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What DevZero is

DevZero is a Kubernetes optimization platform for workload rightsizing, node autoscaling, and security scanning. Its operators analyze cluster resource use and can recommend or apply changes to workload resources, replica counts, and node capacity. The quickstart covers Amazon EKS, Google GKE, Microsoft AKS, Oracle OKE, and self-managed or on-premises clusters. The Security Operator checks image vulnerabilities, Kubernetes misconfigurations, RBAC issues, and compliance with CIS, NSA, and Pod Security Standards. DevZero documents Slack and webhook alert channels, plus Terraform and Pulumi providers for managing resources as code.

On GPU nodes, DevZero collects GPU metrics, and GPU infrastructure optimization is included in Pro. The company says its Read Operator gathers Kubernetes resource and workload metadata without collecting secrets, environment variables, or application data. DevZero also reports SOC 2 Type II certification, mTLS encryption in transit, and AES-256 encryption at rest. It processes and stores data in a US primary region and offers an EU region for European customers. A separate self-hosted AI inference gateway offers provider failover and support for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, Mistral, and OpenAI-SDK-compatible services. DevZero was founded in 2022 and identifies platform engineers, multi-cluster DevOps teams, and engineering leaders tracking cloud spend as users of its platform.

Who it suits

DevZero suits platform engineers and DevOps teams managing Kubernetes clusters, as well as engineering leaders monitoring cloud spend. Its security scans, resource recommendations, and infrastructure-as-code providers may fit teams that want optimization and security information alongside cluster management.

What it does well

Analyzes cluster use and can recommend or apply resource and capacity changes.
Supports EKS, GKE, AKS, OKE, and self-managed or on-premises clusters.
Scans image vulnerabilities, Kubernetes configuration, RBAC, and named standards.
Offers Slack and webhook alerts, plus Terraform and Pulumi providers.
Free plan includes unlimited clusters.

What to know first

The Free plan retains data for 30 days.
In-place scaling requires Kubernetes 1.33 or newer with the required feature gate.
Some scaling changes fall back to rolling restarts.

Limits

The Free plan has 30-day data retention and community support. In-place scaling requires Kubernetes 1.33 or newer with the required feature gate, and some changes use rolling restarts instead.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Free	$0/month · Unlimited clusters · monitoring and cost visibility · network monitoring · departmental cost attribution · audit logging · multi-cloud governance · 30-day retention · community support	Free
Free inference	$0 platform fee · 100 requests/day · 20-plus open models · 3 shared providers · playground and OpenAI-compatible API · latency and throughput metrics · 7-day activity log	Free
Pro	Billed monthly · No annual commitment · $5 per CPU/month · workload optimization and live migration · infrastructure and GPU optimization · spot management · forecast scaling · performance alerts · 180-day retention · dedicated account manager and SLA	$5 a month
Enterprise	Custom · Everything in Pro · security scanning · SSO/SAML · chargeback export · custom SLAs · 180-day-plus retention · dedicated on-call	On request
Inference pay-as-you-go	4% platform fee on inference spend · no minimum or commitment · 500-plus models · 70-plus providers · $50K/month BYOK traffic without fees · budgets · prompt caching · spend alerts · email and shared Slack support	On request
Inference Enterprise	Custom volume pricing · Committed capacity · private routing · contractual SLAs · AWS Marketplace invoicing · SSO/SAML and SCIM · residency controls · named account team	On request

As devzero.io lists them, read 15 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

Visit the DevZero website.
Choose the Free plan or Pro at $5 a month, billed monthly with no annual commitment.
Connect a supported EKS, GKE, AKS, OKE, self-managed, or on-premises cluster.
Use the documented Slack or webhook channels for alerts, or Terraform and Pulumi providers for resource management as code.
For Pro, use GPU infrastructure optimization on GPU nodes.

Verdict

Choose DevZero if your team wants Kubernetes resource optimization and security scanning, with a free option for unlimited clusters. Pro adds GPU infrastructure optimization, longer data retention, and a dedicated account manager with an SLA. Look elsewhere if your clusters cannot meet the in-place scaling requirements and you need those changes without rolling restarts.

Questions

Does DevZero have a free plan?

Yes. Free includes unlimited clusters, 30-day data retention, and community support.

How much does DevZero Pro cost?

Pro costs $5 a month, billed monthly with no annual commitment. It includes unlimited clusters, 180-day data retention, a dedicated account manager, and an SLA.

Which Kubernetes environments are supported?

The quickstart lists Amazon EKS, Google GKE, Microsoft AKS, Oracle OKE, and self-managed or on-premises clusters.

What does DevZero collect?

DevZero says its Read Operator collects Kubernetes resource and workload metadata, but not secrets, environment variables, or application data.

Is DevZero open source?

The listed facts do not establish whether DevZero is open source.

Who makes DevZero?

The listed facts do not name a maker. DevZero says it was founded in 2022.

Facts from DevZero's own pages

API access: The CLI uses DevZero personal access tokens and a configurable API endpoint, and the inference tier exposes an OpenAI-compatible API. · devzero.io, 15 Oct 2026
CLI requirements: The CLI requires Node.js 18 or newer, npm or npx, kubectl access to the target cluster and Helm 3 for operator installation. · devzero.io, 15 Oct 2026
Cloud support: The platform supports AWS EKS, Google GKE, Azure AKS, Oracle OKE, OpenShift and on-premises Kubernetes. · devzero.io, 15 Oct 2026
Company founding and headquarters: Gartner lists DevZero as founded in 2021 and headquartered in Seattle, United States. · gartner.com, 15 Oct 2026
Company history: DevZero says it was founded in 2022 as a cloud development platform and began pivoting toward infrastructure technology in 2025. · devzero.io, 4 Oct 2026
Company legal name: Crunchbase identifies the legal name as DevInfra Inc., also known as DevInfra. · crunchbase.com, 15 Oct 2026
Company size: Gartner lists the company at 11–50 employees, while G2 displays 25 employees on LinkedIn. · gartner.com, 15 Oct 2026
Data collected: DevZero collects Kubernetes resource, workload, object, image-tag and network-flow metadata for optimization analysis. · devzero.io, 15 Oct 2026
Data collection: DevZero says its Read Operator collects Kubernetes resource and workload metadata but does not collect secrets, environment variables, or application data. · devzero.io, 4 Oct 2026
Data excluded: The read operator is documented as having no access to secrets and not collecting ConfigMap values, environment variables, application payloads or container filesystems. · devzero.io, 15 Oct 2026
Data residency: DevZero says it processes and stores data in a US primary region and offers an EU region for European customers. · devzero.io, 4 Oct 2026
Documentation depth: Documentation covers quickstart, CLI commands, multiple operators, policies, RBAC, Pulumi, Terraform, security and architecture references. · devzero.io, 15 Oct 2026
Fleet visibility: DevZero presents aggregated cost, utilization and drill-down views across clusters, clouds and regions. · devzero.io, 15 Oct 2026
Founded: 2022 · devzero.io, 28 Sept 2026
Funding: Crunchbase lists two funding rounds, including a Series A, and names Madrona and Foundation Capital among three investors. · crunchbase.com, 15 Oct 2026
GPU optimization: The product collects GPU metrics on GPU nodes, and its Pro plan includes GPU infrastructure optimization. · devzero.io, 4 Oct 2026
Inference gateway: DevZero describes a self-hosted AI inference gateway with provider failover and support for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, Mistral, and OpenAI-SDK-compatible services. · devzero.io, 4 Oct 2026
Inference optimization: The inference product routes requests across providers and adds caching, model evaluation and failover controls. · devzero.io, 15 Oct 2026
Integrations: Official product material names Slack, GitHub and PagerDuty integrations, including GitHub Helm-values patches and PagerDuty incident suppression. · devzero.io, 15 Oct 2026
Intended users: DevZero identifies platform engineers, DevOps teams managing multiple clusters, and engineering leaders tracking cloud spend as users of its platform. · devzero.io, 4 Oct 2026
Limit: free Kubernetes tier: The free Kubernetes tier provides monitoring and visibility but does not allow actions such as node rightsizing or workload migration. · devzero.io, 15 Oct 2026
Limit: independent evidence: GetApp lists no user reviews and zero ratings, while Gartner Peer Insights also reports no reviews, leaving little independent customer evidence. · getapp.com, 15 Oct 2026
Limit: inference free tier: The free inference tier is limited to 100 requests per day, 20-plus open models and three shared providers. · devzero.io, 15 Oct 2026
Live migration: Its checkpoint-restore system can migrate stateful workloads during resource changes without restarting pods. · devzero.io, 15 Oct 2026

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