Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: OpenCost
OpenCost clearly comes out ahead of Kubecost on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Kubecost's paid plans start at $449/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | CNCF | Stackwatch |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentEducation & EdTechAI & Machine LearningSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | devops | devops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | opencost | kubecost |
|---|---|---|
| Mcp Support | ||
| 15-Day Metric Retention | ||
| Multi-Cloud Cost Monitoring (Aws, Gcp, Azure) | ||
| Advanced Reporting | ||
| On-Premises Kubernetes Support | ||
| Community Support | ||
| Opencost Ui | ||
| Cost Allocation | ||
| Prometheus-Native Metrics | ||
| Cost Reconciliation | ||
| Real-Time Cost Allocation By Kubernetes Cluster, Node, Namespace, Controller, And Pod | ||
| Cost Savings Insights & Actions | ||
| Dedicated Support | ||
| Enterprise Integrations | ||
| Event Auditing | ||
| Everything In Business | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Extended Metric Retention | ||
| Multi-Cloud Or Hybrid-Cloud Support | ||
| Rbac | ||
| Sso |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, OpenCost comes out ahead overall, though Kubecost can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both OpenCost and Kubecost offer a free tier.
OpenCost scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
