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Kubernetes · $63/mo
DigitalOcean's $63/mo Kubernetes offer is competitively priced for a managed control plane with straightforward billing. Linode offers a comparable $60/mo HA control plane with slightly better bandwidth pricing ($0.005/GB vs $0.01/GB), but both require separate worker node costs that will dominate your total spend. Most alternatives charge similar or higher control-plane fees, so your real savings will depend on worker node specs and bandwidth usage patterns.
Saves $3/mo on control plane and offers half the bandwidth overage rate ($0.005/GB vs $0.01/GB), which compounds on high-traffic clusters.
Caveat: Worker nodes billed separately; backup add-ons and HA database clusters carry steep per-instance surcharges.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IONOS | Managed Kubernetes · K8s RAM - per GB | $1.94/mo | Worker node RAM, control plane free | Visit |
| Kamatera | Managed Kubernetes · Worker node = Type A Cloud VM (min) | $4/mo | No separate K8s pricing published. Worker nodes are billed at standard Cloud VM rates by CPU type; this row mirrors the Type A minimum (1 vCPU/1GB) as the cheapest possible worker node. No control-plane fee found -- likely bundled or unspecified. | Visit |
| OVHcloud |
Financially-backed 99.95% SLA and advanced features (virtual nodes, workload identity) at only $11.40 more than DigitalOcean, with capped monthly control-plane fee.
Caveat: Block Volume performance (VPU) billed separately; worker nodes and storage costs can escalate quickly outside the control-plane fee.
Production-grade SLA (99.95% with zones), supports up to 5,000 nodes per cluster, and API server autoscaling; only $10 more than DigitalOcean.
Caveat: Windows Server VMs carry license surcharges; Premium SSD/Ultra Disk IOPS billed separately; early-deletion penalties on cool/cold storage tiers.
Flat $73/mo cluster fee regardless of size or topology; sustained-use and committed-use discounts can lower effective cost on multi-month commitments.
Caveat: Custom machine types carry 5% premium; network egress billed per-GB after 200 GiB free tier; easy to miss discount mechanisms when comparing.
Before you switch
| Managed Rancher Service · OVHcloud Edition |
| $5.55/mo |
| Per vCPU/hour across all schedulable worker node vCPUs in downstream clusters. 20 vCPU minimum billed. |
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| Linode (Akamai) | Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE) · HA Control Plane | $60/mo | Flat $60/mo add-on for a highly-available, multi-master control plane; worker nodes billed separately | Visit |
| Microsoft Azure | Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) · Standard tier | $73/mo | SLA-backed control plane: 99.95% with availability zones, 99.9% without. Up to 5,000 nodes/cluster, API server autoscaling. Recommended for all production workloads. | Visit |
| Google Cloud | Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) · Cluster management fee | $73/mo | Flat fee per cluster regardless of mode/size/topology, billed per second | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE) · Enhanced Cluster | $74.4/mo | $0.10/hour per cluster, capped at $74.40/month; financially-backed uptime SLA; advanced features (virtual nodes, workload identity). Worker nodes billed separately. | Visit |
| Fly.io | Fly Kubernetes (FKS) · FKS control plane | $75/mo | Per-cluster control plane fee. Node Machines and attached Volumes billed separately at standard Machines/Volumes rates. Single-source figure, not independently re-verified. | Visit |
| Scaleway | Kubernetes Kapsule · Dedicated Control Plane 4GB | $80/mo | Dedicated control plane, 4 GB RAM | Visit |
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