Instead of Krossboard
Krossboard alternatives
Krossboard gives teams a focused way to measure Kubernetes usage across multiple clusters for cost allocation and capacity planning. It consolidates namespace, node, and cluster analytics across minutes, hours, days, and months, with CSV export, cost forecasting, and a REST API. The ALWAYS FREE plan costs nothing and includes unlimited clusters, core analytics, and CSV export. Deployments run as Kubernetes pods through its Operator, with API, self-hosted, and web access.
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Atmosly Kubernetes Cost Optimization
Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWebCloud cost allocation and rightsizing with budget controls — Atmosly adds team showback, p95-based rightsizing pull requests, commitment planning, idle-resource detection, and normalized AWS, GCP, and Azure dashboards.
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KubeAdapt
Free plan APILinuxMac+3Guardrailed rightsizing across diverse Kubernetes environments — KubeAdapt covers AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, OpenShift, and bare metal, adding YAML rightsizing recommendations, alerts, and a read-only API.
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OpenCost
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1Open-source, vendor-neutral Kubernetes cost allocation — OpenCost allocates CPU, GPU, memory, load balancers, and persistent-volume costs, including cloud resources outside Kubernetes, across many providers.
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PerfectScale
Free plan APISelf-hostedWebContinuous workload and node optimization — PerfectScale combines workload and node optimization with resilience and anomaly alerts, supporting managed SaaS or on-premises deployment across varied environments.
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CloudBolt
Free plan APISelf-hostedWebGoverned hybrid-cloud provisioning and optimization — CloudBolt adds policy-driven provisioning, governance, broad cloud coverage, budgets, quotas, and StormForge automation with health checks and rollback.
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Klustercost
Free plan APISelf-hostedWebOpen-source Azure-focused cost visibility with natural-language queries — Klustercost persists pod and node data in PostgreSQL, enriches Azure VM pricing, and offers read-only AI queries plus messaging and BI integrations.
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KubeLedger
Free plan APISelf-hostedWebLong-retention namespace accounting and exports — KubeLedger tracks CPU, memory, and GPU usage with node overhead, retaining a full year and exporting charts or datasets as PNG, CSV, or JSON.
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Podledger
Free plan Self-hostedWeb - 9
Skuber+
Free plan Web - 10
IBM Kubecost
Free plan Web - 11
Amnic Kubernetes Cost Management
Free trial Web - 12
CAST AI
Free trial Self-hostedWeb - 13
Kubex
Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb - 14
nOps
Free trial APIWeb - 15
Randoli Cost Management for Kubernetes
Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb - 16
ScaleOps
Free trial Self-hostedWeb - 17
Spot Ocean
Free plan Web - 18
Varcio Kubernetes Cost Management
Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb - 19
OptOps
Paid Self-hostedWeb - 20
CloudKeeper Kubernetes Tuner
Paid Self-hosted - 21
Untab
Paid Web - 22
Zesty
Paid Web - 23
Flexera One IT Visibility
Paid Web - 24
An alternative may fit better when you need capabilities beyond usage reporting. Krossboard’s free plan excludes managed AKS, EKS, and GKE discovery and provides no support; Enterprise tiers are billed on-demand with no price shown. Its normal operation requires read-only Kubernetes access, while managed-cluster setup requires cloud administration permissions. When switching, weigh cloud and on-premises coverage, allocation detail, rightsizing recommendations, alerts, governance, integrations, retention, and whether software can apply changes or only report them.
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