IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service pricing
1 plan read from ibm.com
FreeFree 1 cluster · 2 vCPUs · 4 GB memory · 1 worker node Read 22 Sep 2026 · globalcatalog.cloud.ibm.com
In short
- IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service has a free plan (Free).
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| KubeSphere | $65/mo | Yes | Yes |
| HashiCorp Nomad | — | Yes | Yes |
| Google Kubernetes Engine | $0.10/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service | $0.10/mo | No | No |
| Docker Swarm | $9/mo | Yes | No |
| MicroK8s | $2.08/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Kubernetes | — | Yes | No |
| Mirantis Kubernetes Engine | — | No | Yes |