DevZero
DevZero is a Kubernetes optimization platform for workload rightsizing, node autoscaling, and security scanning.
What DevZero is
DevZero is a Kubernetes optimization platform for workload rightsizing, node autoscaling, and security scanning. Its operators analyze cluster resource use and can recommend or apply changes to workload resources, replicas, and node capacity. The quickstart covers Amazon EKS, Google GKE, Microsoft AKS, Oracle OKE, and self-managed or on-premises clusters. The Security Operator checks image vulnerabilities, Kubernetes misconfigurations, RBAC issues, and compliance with CIS, NSA, and Pod Security Standards. Slack and webhook alerts are supported, alongside Terraform and Pulumi providers for managing resources as code. DevZero says its Read Operator collects Kubernetes resource and workload metadata, but not secrets, environment variables, or application data. It also describes a self-hosted AI inference gateway with provider failover. A free plan includes unlimited clusters, 30-day data retention, and community support. DevZero was founded in 2022 and says it began pivoting from cloud development toward infrastructure technology in 2025.
Good
- Supports five named managed and self-managed cluster options.
- Can recommend or apply resource and capacity changes.
- Scans images, configurations, RBAC, and compliance.
- Free plan includes unlimited clusters.
- Pro includes GPU infrastructure optimization.
Watch out
- In-place scaling requires Kubernetes 1.33 or newer and a feature gate.
- Some scaling changes fall back to rolling restarts.
Who it suits
DevZero is aimed at platform engineers, DevOps teams managing multiple clusters, and engineering leaders tracking cloud spend. It suits teams seeking cluster optimization and security scanning across supported Kubernetes environments.
Verdict
DevZero combines resource optimization with Kubernetes security checks, plus a free tier and a $5.00 USD monthly Pro plan. Check the in-place scaling requirements and whether your cluster environment is covered before adopting it.
Plans and prices
From DevZero's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Unlimited clusters · monitoring and cost visibility · network monitoring · departmental cost attribution · audit logging · multi-cloud governance · 30-day retention · community support · $0/month |
| Free inference | Free | 100 requests/day · 20-plus open models · 3 shared providers · playground and OpenAI-compatible API · latency and throughput metrics · 7-day activity log · $0 platform fee |
| Pro | $5 a month | $5 per CPU/month · workload optimization and live migration · infrastructure and GPU optimization · spot management · forecast scaling · performance alerts · 180-day retention · dedicated account manager and SLA · Billed monthly · No annual commitment |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Everything in Pro · security scanning · SSO/SAML · chargeback export · custom SLAs · 180-day-plus retention · dedicated on-call · Custom |
| Inference Enterprise | Priced on request | Committed capacity · private routing · contractual SLAs · AWS Marketplace invoicing · SSO/SAML and SCIM · residency controls · named account team · Custom volume pricing |
| Inference pay-as-you-go | — | 500-plus models · 70-plus providers · $50K/month BYOK traffic without fees · budgets · prompt caching · spend alerts · email and shared Slack support · 4% platform fee on inference spend · no minimum or commitment |
The facts
Each one read from DevZero's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API access
- The CLI uses DevZero personal access tokens and a configurable API endpoint, and the inference tier exposes an OpenAI-compatible API.checked 15 Oct 2026
- CLI requirements
- The CLI requires Node.js 18 or newer, npm or npx, kubectl access to the target cluster and Helm 3 for operator installation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Cloud support
- The platform supports AWS EKS, Google GKE, Azure AKS, Oracle OKE, OpenShift and on-premises Kubernetes.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Data collected
- DevZero collects Kubernetes resource, workload, object, image-tag and network-flow metadata for optimization analysis.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Data collection
- DevZero says its Read Operator collects Kubernetes resource and workload metadata but does not collect secrets, environment variables, or application data.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Data excluded
- The read operator is documented as having no access to secrets and not collecting ConfigMap values, environment variables, application payloads or container filesystems.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Data residency
- DevZero says it processes and stores data in a US primary region and offers an EU region for European customers.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- Documentation covers quickstart, CLI commands, multiple operators, policies, RBAC, Pulumi, Terraform, security and architecture references.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Fleet visibility
- DevZero presents aggregated cost, utilization and drill-down views across clusters, clouds and regions.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Funding
- Crunchbase lists two funding rounds, including a Series A, and names Madrona and Foundation Capital among three investors.checked 15 Oct 2026
- GPU optimization
- The product collects GPU metrics on GPU nodes, and its Pro plan includes GPU infrastructure optimization.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Inference gateway
- DevZero describes a self-hosted AI inference gateway with provider failover and support for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, Mistral, and OpenAI-SDK-compatible services.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Inference optimization
- The inference product routes requests across providers and adds caching, model evaluation and failover controls.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Official product material names Slack, GitHub and PagerDuty integrations, including GitHub Helm-values patches and PagerDuty incident suppression.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- DevZero identifies platform engineers, DevOps teams managing multiple clusters, and engineering leaders tracking cloud spend as users of its platform.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Limit: independent evidence
- GetApp lists no user reviews and zero ratings, while Gartner Peer Insights also reports no reviews, leaving little independent customer evidence.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Live migration
- Its checkpoint-restore system can migrate stateful workloads during resource changes without restarting pods.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company founding and headquarters
- Gartner lists DevZero as founded in 2021 and headquartered in Seattle, United States.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company history
- DevZero says it was founded in 2022 as a cloud development platform and began pivoting toward infrastructure technology in 2025.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- Crunchbase identifies the legal name as DevInfra Inc., also known as DevInfra.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- Gartner lists the company at 11–50 employees, while G2 displays 25 employees on LinkedIn.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2022checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Limit: free Kubernetes tier
- The free Kubernetes tier provides monitoring and visibility but does not allow actions such as node rightsizing or workload migration.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: inference free tier
- The free inference tier is limited to 100 requests per day, 20-plus open models and three shared providers.checked 15 Oct 2026
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