixes and improvements.
Kubecost launches support for Oracle Cloud.
We are excited to share that we are now part of the IBM family, joining Apptio and Turbonomic to build the leading platform for informing, optimizing and operating cloud investments
We are excited to share that we are now part of the IBM family, joining Apptio and Turbonomic to build the leading platform for informing, optimizing and operating cloud investments
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About Kubecost
Industries
Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$30.5M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2019
There are no jobs for Kubecost right now.
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