Faster, Easier, and More Transparent Spot by NetApp Alternative – CAST AI
Get tangible Kubernetes compute bill savings within minutes with a powerful alternative to Spot by NetApp. With outstanding support, transparent pricing, and no long-term commitments.
CAST AI vs. Spot by NetApp at a glance
Enterprise-ready automated Kubernetes cost management, monitoring, and security platform with transparent pricing and dedicated support.
- The platform delivers custom optimization insights for your cluster within minutes – and then implements them automatically, in line with the policies you set for CAST AI.
- An AI engine picks the best optimization approaches for your workload’s needs, from spot instance automation to rightsizing, autoscaling, and more – without unnecessary risks and long-term commitments.
Automated cloud infrastructure optimization for cost savings, enhanced performance, and security.
- Despite using automation, the tool still requires considerable efforts and time to deliver the results.
- Spot by NetApp brings the most sizeable savings by applying spot instances for all types of workloads – incl. the mission-critical ones – which is risky. Also, its use of Reserved Instances may force you into a long-term commitment.
CAST AI vs. Spot by NetApp: quick feature comparison
Use the comparison table below to discover what makes CAST AI different.
| Feature | CAST AI | Spot.io |
|---|---|---|
| Supported platforms | ||
| AWS | ||
| Google Cloud Platform | ||
| Microsoft Azure | ||
| Cost allocation and visibility | ||
| Detailed cost allocation | ||
| Automated cost forecasting | ||
| Cost reporting | ||
| Cost view across multi-cloud | ||
| Real-time alerts | ||
| Advanced cost monitoring | ||
| Cost optimization and automation | ||
| Free recommendations | ||
| Automated rightsizing implementation | ||
| Multi-shape cluster construction | ||
| Autoscaling | ||
| Pod parameter-based autoscaling | ||
| Node autoscaling | ||
| Automatic bin packing | ||
| Spot instances | ||
| Full lifecycle automation | ||
| Capacity fallback guarantee | ||
| Security insights | ||
| Support | ||
| Documentation | ||
| Free live chat support | ||
| Dedicated Slack channel | ||
Cloud Cost Transparency, Control, and Saving $3M on Amazon EKS: How Iterable Does It
“When you start talking about those numbers, leadership cares, finance cares, they start building it into their cost projections and estimates. Even 1 or 3% of a massive AWS bill is significant. So when you say numbers like 20% people are losing their minds. And our total possible savings take that 20% closer to 60 or 70%, which translates to $3-4 million per year.”
Jason Sanghi
Staff Software Engineer
Complete your PoC in days, not months
Proving something works should not take months. CAST AI starts saving the moment you onboard. Complete your Proof of Concept in 5 days and get an ROI report to prove results.
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Features your K8s cluster will love
Free features
No credit card required. Unlimited clusters.
Cloud cost monitoring
View your cloud costs in one place, monitor them in real time, and understand where exactly they come from.
Container security
Get all the key cloud security insights in one place, prioritize configuration issues and vulnerabilities, and share your findings easily.
Premium Kubernetes automation
Advanced autoscaling
Depending on your workload’s needs, CAST AI adds and removes resources necessary to ensure top performance at the best price.
Instant rebalancing
Analyze and optimize your cluster automatically to enjoy improved performance at a far lower cost.
Spot instance automation
Save even 90% with spot instance automation – and have your workloads moved automatically upon their termination.
Automatic rightsizing
CAST AI automatically selects the resources your workload needs, eliminating the risk of under and overprovisioning.
Fair pricing and results that your cluster will love
Discover a generous free plan and premium options to manage your costs automatically without a bias towards select few cost reduction methods.
Pay for what you use, not what you save
CAST AI charges you for the CPUs you use, not the percent of savings it helps you get – so it’s fair and caters to your actual needs.
The right optimization method at the right time
CAST AI selects the most cost and performance-efficient solution for your workload. We never force you into any specific optimization method or long-term commitments.
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