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Kubernetes · $163/mo
DigitalOcean's $163/mo storage-optimized node is competitively priced for guaranteed NVMe and 225 GiB per CPU, but several managed Kubernetes control planes cost significantly less if you're comparing control-plane fees alone. However, total cost depends heavily on worker node specs, bandwidth usage, and whether you need HA control planes—most alternatives require separate worker node billing that can quickly exceed DigitalOcean's all-in pricing.
Flat $60/mo for a highly-available, multi-master control plane with transparent per-GB bandwidth overages ($0.005/GB compute) and no renewal traps.
Caveat: Worker nodes billed separately; total cost depends on node count, CPU type, and storage—you must add those costs to compare apples-to-apples.
Control plane fee of $73/mo ($0.10/hr) covers up to 5,000 nodes with 99.95% SLA and autoscaling, plus 100 GB/month free egress.
Caveat: Worker node VMs, Premium SSD IOPS, and tiered storage retrieval fees are billed separately; Windows Server licensing adds surcharges.
Flat $73/mo cluster fee per second billing, 200 GiB/month free egress, and sustained-use discounts can reduce node costs over time.
Caveat: Worker node compute, custom machine type premiums (5%), and per-GB network egress beyond free tier are separate; easy to miss discounts when comparing.
Control plane fee capped at $74.40/mo with financially-backed 99.95% SLA, virtual nodes, and workload identity included.
Caveat: Worker nodes, Block Volume performance (VPU) tiers, and Archive Storage retrieval fees billed separately; minimum retention penalties apply.
Per-cluster control plane at $75/mo with region-based pricing flexibility and per-second billing for machines and volumes.
Caveat: No published platform SLA; regional price premiums, extra RAM surcharges (~$5/GB/mo), stopped machine storage charges ($0.15/GB/mo), and cross-region egress up to $0.12/GB apply.
Before you switch
| 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 | Managed Rancher Service · OVHcloud Edition | $5.55/mo | Per vCPU/hour across all schedulable worker node vCPUs in downstream clusters. 20 vCPU minimum billed. | Visit |
| 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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