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Kubernetes Kapsule · $160/mo
Scaleway's $160/mo Dedicated Control Plane 8GB is expensive for what it offers. IONOS and Linode provide significantly cheaper managed Kubernetes with comparable or better control-plane SLAs, though you'll need to factor in worker-node costs separately and watch for renewal-price traps on IONOS intro offers.
Flat $60/mo for a highly-available multi-master control plane with 99.99% SLA, leaving budget for worker nodes at transparent per-instance rates.
Caveat: Worker nodes billed separately; outbound bandwidth at $0.005/GB after pooled allowance; backups are an additional per-instance add-on.
| 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 |
Control-plane fee of $73/mo ($0.10/hr) with 99.95% SLA and support for up to 5,000 nodes per cluster; transparent pricing model.
Caveat: Worker node VMs billed separately; Windows Server licensing adds surcharge; outbound bandwidth charged above 100 GB/month free tier.
Flat $73/mo cluster management fee ($0.10/hr) with 99.99% SLA; applies to both Standard and Autopilot modes.
Caveat: Worker nodes billed separately; network egress charged per-GB above 200 GiB/month free tier; sustained-use discounts require separate enrollment.
Enhanced cluster control plane at $0.10/hr capped at $74.40/mo with financially-backed 99.95% SLA and advanced features like virtual nodes.
Caveat: Worker nodes billed separately; Block Volume performance (VPU) billed independently from capacity; Archive Storage has 90-day minimum retention.
Per-GB worker-node RAM pricing at $1.94/mo with free control plane and 99.99% SLA; extremely low entry cost for small clusters.
Caveat: Intro pricing on VPS+ plans is a trap: renewal after 3-12 months jumps 2-6x higher; additional static IPs cost $6/mo each; outbound data beyond 2TB pooled allowance is $0.036/GB.
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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