6 managed Kubernetes providers ranked by what you get for the money: resources per dollar over three years, how much the price rises on renewal, uptime guarantee, refund window and support. Every price is checked against the provider daily, and affiliate deals never change the order.
IONOS's best managed Kubernetes plan is IONOS Managed Kubernetes node 2 vCPU / 8 GB with a value score of 80/100 (2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM). Its 3 managed Kubernetes plans start at $41.47/mo with monthly billing, with no renewal increase. 30-day money-back guarantee, 99.9% uptime guarantee, support by 24/7, phone.
DigitalOcean's best managed Kubernetes plan is DigitalOcean Kubernetes Memory-Optimized node (16 GB / 2 vCPU) with a value score of 66/100 (2 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 50 GB). Its 6 managed Kubernetes plans start at $12.00/mo with monthly billing, with no renewal increase. No money-back window, 99.99% uptime guarantee, support by 24/7.
Linode's best managed Kubernetes plan is Linode Kubernetes Engine high-availability control plane with a value score of 51/100. Its 2 managed Kubernetes plans start at $60.00/mo with monthly billing, with no renewal increase. No money-back window, 99.99% uptime guarantee, support by 24/7, phone.
UpCloud's best managed Kubernetes plan is UpCloud Managed Kubernetes Production with a value score of 50/100 (Up to 120 data plane nodes, HA control plane). Its 1 managed Kubernetes plan start at $67.50/mo with monthly billing, with no renewal increase. No money-back window, 100% uptime guarantee, support by 24/7, live chat.
OVHcloud's best managed Kubernetes plan is OVHcloud MKS Standard with a value score of 47/100 (99.99% SLA, up to 500 nodes, 8 GiB etcd). Its 1 managed Kubernetes plan start at $73.91/mo with monthly billing, with no renewal increase. No money-back window, 99.9% uptime guarantee, support by 24/7, phone.
Scaleway's best managed Kubernetes plan is Scaleway Kapsule Dedicated-4 with a value score of 42/100 (Dedicated control plane, 4 GB, 99.5% SLA, 250 nodes). Its 7 managed Kubernetes plans start at $90.34/mo with monthly billing, with no renewal increase. No money-back window, 99.9% uptime guarantee, support by 24/7.
IONOS, whose IONOS Managed Kubernetes node 2 vCPU / 8 GB plan scores 80/100 on our value score, the highest of the 6 managed Kubernetes providers we compare. DigitalOcean and Linode follow.
DigitalOcean has the lowest starting price: DigitalOcean Kubernetes Basic node (2 GB / 1 vCPU) at $12.00/mo. See every plan ranked by price on our cheapest managed Kubernetes page.
DigitalOcean: its cheapest managed Kubernetes plan renews at $12.00/mo. Intro prices often double or triple on renewal, so the renewal price decides what you pay from year two.
IONOS, with 30 days.
Each provider is ranked by the value score of its best plan of this kind: 40% resources per dollar over three years, 20% renewal fairness, 15% resources, 10% uptime guarantee and refund window, 10% support, 5% free extras. Plans are compared only with plans of the same kind, and affiliate commissions never change the order.
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