Kubernetes Cluster Cost Calculator

✓ Last verified: 2026-07-15· Source: official provider pricing page· Auto-monitored — report change →

Node hours, control plane and egress — what a managed K8s cluster really costs.

Worker nodes

$ / node-hour

Control plane $/month

Egress + LB $/month

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per month

—node compute

—per node / mo

—per year

Pods are free; nodes and networking are not

Kubernetes cost is really node count plus networking. Right-size nodes, bin-pack pods, and watch cross-AZ and load-balancer charges. Compare raw compute on the container hosting cost calculator and networking on the cross-AZ transfer calculator.

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How this calculator works

Free Kubernetes cost calculator — worker nodes, control-plane and egress to your monthly EKS/GKE/AKS bill and cost per node.

Frequently asked questions

Does Kubernetes bill per pod or per node?

Per node. The cloud charges for the VMs (worker nodes) plus a flat control-plane fee (about $73/month on EKS/GKE/AKS). Pods are free to schedule — so packing more pods onto each node directly cuts cost by needing fewer nodes.

What are the hidden costs of a K8s cluster?

Cross-AZ data transfer (each hop between zones is billed), load balancers (one per exposed service adds up), persistent volumes, and NAT gateways. These networking extras often rival the compute bill on a busy cluster.