What is Kubecost & How to Use It [Tutorial]

Kubecost is a tool designed to address Kubernetes cost management challenges by offering real-time visibility into the costs associated with your cluster's resources. It helps detect cost overruns early and provides recommendations for improving resource utilization efficiency. Key features include precise cost breakdowns, monitoring of resource utilization, alerts when cost thresholds are breached, and suggestions on how to reduce costs. Kubecost can be easily installed using Helm and offers a free community version with limited metric retention period and paid Enterprise plan with additional features such as budgeting and SSO/SAML support.