Pixie Integrations

OpenCost represents a collaborative open-source project that remains impartial to vendors, aimed at tracking and distributing costs related to cloud infrastructure and containers in real time. Crafted by specialists in Kubernetes and supported by industry professionals, OpenCost sheds light on the frequently unclear expenditure patterns tied to Kubernetes usage. It provides various adaptable options for monitoring and allocating costs associated with cloud resources, thereby enabling precise showback, chargeback, and ongoing reporting capabilities. With its real-time cost allocation, users can trace expenses down to the level of individual containers, ensuring meticulous oversight of financial flows. The tool proficiently manages cost distribution for in-cluster resources, such as CPU, GPU, memory, load balancers, and persistent volumes, making it a versatile asset. OpenCost also incorporates dynamic asset pricing through integration with billing APIs from major cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and GCP, while offering customized pricing solutions for on-premises Kubernetes clusters. In addition to monitoring Kubernetes cluster expenditures, it has the capability to track costs from various cloud services related to object storage, databases, and other managed offerings. Moreover, it effortlessly works in conjunction with other open-source applications, facilitating the export of pricing data to systems such as Prometheus, which amplifies its effectiveness in cost management. As such, OpenCost emerges as an all-encompassing tool for organizations aiming to exercise robust oversight over their cloud expenditures while optimizing resource allocation strategies.