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Kubernetes Kapsule · $320/mo
Scaleway's $320/mo Dedicated Control Plane 16GB is expensive for what you get. IONOS and Linode offer dramatically cheaper per-GB Kubernetes pricing with transparent control-plane costs, though you'll need to verify total node costs and egress allowances for your workload. Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle provide more mature managed Kubernetes with better SLAs at comparable or lower all-in pricing if you factor in worker nodes.
At $1.94/GB/mo for worker RAM with free control plane, a 16GB cluster costs only ~$31/mo versus Scaleway's $320/mo, and IONOS includes 2TB free egress monthly.
Caveat: You must use their price calculator to confirm total node costs; renewal pricing after promo periods can be 2-6x higher, and per-vCPU license surcharges apply for Windows/RHEL.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IONOS | Managed Kubernetes · K8s RAM - per GB | $1.94/mo | Worker node RAM, control plane free | Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Kubernetes · NVIDIA H100 GPU node | $3.39/mo | 80 GB GPU RAM, 240 GiB Droplet RAM, 20 vCPUs (billed hourly, shown as monthly-equivalent placeholder) | Visit |
| Kamatera | Managed Kubernetes · Worker node = Type A Cloud VM (min) | $4/mo |
Flat $60/mo for HA control plane with worker nodes billed separately at transparent per-instance rates; includes 40GB free outbound bandwidth monthly and 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Worker node costs are separate and can add significantly; backups and additional services are paid add-ons; outbound bandwidth beyond allowance costs $0.005-0.015/GB.
AKS Standard tier at $73/mo includes a production-grade SLA-backed control plane, supports up to 5,000 nodes, and includes 100GB free egress monthly.
Caveat: Worker node VMs are billed separately; Windows Server licensing adds per-VM surcharges; Premium SSD IOPS and throughput are billed separately from capacity.
Flat $73/mo cluster management fee per cluster with 200GB free egress monthly; sustained-use and committed-use discounts can reduce node costs further.
Caveat: Worker node compute is billed separately; custom machine types carry a 5% premium; egress beyond free tier is metered per-GB and can be expensive at scale.
Enhanced OKE clusters at $74.40/mo (capped) include advanced features like virtual nodes and workload identity; worker nodes billed separately at transparent rates.
Caveat: Block Volume performance (VPU) is billed separately from capacity; Archive Storage has 90-day minimum retention and early-deletion penalties; worker node costs are separate.
Before you switch
| 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. |
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| 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 |
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