Kubernetes Services · Pricing Plans

Kubernetes Services Plans Pricing

The Kubernetes Services API (ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer, ExternalName, Headless, Gateway API) is a core part of the Kubernetes project — Apache-2.0 licensed and free to use. There is no vendor charge for the Service abstraction itself. Costs accrue from the underlying cloud-provider load balancers (NLB, ALB, GCLB, Azure LB), public IPs, and inter-zone/egress data transfer that LoadBalancer-typed Services may provision.

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KubernetesNetworkingOpen SourceCNCF

Plans

Open Source freemium

Kubernetes Services are part of the upstream Kubernetes project; no vendor licensing cost for the API itself.

Service abstraction (usage · usage) 0.00 USD

ClusterIP
NodePort
LoadBalancer (provisions cloud-provider LB billed externally)
ExternalName
Headless services
EndpointSlice
Topology-aware routing
Gateway API (next-generation Service evolution)

Sources

https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/
https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/