- 1Runs onAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
- 2CostsFree plan · free trial · paid from $0.60/mo
- 3℗Rightsizing recommendationsYes
- 4Allocation granularitycontainer
- 5Cost forecastingYes
- 6Commitment optimizationNo
- 7Budget alertsYes
Overview
KubeAdapt monitors Kubernetes costs across clusters, namespaces, workloads, pods and teams, and provides cost forecasting, budget alerts and rightsizing recommendations. It works with AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, OpenShift and bare-metal Kubernetes. The agent is installed with one Helm chart; the site estimates installation takes about five minutes. Rightsizing guidance gives per-container CPU and memory recommendations as YAML for GitOps workflows, with OOM-aware, bursty-CPU and replica-aware guardrails. KubeAdapt does not apply recommended changes. Its agent has read-only Kubernetes permissions, limited to list and watch, and the company says it does not collect Secrets, ConfigMaps, environment variables, container logs or network traffic. Aggregated payloads are signed in-cluster and sent using TLS 1.3 with mutual TLS. Alerts for budgets, cost spikes and new workloads can go to Slack, email or webhooks. A read-only REST API exposes cost, capacity and resource data. The free plan covers the first 100 vCPU across an account. Paid rates range from 0.60 USD per month to 1.99 USD per month per billable vCPU, depending on tier; qualifying startups have a 0.60 USD per month rate.
Who it is for
KubeAdapt suits teams managing Kubernetes on supported cloud, OpenShift or bare-metal environments that want cost visibility and rightsizing guidance. Its free allowance and email support for all accounts may suit teams starting with up to 100 vCPU.
What is good
- Cost views by cluster, namespace, workload, pod and team
- Per-container rightsizing guidance in YAML
- Read-only agent permissions
- Budget and cost-spike alerts
- Free allowance covers the first 100 vCPU
What to know first
- GCP commitment and sustained-use discounts are not reflected
- Network agent requires Linux kernel 5.10 or newer
- Network agent is priced only for AWS
- KubeAdapt does not apply recommended changes
Verdict
KubeAdapt combines Kubernetes cost views, forecasts, alerts and guarded rightsizing recommendations with a read-only agent. Check the GCP discount and network-agent limits if those matter to your setup.
KubeAdapt plans and pricing
All plansCompared on Kubernetes cost management software
- Free plan
- Yeskubeadapt.io
- Allocation granularity
- containerkubeadapt.io
- Cost forecasting
- Yeskubeadapt.io
- Rightsizing recommendations
- Yeskubeadapt.io
- Commitment optimization
- Nokubeadapt.io
- Budget alerts
- Yeskubeadapt.io
Facts
- Product purpose
- Kubeadapt provides Kubernetes cost monitoring and optimization with cost views by cluster, namespace, workload, pod and team.kubeadapt.io · 30 Sept 2026
- Supported environments
- The platform works with AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, OpenShift and bare-metal Kubernetes.kubeadapt.io · 30 Sept 2026
- Installation
- The Kubernetes agent is installed with one Helm chart and the site says installation takes about five minutes.kubeadapt.io · 30 Sept 2026
- Rightsizing
- Workload rightsizing gives per-container CPU and memory recommendations as YAML and is designed for GitOps workflows.kubeadapt.io · 30 Sept 2026
- Rightsizing safety
- Recommendations use OOM-aware, bursty-CPU and replica-aware guardrails, and Kubeadapt does not apply changes to the cluster.kubeadapt.io · 30 Sept 2026
- Alert integrations
- Smart Alerting sends budget, cost-spike and new-workload alerts to Slack, email or webhooks.kubeadapt.io · 30 Sept 2026
- API
- The REST API provides read-only cost, capacity and resource data and authenticates with Bearer API keys.kubeadapt.io · 30 Sept 2026
- Security permissions
- The agent uses read-only Kubernetes RBAC with only list and watch verbs and no write, create, update or delete permissions.kubeadapt.io · 30 Sept 2026
- Data collection
- Kubeadapt says it does not collect Secrets, ConfigMaps, environment variables, container logs or network traffic.kubeadapt.io · 30 Sept 2026
- Data transport
- Aggregated payloads are signed in the cluster and sent using TLS 1.3 with mutual TLS.kubeadapt.io · 30 Sept 2026
- GCP integration limit
- GCP on-demand and Spot or Preemptible pricing work without setup, while Committed Use and Sustained Use Discounts are planned and not yet reflected.kubeadapt.io · 30 Sept 2026
- Network intelligence
- The optional network agent requires Linux kernel 5.10 or newer and is currently priced for AWS, with GCP and Azure not yet supported.kubeadapt.io · 30 Sept 2026
- Company founding
- Kubeadapt says it was founded in 2025 by engineers and cloud architects with enterprise Kubernetes experience.kubeadapt.io · 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- Kubeadapt offers email support for all accounts, including free accounts.kubeadapt.io · 30 Sept 2026
Best KubeAdapt alternatives
See all 20
Where it ranks on Specifiction
Is KubeAdapt yours?
Claim it for free: prove the domain, then correct facts, plans and screenshots. An editor reviews every change.
Sources
- kubeadapt.io· checked 30 Sept 2026
- kubeadapt.io/features/workload-rightsizing· checked 30 Sept 2026
- kubeadapt.io/features/smart-alerting· checked 30 Sept 2026
- kubeadapt.io/docs/v1/api-reference/overview· checked 30 Sept 2026
- kubeadapt.io/security· checked 30 Sept 2026
- kubeadapt.io/docs/v1/how-to-guides/integrations/gcp· checked 30 Sept 2026
- kubeadapt.io/features/network-optimization· checked 30 Sept 2026
- kubeadapt.io/about· checked 30 Sept 2026
- kubeadapt.io/pricing· checked 30 Sept 2026