How to Build Your Own IBM Kubecost
Replace IBM Kubecost with a custom build. Get the Kubernetes visibility you need
Build Difficulty: 4/5
A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Estimated Timeline
Based on 19 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.
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Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 19 features
Integration(3 features)
Integration with DevOps workflows to shift left and provide earlier cost visibility to teams
Native support for Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, Google GKE, and on-premises Kubernetes
Integration with enterprise systems and workflows
Monitoring(3 features)
Unified monitoring across unlimited clusters at any scale with centralized visibility
See Kubernetes costs in real time with granular insights into cloud spend across clusters, cloud providers, and on-prem environments
Monitor all Kubernetes and out-of-cluster spend in one place with full cloud service billing integration across AWS, GCP, and Microsoft Azure
Cost Management(2 features)
Associate cloud-native services like RDS, Azure Storage, and BigQuery with Kubernetes concepts to determine total application cost
See allocated spend across native Kubernetes concepts with flexible, customizable cost breakdown for accurate showbacks and chargebacks reconciled against actual cloud bills
Infrastructure(2 features)
Automatic scaling and resource management in SaaS deployment
Kubecost-managed high availability and disaster recovery for SaaS deployment
Security(2 features)
Bring your own identity provider for authentication and SSO
Control user access and permissions based on roles within the organization
Support(2 features)
Community-based support for Foundations tier users
Enterprise-grade dedicated support and professional services
Configuration(1 features)
Support for custom pricing models and configurations
Data Management(1 features)
Store and retain unlimited historical metrics data for long-term analysis
Cost Calculator
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