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Kubernetes Kapsule · $160/mo
Scaleway's $160/mo Dedicated Control Plane 8GB is a premium offering, but several managed Kubernetes platforms offer better value for typical workloads. IONOS and Linode provide lower entry costs with transparent pricing, while Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle offer enterprise-grade control planes at similar or lower monthly rates without the estimated/scaling uncertainty.
Flat $60/mo for a highly-available multi-master control plane with transparent, predictable pricing and no estimated/scaling flags.
Caveat: Worker nodes are billed separately; outbound bandwidth overages at $0.005-0.015/GB and backup add-ons will increase total cost depending on cluster size.
Production-grade control plane at $73/mo with 99.95% SLA, up to 5,000 nodes, and API server autoscaling; no estimated pricing uncertainty.
Caveat: Worker node VMs, Premium SSD/Ultra Disk IOPS, and bandwidth overages beyond 100 GB/month free tier will add cost; Windows Server licensing carries a surcharge.
Flat $73/mo cluster management fee with 99.99% SLA, sustained-use discounts, and no scaling estimates; worker nodes billed separately.
Caveat: Network egress beyond 200 GiB/month free tier is charged per-GB; custom machine types carry a 5% premium; easy to miss committed-use discounts.
Enhanced cluster with $0.10/hr capped at $74.40/mo, financially-backed 99.95% SLA, virtual nodes, and workload identity; worker nodes billed separately.
Caveat: Block Volume performance (VPU) billed separately from capacity; Archive Storage carries 90-day minimum retention and per-GB retrieval fees.
Extremely low per-GB RAM pricing ($1.94/mo) with free control plane and 99.99% SLA; no dedicated control plane surcharge.
Caveat: This is a per-GB worker node rate, not a full cluster comparison; intro pricing on VPS+ plans is a 3-month/1-year promo with 2-6x renewal rates; outbound data beyond 2TB pooled allowance is $0.036/GB; building-block pricing requires calculator for accurate total cost.
Before you switch
| 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 | 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 |
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