Kubecost Tops 10 Million Installs, Onboards Major Enterprise Customers, and Extends Technical Leadership in Kubernetes and Multi-Cloud Cost Optimization
23 Julio 2024 - 12:35PM
Kubecost, the comprehensive solution for monitoring, managing, and
optimizing Kubernetes spend at scale, today announced it has
surpassed 10 million installs across all platforms, including
Amazon ECR, Helm charts, and OpenCost. As Kubernetes adoption
accelerates, Kubecost continues to be the most widely used
third-party Kubernetes cost management tool—now managing more than
100,000 clusters for 12,000+ customers worldwide, including brands
like Avis Budget Group, Gitlab, Johnson & Johnson, and Under
Armour.
“Ten years ago this summer, Kubernetes began changing the game
around how applications are managed, deployed, and scaled,” said
Webb Brown, co-founder and CEO, Kubecost. “Kubernetes’ explosive
growth over the past decade has been well-earned—but amid the
opportunities it offers organizations, there are still some very
acute challenges. Cloud costs are one of, if not the, biggest
Kubernetes hurdle, particularly at scale. With Kubecost,
enterprises can achieve significant cost-efficiency gains by
cutting out unnecessary Kubernetes-related cloud expenses, enabling
them to reallocate resources and drive business growth without
impacting application performance.”
Kubecost Milestones and Growth
- 10+ million installs:
Kubecost has achieved more than 10 million installs, underscoring
its widespread adoption and trust within the developer
community.
- Rapid growth rate: Kubecost’s growth has
accelerated—particularly on AWS, where usage has more than doubled
year-over-year. This growth trajectory reflects the increasing
demand for effective Kubernetes cost management solutions with a
clear ROI.
- #1 multi-cloud solution: According to the CNCF
Cloud Native FinOps + Cloud Financial Management Microsurvey,
Kubecost is the most widely used multi-cloud tool for Kubernetes
cost monitoring and visibility.
- 115,000+ clusters managed: Kubecost now
manages over 115,000 clusters, providing comprehensive cost
insights and optimization capabilities to organizations of all
sizes.
- 12,000+ customers: Kubecost’s customer base
has expanded to over 12,000 organizations—including many large
enterprises like Adobe and Under Armour—underscoring its
reliability and effectiveness in diverse industries.
- Monitoring and reducing
carbon costs: Effective GreenOps strategies are important
for meeting enterprises’ cloud sustainability goals, and Kubecost
now monitors carbon emissions for your disk, node, and network
assets, and maps those carbon costs back to teams, cost centers,
products and other dimensions that are important to your
business.
Why Kubernetes Cost Optimization Matters
The rise of Kubernetes has revolutionized cloud-native
environments, but it has also led to significant cost challenges.
The CNCF survey highlights that half of organizations have seen
increased cloud spending due to Kubernetes, driven by
over-provisioning and lack of visibility. Kubecost addresses these
issues by providing real-time cost visibility and insights,
enabling teams to optimize their cloud spend and achieve
substantial savings.
“Within four months of implementing Kubecost, we identified and
clawed back close to $1 million in annualized Kubernetes-related
cloud costs,” said Peter Bierfeldt, CISO, Accrete. “We can now much
more accurately define annual revenue targets, spending, and
product margins.”
Kubecost Recent Release Highlights
Kubecost continues to set the bar in Kubernetes and cloud cost
management functionality. The recent release of Kubecost adds:
- Efficiency dashboard:
A powerful tool for pinpointing sources of Kubernetes waste,
helping users reduce unnecessary spending with three distinct views
of cost-versus-utilization efficiency.
- Collections: A flexible way to track both
Kubernetes and cloud costs for ANY business concept - departments,
products, projects, etc.
- Network Monitoring: Get full visibility into
Kubernetes and cloud network costs to determine what in your
infrastructure is driving spend.
- Actions: Automations to help teams save money
and make their Kubernetes environment more efficient.
- Anomaly Detection: Anomaly detection
capabilities provide users the ability to identify and address
cloud cost spikes.
- Forecasting: Machine learning-based
forecasting delivers accurate predictions to anticipate cost
fluctuations and allocate resources efficiently.
Additional Resources
- Forbes: Cloud Visibility: Still Hazy,
But Clearing With Some Brightness
- Kubecost case studies
- OpenCost
About Kubecost
Kubecost provides real-time cost visibility and insights for
teams using Kubernetes. Trusted by thousands of leading companies,
including Adobe and Under Armour, Kubecost helps monitor costs
across all major cloud providers and on-premises environments.
Contact
Kyle Peterson
kyle@clementpeterson.com