Kubernetes cost map · October 2026
What a Kubernetes cluster costs, by provider and region.
We priced one reference cluster on 15 global cloud operators and 11 national and sovereign clouds, including Vietnam's domestic providers. That covers 362 regions in 40 countries. SparkHouse runs on any of them, so this is the cost of choosing where your data plane lives.
- Reference cluster
- 3 worker nodes, 4 vCPU and 16 GiB each, Linux, on demand
- Control plane
- Production tier with SLA or high availability, where offered
- Month
- 730 hours. Prices in USD at list. Other currencies converted (1 EUR = 1.1206 USD (ECB reference via Frankfurter, 2026-10-09); VND 25,856 and RUB 85 per USD)
- Not included
- Storage, load balancers, egress, support, reserved or spot discounts, tax
Showing all 362 regions.
Every region we priced
Regions and data center cities
A region is a cluster of data centers in or near the listed city. Use the filters above to narrow this list. The comparison tables further down follow the same filters. Regions without a published price show n/a.
| Region | Country | Continent | Provider | Node per hour | Cluster per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cape Town af-south-1 | South Africa | Africa | Amazon Web Services | $0.254 | $629 |
Hong Kong ap-east-1 | Hong Kong | Asia Pacific | Amazon Web Services | $0.264 | $651 |
Taipei ap-east-2 | Taiwan | Asia Pacific | Amazon Web Services | $0.223 | $562 |
Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | Japan | Asia Pacific | Amazon Web Services | $0.248 | $616 |
Seoul ap-northeast-2 | South Korea | Asia Pacific | Amazon Web Services | $0.236 | $590 |
Osaka ap-northeast-3 | Japan | Asia Pacific | Amazon Web Services | $0.248 | $616 |
Mumbai ap-south-1 | India | Asia Pacific | Amazon Web Services | $0.202 | $515 |
Hyderabad ap-south-2 | India | Asia Pacific | Amazon Web Services | $0.202 | $515 |
Singapore ap-southeast-1 | Singapore | Asia Pacific | Amazon Web Services | $0.240 | $599 |
Sydney ap-southeast-2 | Australia | Asia Pacific | Amazon Web Services | $0.240 | $599 |
Jakarta ap-southeast-3 | Indonesia | Asia Pacific | Amazon Web Services | $0.240 | $599 |
Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-5 | Malaysia | Asia Pacific | Amazon Web Services | $0.204 | $520 |
Auckland ap-southeast-6 | New Zealand | Asia Pacific | Amazon Web Services | $0.252 | $625 |
Bangkok ap-southeast-7 | Thailand | Asia Pacific | Amazon Web Services | $0.204 | $520 |
Montreal ca-central-1 | Canada | North America | Amazon Web Services | $0.214 | $542 |
Calgary ca-west-1 | Canada | North America | Amazon Web Services | $0.214 | $542 |
Frankfurt eu-central-1 | Germany | Europe | Amazon Web Services | $0.230 | $577 |
Zurich eu-central-2 | Switzerland | Europe | Amazon Web Services | $0.253 | $627 |
Stockholm eu-north-1 | Sweden | Europe | Amazon Web Services | $0.204 | $520 |
Milan eu-south-1 | Italy | Europe | Amazon Web Services | $0.224 | $564 |
Dublin eu-west-1 | Ireland | Europe | Amazon Web Services | $0.214 | $542 |
London eu-west-2 | United Kingdom | Europe | Amazon Web Services | $0.222 | $559 |
Paris eu-west-3 | France | Europe | Amazon Web Services | $0.224 | $564 |
Tel Aviv il-central-1 | Israel | Middle East | Amazon Web Services | $0.225 | $565 |
Dubai me-central-1 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East | Amazon Web Services | $0.235 | $589 |
Manama me-south-1 | Bahrain | Middle East | Amazon Web Services | $0.264 | $651 |
Querétaro mx-central-1 | Mexico | North America | Amazon Web Services | $0.202 | $515 |
São Paulo sa-east-1 | Brazil | South America | Amazon Web Services | $0.306 | $743 |
N. Virginia us-east-1 | United States | North America | Amazon Web Services | $0.192 | $493 |
Ohio us-east-2 | United States | North America | Amazon Web Services | $0.192 | $493 |
Ohio (GovCloud) us-gov-east-1 | United States | North America | Amazon Web Services | $0.242 | $603 |
Oregon (GovCloud) us-gov-west-1 | United States | North America | Amazon Web Services | $0.242 | $603 |
N. California us-west-1 | United States | North America | Amazon Web Services | $0.224 | $564 |
Oregon us-west-2 | United States | North America | Amazon Web Services | $0.192 | $493 |
Oslo norwayeast | Norway | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.253 | $627 |
Tel Aviv israelcentral | Israel | Middle East | Microsoft Azure | $0.224 | $564 |
Stavanger norwaywest | Norway | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.329 | $794 |
California westus | United States | North America | Microsoft Azure | $0.224 | $564 |
Dublin northeurope | Ireland | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.214 | $542 |
Amsterdam westeurope | Netherlands | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.230 | $577 |
Quebec City canadaeast | Canada | North America | Microsoft Azure | $0.214 | $542 |
Marseille francesouth | France | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.291 | $710 |
Zurich switzerlandnorth | Switzerland | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.253 | $627 |
Pune centralindia | India | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.202 | $515 |
Abu Dhabi uaecentral | United Arab Emirates | Middle East | Microsoft Azure | $0.306 | $743 |
Hyderabad indiasouthcentral | India | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.202 | $515 |
Cape Town southafricawest | South Africa | Africa | Microsoft Azure | $0.330 | $796 |
Virginia (Gov) usgovvirginia | United States | North America | Microsoft Azure | $0.242 | $603 |
Kuala Lumpur malaysiawest | Malaysia | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.216 | $546 |
Israel NW israelnorthwest | Israel | Middle East | Microsoft Azure | $0.224 | $564 |
Berlin germanynorth | Germany | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.299 | $728 |
Taipei taiwannorthwest | Taiwan | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.290 | $708 |
Frankfurt germanywestcentral | Germany | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.230 | $577 |
Malmö swedensouth | Sweden | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.265 | $653 |
Taipei taiwannorth | Taiwan | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.223 | $561 |
Texas southcentralus | United States | North America | Microsoft Azure | $0.230 | $577 |
Canberra australiacentral2 | Australia | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.240 | $599 |
Washington westus2 | United States | North America | Microsoft Azure | $0.192 | $493 |
Querétaro mexicocentral | Mexico | North America | Microsoft Azure | $0.211 | $535 |
São Paulo brazilsouth | Brazil | South America | Microsoft Azure | $0.306 | $743 |
Dubai uaenorth | United Arab Emirates | Middle East | Microsoft Azure | $0.235 | $588 |
Warsaw polandcentral | Poland | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.230 | $577 |
Jakarta indonesiacentral | Indonesia | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.216 | $546 |
London uksouth | United Kingdom | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.222 | $559 |
Toronto canadacentral | Canada | North America | Microsoft Azure | $0.214 | $542 |
Madrid spaincentral | Spain | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.214 | $542 |
Texas (Gov) usgovtexas | United States | North America | Microsoft Azure | $0.240 | $599 |
Sydney australiaeast | Australia | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.240 | $599 |
Johannesburg southafricanorth | South Africa | Africa | Microsoft Azure | $0.254 | $629 |
Chennai southindia | India | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.271 | $666 |
Santiago chilecentral | Chile | South America | Microsoft Azure | $0.269 | $662 |
Hong Kong eastasia | Hong Kong | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.264 | $651 |
Paris francecentral | France | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.224 | $564 |
Milan italynorth | Italy | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.224 | $564 |
Copenhagen denmarkeast | Denmark | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.230 | $577 |
Auckland newzealandnorth | New Zealand | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.252 | $625 |
Cardiff ukwest | United Kingdom | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.232 | $581 |
Mumbai westindia | India | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.246 | $612 |
Tokyo japaneast | Japan | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.248 | $616 |
Iowa centralus | United States | North America | Microsoft Azure | $0.217 | $548 |
Arizona westus3 | United States | North America | Microsoft Azure | $0.192 | $493 |
Wyoming westcentralus | United States | North America | Microsoft Azure | $0.230 | $577 |
Geneva switzerlandwest | Switzerland | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.329 | $794 |
Arizona (Gov) usgovarizona | United States | North America | Microsoft Azure | $0.242 | $603 |
Osaka japanwest | Japan | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.248 | $616 |
Rio de Janeiro brazilsoutheast | Brazil | South America | Microsoft Azure | $0.398 | $945 |
Nagpur jioindiacentral | India | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.202 | $515 |
Brussels belgiumcentral | Belgium | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.230 | $577 |
Canberra australiacentral | Australia | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.240 | $599 |
Virginia eastus | United States | North America | Microsoft Azure | $0.192 | $493 |
Busan koreasouth | South Korea | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.221 | $557 |
Seoul koreacentral | South Korea | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.236 | $590 |
Gävle swedencentral | Sweden | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.204 | $520 |
Virginia eastus2 | United States | North America | Microsoft Azure | $0.192 | $493 |
Singapore southeastasia3 | Singapore | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.216 | $546 |
Singapore southeastasia | Singapore | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.240 | $599 |
Melbourne australiasoutheast | Australia | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.250 | $620 |
Vienna austriaeast | Austria | Europe | Microsoft Azure | $0.230 | $577 |
Jamnagar jioindiawest | India | Asia Pacific | Microsoft Azure | $0.202 | $515 |
Illinois northcentralus | United States | North America | Microsoft Azure | $0.192 | $493 |
Doha qatarcentral | Qatar | Middle East | Microsoft Azure | $0.235 | $588 |
Johannesburg africa-south1 | South Africa | Africa | Google Cloud | $0.214 | $541 |
Changhua County asia-east1 | Taiwan | Asia Pacific | Google Cloud | $0.225 | $566 |
Hong Kong asia-east2 | Hong Kong | Asia Pacific | Google Cloud | $0.272 | $668 |
Tokyo asia-northeast1 | Japan | Asia Pacific | Google Cloud | $0.249 | $619 |
Osaka asia-northeast2 | Japan | Asia Pacific | Google Cloud | $0.249 | $619 |
Seoul asia-northeast3 | South Korea | Asia Pacific | Google Cloud | $0.249 | $619 |
Mumbai asia-south1 | India | Asia Pacific | Google Cloud | $0.233 | $584 |
Delhi asia-south2 | India | Asia Pacific | Google Cloud | $0.233 | $584 |
Jurong West asia-southeast1 | Singapore | Asia Pacific | Google Cloud | $0.240 | $598 |
Jakarta asia-southeast2 | Indonesia | Asia Pacific | Google Cloud | $0.261 | $645 |
Sydney australia-southeast1 | Australia | Asia Pacific | Google Cloud | $0.276 | $677 |
Melbourne australia-southeast2 | Australia | Asia Pacific | Google Cloud | $0.234 | $586 |
Warsaw europe-central2 | Poland | Europe | Google Cloud | $0.235 | $588 |
Hamina europe-north1 | Finland | Europe | Google Cloud | $0.214 | $541 |
Madrid europe-southwest1 | Spain | Europe | Google Cloud | $0.229 | $575 |
St. Ghislain europe-west1 | Belgium | Europe | Google Cloud | $0.214 | $541 |
Berlin europe-west10 | Germany | Europe | Google Cloud | $0.250 | $621 |
Turin europe-west12 | Italy | Europe | Google Cloud | $0.251 | $622 |
London europe-west2 | United Kingdom | Europe | Google Cloud | $0.250 | $621 |
Frankfurt europe-west3 | Germany | Europe | Google Cloud | $0.250 | $621 |
Eemshaven europe-west4 | Netherlands | Europe | Google Cloud | $0.214 | $541 |
Zurich europe-west6 | Switzerland | Europe | Google Cloud | $0.254 | $630 |
Milan europe-west8 | Italy | Europe | Google Cloud | $0.225 | $566 |
Paris europe-west9 | France | Europe | Google Cloud | $0.225 | $566 |
Doha me-central1 | Qatar | Middle East | Google Cloud | $0.236 | $590 |
Dammam me-central2 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East | Google Cloud | $0.311 | $754 |
Tel Aviv me-west1 | Israel | Middle East | Google Cloud | $0.214 | $541 |
Montréal northamerica-northeast1 | Canada | North America | Google Cloud | $0.214 | $541 |
Toronto northamerica-northeast2 | Canada | North America | Google Cloud | $0.214 | $541 |
Osasco southamerica-east1 | Brazil | South America | Google Cloud | $0.308 | $748 |
Santiago southamerica-west1 | Chile | South America | Google Cloud | $0.278 | $681 |
Council Bluffs us-central1 | United States | North America | Google Cloud | $0.194 | $498 |
Moncks Corner us-east1 | United States | North America | Google Cloud | $0.194 | $498 |
Ashburn us-east4 | United States | North America | Google Cloud | $0.219 | $552 |
Columbus us-east5 | United States | North America | Google Cloud | $0.194 | $498 |
Dallas us-south1 | United States | North America | Google Cloud | $0.229 | $575 |
The Dalles us-west1 | United States | North America | Google Cloud | $0.194 | $498 |
Los Angeles us-west2 | United States | North America | Google Cloud | $0.233 | $584 |
Salt Lake City us-west3 | United States | North America | Google Cloud | $0.233 | $584 |
Las Vegas us-west4 | United States | North America | Google Cloud | $0.219 | $552 |
Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | Japan | Asia Pacific | Alibaba Cloud | $0.223 | $554 |
Guangzhou cn-guangzhou | China | Asia Pacific | Alibaba Cloud | $0.162 | $420 |
Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | China | Asia Pacific | Alibaba Cloud | $0.162 | $420 |
Heyuan cn-heyuan | China | Asia Pacific | Alibaba Cloud | $0.144 | $381 |
Hong Kong cn-hongkong | Hong Kong | Asia Pacific | Alibaba Cloud | $0.238 | $586 |
Shanghai cn-shanghai | China | Asia Pacific | Alibaba Cloud | $0.162 | $420 |
Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | China | Asia Pacific | Alibaba Cloud | $0.162 | $420 |
Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | China | Asia Pacific | Alibaba Cloud | $0.146 | $385 |
Frankfurt eu-central-1 | Germany | Europe | Alibaba Cloud | $0.207 | $519 |
Virginia us-east-1 | United States | North America | Alibaba Cloud | $0.173 | $445 |
Ashburn ashburn | United States | North America | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Phoenix phoenix | United States | North America | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
San Jose san-jose | United States | North America | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Chicago chicago | United States | North America | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Toronto toronto | Canada | North America | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Montreal montreal | Canada | North America | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Querétaro querétaro | Mexico | North America | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
São Paulo são-paulo | Brazil | South America | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Vinhedo vinhedo | Brazil | South America | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Santiago santiago | Chile | South America | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
London london | United Kingdom | Europe | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Cardiff cardiff | United Kingdom | Europe | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Frankfurt frankfurt | Germany | Europe | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Zurich zurich | Switzerland | Europe | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Amsterdam amsterdam | Netherlands | Europe | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Marseille marseille | France | Europe | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Paris paris | France | Europe | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Milan milan | Italy | Europe | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Stockholm stockholm | Sweden | Europe | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Madrid madrid | Spain | Europe | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Jeddah jeddah | Saudi Arabia | Middle East | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Riyadh riyadh | Saudi Arabia | Middle East | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Dubai dubai | United Arab Emirates | Middle East | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Abu Dhabi abu-dhabi | United Arab Emirates | Middle East | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Jerusalem jerusalem | Israel | Middle East | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Johannesburg johannesburg | South Africa | Africa | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Mumbai mumbai | India | Asia Pacific | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Hyderabad hyderabad | India | Asia Pacific | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Singapore singapore | Singapore | Asia Pacific | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Sydney sydney | Australia | Asia Pacific | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Melbourne melbourne | Australia | Asia Pacific | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Tokyo tokyo | Japan | Asia Pacific | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Osaka osaka | Japan | Asia Pacific | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Seoul seoul | South Korea | Asia Pacific | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Chuncheon chuncheon | South Korea | Asia Pacific | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $0.092 | $274 |
Frankfurt frankfurt | Germany | Europe | IBM Cloud | $0.179 | $392 |
London london | United Kingdom | Europe | IBM Cloud | $0.185 | $405 |
Dallas dallas | United States | North America | IBM Cloud | $0.199 | $436 |
Washington DC washington-dc | United States | North America | IBM Cloud | $0.199 | $436 |
Sydney sydney | Australia | Asia Pacific | IBM Cloud | $0.159 | $348 |
Tokyo tokyo | Japan | Asia Pacific | IBM Cloud | $0.173 | $379 |
Toronto toronto | Canada | North America | IBM Cloud | n/a | n/a |
Montreal montreal | Canada | North America | IBM Cloud | n/a | n/a |
São Paulo são-paulo | Brazil | South America | IBM Cloud | n/a | n/a |
Madrid madrid | Spain | Europe | IBM Cloud | n/a | n/a |
Osaka osaka | Japan | Asia Pacific | IBM Cloud | n/a | n/a |
Chennai chennai | India | Asia Pacific | IBM Cloud | n/a | n/a |
Bangkok bangkok | Thailand | Asia Pacific | Tencent Cloud | $0.180 | $409 |
Beijing beijing | China | Asia Pacific | Tencent Cloud | $0.290 | $650 |
Chengdu chengdu | China | Asia Pacific | Tencent Cloud | $0.260 | $584 |
Chongqing chongqing | China | Asia Pacific | Tencent Cloud | $0.260 | $584 |
Guangzhou guangzhou | China | Asia Pacific | Tencent Cloud | $0.290 | $650 |
Hong Kong hong-kong | Hong Kong | Asia Pacific | Tencent Cloud | $0.220 | $497 |
Mumbai mumbai | India | Asia Pacific | Tencent Cloud | $0.180 | $409 |
Seoul seoul | South Korea | Asia Pacific | Tencent Cloud | $0.230 | $519 |
Shanghai shanghai | China | Asia Pacific | Tencent Cloud | $0.290 | $650 |
Singapore singapore | Singapore | Asia Pacific | Tencent Cloud | $0.220 | $497 |
Johannesburg johannesburg | South Africa | Africa | Huawei Cloud | $0.084 | $241 |
Bangkok bangkok | Thailand | Asia Pacific | Huawei Cloud | $0.067 | $205 |
Singapore singapore | Singapore | Asia Pacific | Huawei Cloud | $0.073 | $217 |
Shanghai shanghai | China | Asia Pacific | Huawei Cloud | $0.140 | $365 |
Beijing beijing | China | Asia Pacific | Huawei Cloud | $0.160 | $409 |
Guangzhou guangzhou | China | Asia Pacific | Huawei Cloud | $0.140 | $365 |
Shenzhen shenzhen | China | Asia Pacific | Huawei Cloud | $0.160 | $409 |
Ulanqab ulanqab | China | Asia Pacific | Huawei Cloud | $0.160 | $409 |
New York new-york | United States | North America | DigitalOcean | $0.188 | $451 |
San Francisco san-francisco | United States | North America | DigitalOcean | $0.188 | $451 |
Atlanta atlanta | United States | North America | DigitalOcean | $0.188 | $451 |
Toronto toronto | Canada | North America | DigitalOcean | $0.188 | $451 |
Amsterdam amsterdam | Netherlands | Europe | DigitalOcean | $0.188 | $451 |
Frankfurt frankfurt | Germany | Europe | DigitalOcean | $0.188 | $451 |
London london | United Kingdom | Europe | DigitalOcean | $0.188 | $451 |
Bangalore bangalore | India | Asia Pacific | DigitalOcean | $0.188 | $451 |
Singapore singapore | Singapore | Asia Pacific | DigitalOcean | $0.188 | $451 |
Sydney sydney | Australia | Asia Pacific | DigitalOcean | $0.188 | $451 |
London 2 gb-lon | United Kingdom | Europe | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Stockholm se-sto | Sweden | Europe | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Madrid es-mad | Spain | Europe | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Chennai in-maa | India | Asia Pacific | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Osaka jp-osa | Japan | Asia Pacific | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Milan it-mil | Italy | Europe | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Miami us-mia | United States | North America | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Jakarta id-cgk | Indonesia | Asia Pacific | Akamai (Linode) | $0.250 | $608 |
Los Angeles us-lax | United States | North America | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Amsterdam nl-ams | Netherlands | Europe | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Melbourne au-mel | Australia | Asia Pacific | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Mumbai 2 in-bom-2 | India | Asia Pacific | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Frankfurt 2 de-fra-2 | Germany | Europe | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Singapore 2 sg-sin-2 | Singapore | Asia Pacific | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Tokyo 3 jp-tyo-3 | Japan | Asia Pacific | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Washington 2 us-iad-2 | United States | North America | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Paris 2 fr-par-2 | France | Europe | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Sao Paulo br-gru | Brazil | South America | Akamai (Linode) | $0.290 | $695 |
Seattle us-sea | United States | North America | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Paris fr-par | France | Europe | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Chicago us-ord | United States | North America | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Washington us-iad | United States | North America | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Sydney ap-southeast | Australia | Asia Pacific | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Toronto ca-central | Canada | North America | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Mumbai ap-west | India | Asia Pacific | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Dallas us-central | United States | North America | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Tokyo 2 ap-northeast | Japan | Asia Pacific | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Frankfurt eu-central | Germany | Europe | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Singapore ap-south | Singapore | Asia Pacific | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
London eu-west | United Kingdom | Europe | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Newark us-east | United States | North America | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Atlanta us-southeast | United States | North America | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Fremont us-west | United States | North America | Akamai (Linode) | $0.210 | $520 |
Amsterdam ams | Netherlands | Europe | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Atlanta atl | United States | North America | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Bangalore blr | India | Asia Pacific | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Mumbai bom | India | Asia Pacific | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Paris cdg | France | Europe | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Delhi NCR del | India | Asia Pacific | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Dallas dfw | United States | North America | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
New Jersey ewr | United States | North America | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Frankfurt fra | Germany | Europe | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Honolulu hnl | United States | North America | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Seoul icn | South Korea | Asia Pacific | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Osaka itm | Japan | Asia Pacific | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Johannesburg jnb | South Africa | Africa | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Los Angeles lax | United States | North America | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
London lhr | United Kingdom | Europe | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Madrid mad | Spain | Europe | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Manchester man | United Kingdom | Europe | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Melbourne mel | Australia | Asia Pacific | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Mexico City mex | Mexico | North America | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Miami mia | United States | North America | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Tokyo nrt | Japan | Asia Pacific | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Chicago ord | United States | North America | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
São Paulo sao | Brazil | South America | Vultr | $0.247 | $541 |
Santiago scl | Chile | South America | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Seattle sea | United States | North America | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Singapore sgp | Singapore | Asia Pacific | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Silicon Valley sjc | United States | North America | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
St. Louis stl | United States | North America | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Stockholm sto | Sweden | Europe | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Sydney syd | Australia | Asia Pacific | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Tel Aviv tlv | Israel | Middle East | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Warsaw waw | Poland | Europe | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Toronto yto | Canada | North America | Vultr | $0.164 | $359 |
Gravelines gravelines | France | Europe | OVHcloud | $0.115 | $323 |
Strasbourg strasbourg | France | Europe | OVHcloud | $0.115 | $323 |
Roubaix roubaix | France | Europe | OVHcloud | $0.115 | $323 |
Paris paris | France | Europe | OVHcloud | $0.115 | $323 |
Frankfurt frankfurt | Germany | Europe | OVHcloud | $0.115 | $323 |
London london | United Kingdom | Europe | OVHcloud | $0.115 | $323 |
Warsaw warsaw | Poland | Europe | OVHcloud | $0.115 | $323 |
Milan milan | Italy | Europe | OVHcloud | $0.115 | $323 |
Beauharnois beauharnois | Canada | North America | OVHcloud | $0.115 | $323 |
Singapore singapore | Singapore | Asia Pacific | OVHcloud | $0.115 | $323 |
Sydney sydney | Australia | Asia Pacific | OVHcloud | $0.115 | $323 |
Mumbai mumbai | India | Asia Pacific | OVHcloud | $0.115 | $323 |
Paris fr-par | France | Europe | Scaleway | $0.104 | $318 |
Amsterdam nl-ams | Netherlands | Europe | Scaleway | $0.104 | $318 |
Warsaw pl-waw | Poland | Europe | Scaleway | $0.104 | $318 |
Nuremberg 2 | Germany | Europe | Hetzner Cloud | $0.154 | $338 |
Helsinki 3 | Finland | Europe | Hetzner Cloud | $0.154 | $338 |
Falkenstein 4 | Germany | Europe | Hetzner Cloud | $0.154 | $338 |
Ashburn 5 | United States | North America | Hetzner Cloud | $0.157 | $344 |
Hillsboro 6 | United States | North America | Hetzner Cloud | $0.157 | $344 |
Singapore 7 | Singapore | Asia Pacific | Hetzner Cloud | $0.195 | $427 |
Sydney au-syd1 | Australia | Asia Pacific | UpCloud | $0.113 | $316 |
Frankfurt de-fra1 | Germany | Europe | UpCloud | $0.113 | $316 |
Copenhagen dk-cph1 | Denmark | Europe | UpCloud | $0.113 | $316 |
Madrid es-mad1 | Spain | Europe | UpCloud | $0.113 | $316 |
Helsinki fi-hel1 | Finland | Europe | UpCloud | $0.113 | $316 |
Helsinki fi-hel2 | Finland | Europe | UpCloud | $0.113 | $316 |
Amsterdam nl-ams1 | Netherlands | Europe | UpCloud | $0.113 | $316 |
Stavanger no-svg1 | Norway | Europe | UpCloud | $0.113 | $316 |
Warsaw pl-waw1 | Poland | Europe | UpCloud | $0.113 | $316 |
Stockholm se-sto1 | Sweden | Europe | UpCloud | $0.113 | $316 |
Singapore sg-sin1 | Singapore | Asia Pacific | UpCloud | $0.113 | $316 |
London uk-lon1 | United Kingdom | Europe | UpCloud | $0.113 | $316 |
Chicago us-chi1 | United States | North America | UpCloud | $0.113 | $316 |
New York us-nyc1 | United States | North America | UpCloud | $0.113 | $316 |
San Jose us-sjo1 | United States | North America | UpCloud | $0.113 | $316 |
Hanoi hn | Vietnam | Asia Pacific | Viettel IDC (Viettel Cloud) | $0.106 | $232 |
Ho Chi Minh City hcm | Vietnam | Asia Pacific | Viettel IDC (Viettel Cloud) | $0.106 | $232 |
Hanoi hn | Vietnam | Asia Pacific | FPT Cloud | n/a | n/a |
Ho Chi Minh City hcm | Vietnam | Asia Pacific | FPT Cloud | n/a | n/a |
Ho Chi Minh City hcm | Vietnam | Asia Pacific | VNG Cloud (GreenNode) | n/a | n/a |
Hanoi hn | Vietnam | Asia Pacific | VNG Cloud (GreenNode) | n/a | n/a |
Hanoi hn | Vietnam | Asia Pacific | Bizfly Cloud (VCCorp) | n/a | n/a |
Ho Chi Minh City hcm | Vietnam | Asia Pacific | Bizfly Cloud (VCCorp) | n/a | n/a |
Hanoi hn | Vietnam | Asia Pacific | VNPT Cloud | n/a | n/a |
Ho Chi Minh City hcm | Vietnam | Asia Pacific | VNPT Cloud | n/a | n/a |
Hanoi hn | Vietnam | Asia Pacific | CMC Cloud (CMC Telecom) | n/a | n/a |
Ho Chi Minh City hcm | Vietnam | Asia Pacific | CMC Cloud (CMC Telecom) | n/a | n/a |
Frankfurt de/fra | Germany | Europe | IONOS Cloud | $0.121 | $265 |
Berlin de/txl | Germany | Europe | IONOS Cloud | $0.121 | $265 |
Karlsruhe de/fkb | Germany | Europe | IONOS Cloud | $0.121 | $265 |
Logroño es/vit | Spain | Europe | IONOS Cloud | $0.121 | $265 |
Paris fr/par | France | Europe | IONOS Cloud | $0.121 | $265 |
London gb/lhr | United Kingdom | Europe | IONOS Cloud | n/a | n/a |
Las Vegas us/las | United States | North America | IONOS Cloud | n/a | n/a |
Newark us/ewr | United States | North America | IONOS Cloud | n/a | n/a |
Germany (EU01) EU01 | Germany | Europe | STACKIT (Schwarz Group) | n/a | n/a |
Austria (EU02) EU02 | Austria | Europe | STACKIT (Schwarz Group) | n/a | n/a |
Germany (eu-de) eu-de | Germany | Europe | Open Telekom Cloud (T-Systems) | $0.257 | $562 |
Netherlands (eu-nl) eu-nl | Netherlands | Europe | Open Telekom Cloud (T-Systems) | $0.221 | $483 |
Geneva ch-gva-2 | Switzerland | Europe | Exoscale | n/a | n/a |
Zurich ch-dk-2 | Switzerland | Europe | Exoscale | n/a | n/a |
Frankfurt de-fra-1 | Germany | Europe | Exoscale | n/a | n/a |
Vienna at-vie-1 | Austria | Europe | Exoscale | n/a | n/a |
Sofia bg-sof-1 | Bulgaria | Europe | Exoscale | n/a | n/a |
South Korea kr | South Korea | Asia Pacific | Naver Cloud Platform | n/a | n/a |
Japan jp | Japan | Asia Pacific | Naver Cloud Platform | n/a | n/a |
Singapore sg | Singapore | Asia Pacific | Naver Cloud Platform | n/a | n/a |
Hong Kong hk | Hong Kong | Asia Pacific | Naver Cloud Platform | n/a | n/a |
Germany de | Germany | Europe | Naver Cloud Platform | n/a | n/a |
No regions match these filters. Try a different country or provider type.
What stands out
Region and provider both move the bill.
- The cheapest published list price among global operators is Oracle Cloud (OCI). A three-node cluster starts at $274 per month in Ashburn. The same cluster starts at $520 on Akamai (Linode).
- Region matters more than provider for the big three. Azure ranges from $493 to $945 per month across 67 regions. AWS ranges from $493 to $743. A São Paulo cluster on AWS costs $743, which is 51% more than N. Virginia.
- Several providers charge one price everywhere. Oracle, DigitalOcean, OVHcloud, Scaleway and UpCloud publish a single list price for every region we priced. Vultr does the same except São Paulo ($0.247 against $0.164 per node-hour).
- The control plane is about $73 per month on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure Standard. Oracle basic clusters, DigitalOcean, Vultr, IONOS and VNG Cloud (GreenNode) charge nothing for it, which matters most when you run many small clusters.
- Vietnam has no priced region from any global operator in this study. Data that must stay in-country runs on a domestic cloud (Viettel IDC, FPT Cloud, VNG Cloud, Bizfly Cloud, VNPT Cloud, CMC Cloud). Only 1 of the 6 publish a usable price.
- Coverage is uneven. Africa has 7 priced regions across the 15 global operators, the Middle East 17, and South America 13. If residency rules point there, the choice is short.
26 cloud operators
Provider comparison
Global operators come first, ordered by approximate footprint. It is not a published market ranking. Cluster cost is for the reference cluster, shown as cheapest to most expensive region we priced. National and sovereign clouds are in the next table.
| # | Provider and service | Control plane | Reference node | Cluster per month | Regions | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Web ServicesEKS | $73per month | m6i.xlarge$0.192 to $0.306 per hour | $493 to $743median $564 | 3426 countries | High |
| 2 | Microsoft AzureAKS | $73per month | D4s v5$0.192 to $0.398 per hour | $493 to $945median $577 | 6733 countries | High |
| 3 | Google CloudGKE | $73per month | n2-standard-4$0.194 to $0.311 per hour | $498 to $754median $584 | 4026 countries | High |
| 4 | Alibaba CloudACK | $66per month | ecs.g7.xlarge$0.144 to $0.238 per hour | $381 to $586median $420 | 105 countries | Medium |
| 5 | Oracle Cloud (OCI)OKE | $73per month | E5 Flex, 2 OCPU + 16 GB$0.092 per hour | $274median $274 | 3522 countries | High |
| 6 | IBM CloudIKS | $0per month | bx2-4x16$0.159 to $0.199 per hour | $348 to $436median $399 | 129 countries | Medium |
| 7 | Tencent CloudTKE | $15per month | S3.LARGE16 (older generation)$0.180 to $0.290 per hour | $409 to $650median $551 | 106 countries | Low |
| 8 | Huawei CloudCCE | $58per month | s6.xlarge.4 (older generation)$0.067 to $0.160 per hour | $205 to $409median $365 | 84 countries | Low |
| 9 | DigitalOceanDOKS | $40per month | g-4vcpu-16gb (General Purpose)$0.188 per hour | $451median $451 | 108 countries | High |
| 10 | Akamai (Linode)LKE | $60per month | Dedicated 16 GB (4 vCPU)$0.210 to $0.290 per hour | $520 to $695median $520 | 3315 countries | High |
| 11 | VultrVKE | $0per month | voc-g-4c-16gb (General Purpose)$0.164 to $0.247 per hour | $359 to $541median $359 | 3319 countries | High |
| 12 | OVHcloudManaged Kubernetes | $72per month | b3-16 (General Purpose)$0.115 per hour | $323median $323 | 129 countries | High |
| 13 | ScalewayKapsule | $90per month | GP1-XS (General Purpose)$0.104 per hour | $318median $318 | 33 countries | High |
| 14 | Hetzner CloudNone (self-managed) | $0per month | CCX23 (dedicated, 4 vCPU 16 GB)$0.154 to $0.195 per hour | $338 to $427median $341 | 64 countries | Medium |
| 15 | UpCloudUKS | $67per month | CLOUDNATIVE 4 vCPU 16 GB$0.113 per hour | $316median $316 | 1512 countries | High |
No global operators match these filters.
Data quality: High means a provider API or official price list. Medium means a third-party aggregator or a partial region list. Low means older instance generations, an unclear billing basis, or no usable price, so treat the figures as indicative.
National and sovereign clouds
Providers that keep data inside a country or legal zone
Vietnam's domestic operators come first, then European and Korean clouds. Many publish no Kubernetes price online, so the table shows what is known and where the data centers are. Vietnam's data-localisation rules (Decree 53/2022) can require some data to stay in the country. Take legal advice for your case. For how each country approaches sovereignty, see the sovereignty map. None of the 15 global operators has a priced region in Vietnam in this study.
| Provider and home country | Kubernetes service | Control plane | Cluster per month | Data center cities | Data | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bizfly Cloud (VCCorp)Vietnam | Bizfly Kubernetes Engine | $49 per month | Not published | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City | Medium | Vietnamese operator. Data can stay in Vietnam under local law. Closest plans: 4 vCPU 6 GB at VND 410,000 per month, and 4 vCPU 8 GB at VND 460,000 per month. |
| CMC Cloud (CMC Telecom)Vietnam | CMC Kubernetes | Not published | Not published | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City | Low | Vietnamese operator. Data can stay in Vietnam under local law. Built on OpenStack. Ask CMC for a quote. |
| FPT CloudVietnam | FPT Kubernetes Engine | Not published | Not published | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City | Low | Vietnamese operator. Data can stay in Vietnam under local law. Locations from FPT announcements. Ask FPT for a quote. |
| VNG Cloud (GreenNode)Vietnam | VKS (Kubernetes Service) | Free | Not published | Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi | Low | Vietnamese operator. Data can stay in Vietnam under local law. CPU instances start at VND 212,850 per month. We could not confirm a 4 vCPU 16 GB price. |
| VNPT CloudVietnam | Not confirmed in public sources | Not published | Not published | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City | Low | Vietnamese operator. Data can stay in Vietnam under local law. Included as a major domestic operator. Ask VNPT for a quote. |
| Viettel IDC (Viettel Cloud)Vietnam | Managed Kubernetes (price not published) | Not published | $232 | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City | Low | Vietnamese operator. Data can stay in Vietnam under local law. Server price is for a cloud server plan with 100 GB SSD and bandwidth. It is not a Kubernetes price. |
| IONOS CloudGermany | Managed Kubernetes | Free | $265 | Frankfurt, Berlin, Karlsruhe, Logroño, Paris, London, Las Vegas, Newark | Medium | German provider with data centers in the EU, UK and US. The EUR price list covers Germany, Spain and France. UK and US sites use separate price lists that we did not price. |
| Open Telekom Cloud (T-Systems)Germany | Cloud Container Engine | Not published | $483 to $562 | Germany (eu-de), Netherlands (eu-nl) | Medium | Deutsche Telekom subsidiary, operated from Germany and the Netherlands. Node price only. Cluster management fee not found, treated as zero. |
| STACKIT (Schwarz Group)Germany | STACKIT Kubernetes Engine | $81 per month | Not published | Germany (EU01), Austria (EU02) | Medium | German provider with data centers in Germany and Austria. We found the cluster fee but not a 4 vCPU 16 GB node price. |
| Naver Cloud PlatformSouth Korea | Ncloud Kubernetes Service | Not published | Not published | South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany | Low | South Korean operator with regions in Korea, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Germany. Region list from Naver Cloud price pages. Ask Naver for a quote. |
| ExoscaleSwitzerland | SKS (Scalable Kubernetes Service) | Not published | Not published | Geneva, Zurich, Frankfurt, Vienna, Sofia | Low | Swiss provider with zones in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Bulgaria. Prices are loaded by script on the Exoscale site and could not be read. |
No national or sovereign clouds match these filters.
Cities come from provider documentation and announcements and may be incomplete. "Not published" means we could not find a public price, so ask the provider for a quote. Sanctions and export rules differ by jurisdiction.
By continent
Cheapest region per provider on each continent
Each cell is the lowest cluster price per month in that continent, with the city. "No price" means the provider has a region there but no usable price. A dash means no region. Green cells are cheaper and amber cells cost more.
| Provider | North America | South America | Europe | Asia Pacific | Middle East | Africa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services | $493N. Virginia, US | $743São Paulo, BR | $520Stockholm, SE | $515Mumbai, IN | $565Tel Aviv, IL | $629Cape Town, ZA |
| Microsoft Azure | $493Washington, US | $662Santiago, CL | $520Gävle, SE | $515Pune, IN | $564Tel Aviv, IL | $629Johannesburg, ZA |
| Google Cloud | $498Council Bluffs, US | $681Santiago, CL | $541St. Ghislain, BE | $566Changhua County, TW | $541Tel Aviv, IL | $541Johannesburg, ZA |
| Alibaba Cloud | $445Virginia, US | – | $519Frankfurt, DE | $381Heyuan, CN | – | – |
| Oracle Cloud (OCI) | $274Ashburn, US | $274São Paulo, BR | $274London, GB | $274Mumbai, IN | $274Jeddah, SA | $274Johannesburg, ZA |
| IBM Cloud | $436Dallas, US | No priceSão Paulo | $392Frankfurt, DE | $348Sydney, AU | – | – |
| Tencent Cloud | – | – | – | $409Bangkok, TH | – | – |
| Huawei Cloud | – | – | – | $205Bangkok, TH | – | $241Johannesburg, ZA |
| DigitalOcean | $451New York, US | – | $451Amsterdam, NL | $451Bangalore, IN | – | – |
| Akamai (Linode) | $520Miami, US | $695Sao Paulo, BR | $520London 2, GB | $520Chennai, IN | – | – |
| Vultr | $359Atlanta, US | $359Santiago, CL | $359Amsterdam, NL | $359Bangalore, IN | $359Tel Aviv, IL | $359Johannesburg, ZA |
| OVHcloud | $323Beauharnois, CA | – | $323Gravelines, FR | $323Singapore, SG | – | – |
| Scaleway | – | – | $318Paris, FR | – | – | – |
| Hetzner Cloud | $344Ashburn, US | – | $338Nuremberg, DE | $427Singapore, SG | – | – |
| UpCloud | $316Chicago, US | – | $316Frankfurt, DE | $316Sydney, AU | – | – |
| Viettel IDC (Viettel Cloud) | – | – | – | $232Hanoi, VN | – | – |
| FPT Cloud | – | – | – | No priceHanoi, Ho Chi Minh City | – | – |
| VNG Cloud (GreenNode) | – | – | – | No priceHanoi, Ho Chi Minh City | – | – |
| Bizfly Cloud (VCCorp) | – | – | – | No priceHanoi, Ho Chi Minh City | – | – |
| VNPT Cloud | – | – | – | No priceHanoi, Ho Chi Minh City | – | – |
| CMC Cloud (CMC Telecom) | – | – | – | No priceHanoi, Ho Chi Minh City | – | – |
| IONOS Cloud | No priceLas Vegas, Newark | – | $265Frankfurt, DE | – | – | – |
| STACKIT (Schwarz Group) | – | – | No priceAustria (EU02), Germany (EU01) | – | – | – |
| Open Telekom Cloud (T-Systems) | – | – | $483Netherlands (eu-nl), NL | – | – | – |
| Exoscale | – | – | No priceFrankfurt, Geneva, Sofia, Vienna, Zurich | – | – | – |
| Naver Cloud Platform | – | – | No priceGermany | No priceHong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea | – | – |
No providers match these filters.
Lowest price on each continent
Among global operators with high or medium data quality.
| Continent | Cluster per month | Provider | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | $274 | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | Ashburn, United States |
| South America | $274 | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Europe | $274 | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | London, United Kingdom |
| Asia Pacific | $274 | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | Mumbai, India |
| Middle East | $274 | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Africa | $274 | Oracle Cloud (OCI) | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Sources and notes
How we priced it.
Prices were collected on 11 October 2026 and change often. Check the provider's calculator before you commit.
- Amazon Web Services. $0.10 per cluster-hour (standard support). $0.60 on extended support. Local Zones (7) excluded from the region list. Source: AWS price list via ec2instances.info (Vantage); EKS pricing page.
- Microsoft Azure. Free tier has no SLA ($0). Standard tier with uptime SLA: $0.10 per cluster-hour. Source: Azure Retail Prices API.
- Google Cloud. $0.10 per cluster-hour. One zonal or Autopilot cluster per billing account is covered by a $74.40 monthly credit. Source: Cloud Billing catalog via Cyclenerd pricing calculator data (generated 2026-10-08).
- Alibaba Cloud. ACK managed Pro: $0.09 per cluster-hour; the basic managed edition is free. Varies by region. Only regions with a published g7.xlarge price are listed. Mainland China regions need a separate China account. Source: Spare Cores observations; Alibaba Cloud ACK billing docs.
- Oracle Cloud (OCI). Basic cluster is free. Enhanced cluster (SLA, add-ons): $0.10 per cluster-hour. Oracle publishes one list price for commercial regions. The region list is compiled from Oracle documentation and may be incomplete. Source: Oracle cost-estimator price list (OCPU $0.03, GB $0.002 per hour).
- IBM Cloud. No separate cluster fee found in public sources. IBM bills worker nodes. Not confirmed. Regions without a price were not available in the source. Source: Cloud Mercato price comparison (6 regions); IBM global catalog (region list).
- Tencent Cloud. Managed cluster fee by size: L5 $0.0204/h, L20 $0.0628/h, L50 $0.1146/h (varies by region). Prices are for an older instance generation, so current-generation nodes are likely cheaper. Indicative only. Source: Cloud Mercato (S3.LARGE16); Tencent TKE billing docs.
- Huawei Cloud. Management fee by cluster size and region. Example: $0.08 per hour (Singapore, 50 nodes, HA). Low confidence. Source lists monthly prices only for some regions, and they look like subscription rates. Treat as indicative. Source: Cloud Mercato (s6.xlarge.4); Huawei CCE billing docs.
- DigitalOcean. Standard control plane is free. HA control plane: $40 per month. One list price in all regions. Region list from DigitalOcean docs and may be incomplete. Source: DigitalOcean pricing pages.
- Akamai (Linode). Standard control plane is free. HA control plane: from $60 per month. LKE Enterprise: $300 per month. Jakarta and São Paulo carry a regional premium. Source: Linode API (types, regions); Akamai pricing.
- Vultr. Control plane is free. Worker nodes use standard Cloud Compute rates. Source: Vultr API plans; Spare Cores observations.
- OVHcloud. Free plan: $0. Standard plan (3-AZ control plane, SLA): $0.099 per cluster-hour. Africa local zones are priced at EUR 0.186 per hour (about $0.208). Source: OVHcloud public catalog (EUR 0.1023 per hour, converted); OVHcloud Kubernetes page.
- Scaleway. Shared control plane is free. Dedicated control plane (4 GB): EUR 0.11 per hour. Source: Scaleway Instance API (EUR converted); Scaleway pricing page.
- Hetzner Cloud. No managed Kubernetes. Run your own control plane (k3s, Talos, kubeadm). Cluster cost below counts workers only. Spare Cores shows about 17% above the EUR 85.99 per month list price for Germany and Finland, so it may include VAT. Hetzner raised cloud prices on 15 June 2026. Source: Spare Cores observations; Hetzner price adjustment of 15 June 2026.
- UpCloud. Development plan: EUR 30 per month. Production plan (HA): EUR 60 per month. Source: Spare Cores observations; UpCloud docs.
- Viettel IDC (Viettel Cloud). Kubernetes price not published. Cloud server only. Server price is for a cloud server plan with 100 GB SSD and bandwidth. It is not a Kubernetes price. Source: WHTOP listing of Viettel IDC plan T2.Gen 04 (VND 2,000,000 per month).
- FPT Cloud. Price not published online. Locations from FPT announcements. Ask FPT for a quote. Source: FPT Cloud launch announcements.
- VNG Cloud (GreenNode). Control plane is free (multi-AZ). Nodes, load balancers and volumes are billed. CPU instances start at VND 212,850 per month. We could not confirm a 4 vCPU 16 GB price. Source: GreenNode VKS documentation.
- Bizfly Cloud (VCCorp). Standard cluster fee: VND 1,260,000 per month for one cluster, plus cloud servers. Closest plans: 4 vCPU 6 GB at VND 410,000 per month, and 4 vCPU 8 GB at VND 460,000 per month. Source: Bizfly Cloud pricing pages.
- VNPT Cloud. Price not published online. Included as a major domestic operator. Ask VNPT for a quote. Source: VNPT Cloud public information.
- CMC Cloud (CMC Telecom). Price not published online. Built on OpenStack. Ask CMC for a quote. Source: CMC Telecom announcement of CMC Kubernetes.
- IONOS Cloud. Control plane is free. Nodes are billed per vCPU (EUR 0.017 per hour) and per GB RAM (EUR 0.0025 per hour). The EUR price list covers Germany, Spain and France. UK and US sites use separate price lists that we did not price. Source: IONOS Cloud price list, EUR, valid from 1 April 2025.
- STACKIT (Schwarz Group). Cluster management: EUR 0.0996 per hour in Germany and Austria. We found the cluster fee but not a 4 vCPU 16 GB node price. Source: STACKIT price list v1.028.
- Open Telekom Cloud (T-Systems). Cluster fee not found. Node price only. Cluster management fee not found, treated as zero. Source: Cloud Mercato (s3.xlarge.4, EUR).
- Exoscale. Starter cluster is free (no SLA). Pro cluster has a 99.95% SLA and an hourly fee. Prices are loaded by script on the Exoscale site and could not be read. Source: Exoscale pricing page (prices load dynamically).
- Naver Cloud Platform. Billed hourly. Price not found in public sources. Region list from Naver Cloud price pages. Ask Naver for a quote. Source: Naver Cloud pricing by region pages.
Reference nodes are the general-purpose 4 vCPU and 16 GiB size of each provider, on Intel or AMD where the provider offers both. Committed use, savings plans and spot capacity commonly lower these figures, and egress and managed load balancers can raise the monthly bill. Mainland China regions need a separate local account and are listed for completeness.
Next step
Pick a region by law and latency, not by price list.
SparkHouse places data planes in the cloud and region you choose, or in your own Kubernetes cluster, and enforces your residency policy at placement. That includes national clouds with a Kubernetes cluster you control.