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When compared to non k8s-based PaaS solutions like Heroku, using a managed k8s offering like EKS can be expensive. For those who are running small scale project
by sungrokshim 5y ago
When compared to non k8s-based PaaS solutions like Heroku, using a managed k8s offering like EKS can be expensive. For those who are running small scale projects, k8s is an overkill and the benefits of scalability and stability might not be enough to justify using Porter.
However, the underlying EC2 machines added to the $72/mo management fee on EKS is relatively cheap, and we've found that if you are using more than 4GB RAM/4 CPU on Heroku, the cost on EKS starts getting cheaper than Heroku (at scale, using EKS is substantially cheaper than Heroku). That said, we are actively working on partnering with independent cloud providers with cheaper k8s offering for those who are running small projects. At the moment the cheapest option is to use Digital Ocean with Porter, which can be as cheap as $35/mo. With regards to Qovery, AFAIK, Qovery also runs EKS and does not yet have the option to use cheaper cloud providers like Digital Ocean.
- evoxmusic 5y agoHi, I am Romaric, co-founder of Qovery. We do support Digital Ocean (https://docs.qovery.com/docs/using-qovery/configuration/business/cloud-account/digital-ocean/ https://docs.qovery.com/docs/using-qovery/configuration/busi...) as well as AWS (https://docs.qovery.com/guides/tutorial/how-to-deploy-your-application-on-aws-in-30-minutes/ https://docs.qovery.com/guides/tutorial/how-to-deploy-your-a...). We plan to support Scaleway and GCP in Q3 and Q4 2021. Here is the roadmap https://roadmap.qovery.com https://roadmap.qovery.com
- sungrokshim 5y agoAh, this must have just been released, thanks for the correction. I was going off what's listed on qovery's repository [1] - It says "In Progress" next to Digital Ocean, you might want to update it along with the docs! [1] - https://github.com/Qovery/engine#-plugins https://github.com/Qovery/engine#-plugins
- evoxmusic 5y agoOh yes. Thank you. And good job for porter guys.