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AWS Cost Explorer vs. IBM Kubecost

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    AWS Cost Explorer

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AAWS Cost Explorer's interface is used to visualize, understand, and manage AWS costs and usage over time. Users can get custom reports that analyze cost and usage data, and analyze data at a high level (for example, total costs and usage across all accounts), or dive deeper into cost and usage data to identify trends, pinpoint cost drivers, and detect anomalies.N/A

    IBM Kubecost

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AIBM Kubecost is a Kubernetes cost monitoring and optimization platform that delivers real-time, in-cluster cost intelligence with actionable insights to reduce waste and improve efficiency.

    $449

    per month 100 nodes

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    AWS Cost ExplorerIBM Kubecost
    Editions & Modules
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    $449
    per month 100 nodes
    Enterprise
    Custom Quote
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    AWS Cost ExplorerIBM Kubecost
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Amazon AWS
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    Well suited for a k8 platform and the clients on the platform however doesn’t help as much for a total enterprise cloud cost that is not running on k8
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    • Show namespace level cost and usage
    • Allow rightisizibg At namespace level
    • Show effectiveness of current resources allocation
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    • Agents installation and the ping fed integration
    • The amount of CPU Kubecost agents use
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    Namespace cost, usage and efficiency data and ability to optimize for k8 containers
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    • Allowed individual teams to better their cloud architecture for cost efficiency
    • Save on cloud investment
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