Announcing Kubecost’s Acquisition by IBM!

We’re thrilled to announce that Kubecost is becoming part of the IBM family, joining forces with Apptio and Turbonomic!

This merger adds Kubecost’s expertise in container cost management to IBM’s FinOps Suite of Cloudability and Turbonomic, creating the industry’s first comprehensive cost management platform for the entire IT stack. We couldn’t be more excited as we embark on this next chapter of growth together.

Since launching in 2019, our mission has been to optimize the world’s infrastructure. We started with Kubernetes cost monitoring, and we’ve proudly become the most widely adopted solution in the cloud native ecosystem. Now, as a result of this merger, we’re poised to accelerate our mission by delivering broader, end-to-end cost management solutions to teams everywhere.

Here are just a few reasons we’re excited about what’s next:

• Building a best-in-class platform: We see an incredible opportunity to advance our mission as enterprises rapidly adopt Kubernetes and containers at scale. Together with Apptio and Turbonomic, we aim to build the leading platform to give teams the ability to inform, optimize and operate cloud investments regardless of where their workloads are hosted.
• Commitment to open source: IBM has been an amazing champion for open source, supporting numerous communities including Linux and Apache. We look forward to investing further in OpenCost and other CNCF projects.
• Advancing Kubernetes optimization: Automation is transforming the market, and we’re excited to continue major investments in Kubecost Actions and other optimization solutions alongside the Apptio and Turbonomic teams.
• Shared values: IBM shares our dedication to innovation and curiosity, as well as our relentless focus on delivering value to users and customers.
• Global reach: Kubecost is already used by over 12,000+ organizations, and with IBM’s extensive reach, we see an incredible opportunity to help even more teams worldwide.

To our users, customers, and partners: our commitment to you remains stronger than ever. We believe this acquisition will allow us to provide an even better product and support experience as we expand our cost monitoring expertise and join forces with a fellow leader in the FinOps space. We anticipate no interruptions in the products and services we offer during this transition. Thank you for being a part of this journey with us—we’re excited about the future, and we’re grateful to have you with us!

We’re just getting started! Come learn more about our platform at https://www.kubecost.com/connect/ and if you ever have any questions or would benefit from a demo, as always, you can reach out to us at team@kubecost.com.