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    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

    Spot by NetApp

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASpot by NetApp, now including CloudCheckr, helps companies to run their cloud investments. The Spot product suite uses machine learning and analytics to automate and optimize cloud infrastructure, to ensure that workloads and applications always have the best possible infrastructure that is available, scalable and available at the lowest possible cost. Spot’s technology provides insights into cloud costs, recommendations for how to optimize utilization and costs, and automation to implement…N/A
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    IBM KubecostSpot by NetApp
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    $449
    per month 100 nodes
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    IBM KubecostSpot by NetApp
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    IBM KubecostSpot by NetApp
    Cloud Management
    Comparison of Cloud Management features of IBM Kubecost and Spot by NetApp
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    Ratings
    Spot by NetApp
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Cloud Management Security00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Automation and Orchestration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Cost Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Cloud Management Performance Monitoring00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Governance and Compliance00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Systems Integration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    IBM KubecostSpot by NetApp
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    IBM KubecostSpot by NetApp
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    NetApp
    CloudCheckr is fantastic for those that are purely in the Cloud as it provides everything you need under one roof for a comprehensive configuration and usage monitoring tool. It has SysLog capabilities though so you can farm out the alerts into a SIEM or other log management system, so hybrid environments could also benefit from its use.
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    Pros
    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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    NetApp
    • Detailed Best Practices. It's important to align your cloud to industry best practices for security and cost—it just performs better if it's used the way it's meant to be used. AWS is very flexible, and that's great when you have special requirements, but you've got to at least know when you're using something in a non-standard way so you can think through the implications.
    • Cost Reduction. Some recommendations are almost impossible to make at least for our setup, but many, many others are easy. We only have to log into CloudCheckr every few months and make a few changes for it to more than pay for itself.
    • Right-Sizing. This is related to the other points, but for some reason is separate from their cost module. The metrics it's able to pull only tell half the story, so it's good to verify it's sizing recommendations before making changes. But it does show you what instances to focus on first, and even if you choose a slightly different size to move it to, it does clearly indicate it's current size isn't appropriate. And this works both ways, if the size is too big, you can save some cash by making it smaller, but if it's too small, you want to be sure to scale up before you run into performance problems.
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    Cons
    Apptio an IBM Company
    • Agents installation and the ping fed integration
    • The amount of CPU Kubecost agents use
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    NetApp
    • CloudCheckr features have a tendency to break without warning. Functionality in place for months could suddenly stop working.
    • CloudCheckr support often delays work on support tickets for fixing broken application functionality.
    • The CloudCheckr platform and documentation website often crash or experience performance degradation.
    • CloudCheckr cost reporting is often impacted by faulty code or broken report functionality. This can contribute to a low level of confidence in CloudCheckr's ability to deliver accurate cost reporting.
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    Usability
    Apptio an IBM Company
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    NetApp
    Overall, CloudCheckr covers all our AWS monitoring needs and great integration through SysLog into our SIEM to capture alerts for investigation. The reports are great and allow for an easy daily review. Small improvements could be made to the interface and better filtering in places would be good. Great product and the price is fair.
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    Support Rating
    Apptio an IBM Company
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    NetApp
    Fantastic Support team who are responsive and address question and concerns promptly with a thorough explanation and fast resolution.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Apptio an IBM Company
    Namespace cost, usage and efficiency data and ability to optimize for k8 containers
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    NetApp
    There are a few products out there that'll do an aspect or two of what CloudCheckr does, but I honestly couldn't find anything nearly as comprehensive as CloudCheckr.
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    Return on Investment
    Apptio an IBM Company
    • Allowed individual teams to better their cloud architecture for cost efficiency
    • Save on cloud investment
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    NetApp
    • CloudCheckr has allowed us to increase resell margins as an MSP.
    • CloudCheckr has made us aware of cost savings opportunities that exceed the price of the platform itself.
    • CloudCheckr has given us additional visibility that has allowed us to manage and understand cloud computing costs.
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