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IBM Kubecost vs. XoSphere Instance Orchestrator

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Kubecost
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
IBM Kubecost is a self-hosted Kubernetes cost visibility and optimization platform that provides real-time insights to help teams reduce cloud spend and scale cost efficiently.
$449
per month 100 nodes
XoSphere Instance Orchestrator
Score 0.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
What is a Spot instance? Amazon sells EC2 virtual instances in three ways. On-Demand instances offer the greatest flexibility as they can be turned up and down at any moment and customers are billed for only what they use. While convenient, On-Demand is the most expensive option. Reserved instances offer customers an easy way of reducing cost by about 40%, although they require a…N/A
Pricing
IBM KubecostXoSphere Instance Orchestrator
Editions & Modules
Business
$449
per month 100 nodes
Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM KubecostXoSphere Instance Orchestrator
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details—The software is free to install and you only pay a fee if we help you save, the fee being only 12% of your on-demand rate for the number of hours you're able to leverage Spot instances...the result always being net savings.
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
IBM KubecostXoSphere Instance Orchestrator
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM KubecostXoSphere Instance Orchestrator
Likelihood to Recommend
Apptio an IBM Company
Kubecost is very useful tool for organizations looking to manage their cost for their kubernetes environment. its a well suited tool for organizations looking to expand their kubernetes environment or start their kubernetes journey. Having a tool like this is very useful for not only the users but for leadership to manage cost and overall management of their environment
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CloudInsyte
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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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Cons
Apptio an IBM Company
  • I think there is room for improvement in IBM Kubecost if you Streamline IBM Kubecost more with AWS cost explorer
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Samir Kadoo
Global PSA Leader
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Usability
Apptio an IBM Company
While Kubecost is very critical tool, providing useful information about your organization's kubernets cost patterns, it could use additional features like better integration with other IBM tools. Having the ability to incorporate other IBM tools will be helpful for users and leadership as well as increase overall awareness of what other Products IBM provides.
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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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Return on Investment
Apptio an IBM Company
  • Cost savings
  • cost monitoring
  • budget control
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Samir Kadoo
Global PSA Leader
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CloudInsyte
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ScreenShots

IBM Kubecost Screenshots

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XoSphere Instance Orchestrator Screenshots

Screenshot of We can save you 40-80% on AWS EC2 - Here is a snapshot of an actual customer’s dashboard who is currently saving over 78%. These results are truly inspiring, yet they are not uncommon.