Cast AI
Cast AI is a Kubernetes automation and cost optimization platform designed to run Kubernetes on autopilot.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Automate Kubernetes and optimize cloud costs with intelligent, continuous optimization.
Who should look elsewhere
Primarily focused on Kubernetes, may not be suitable for non-Kubernetes environments
Pros
- +Significant cloud cost savings (reported 40-70%)
- +Increased application performance and stability
- +Frees up DevOps team time from manual scaling and capacity planning
- +Automated management reduces human error and operational overhead
- +Supports migration of stateful workloads without downtime
Cons
- −Primarily focused on Kubernetes, may not be suitable for non-Kubernetes environments
- −Advanced features like Container Live Migration are currently limited to AWS, with Azure and Google Cloud coming soon
Key features
- ✓Automated Kubernetes cluster optimization (rightsizing, bin packing, Spot Instance orchestration)
- ✓Continuous workload optimization (adjusts resource requests/limits)
- ✓Real-time Kubernetes cost monitoring (by cluster, namespace, label, workload)
- ✓LLM optimization for GPU workloads (autoscaling based on job demand, queue depth)
- ✓Database optimization (instance sizing, off-hours shutdowns, capacity reclamation)
- ✓Karpenter optimization extension (workload-aware, safer consolidation, cost visibility)
- ✓Container Live Migration (zero-downtime migration of stateful workloads)
- ✓Integration with Kubernetes
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Quote | — | month | — |