Show HN: Burn, K8s cost CLI that pulls actual spot prices per instance type
Burn is a cost analysis tool for Kubernetes clusters that helps users identify and reduce unnecessary expenses. It requires no complex setup and provides real-time pricing information for various cloud services. The tool also offers AI-powered recommendations and integrates with Slack for easy access to cost reports.
- ▪Burn provides full cost coverage for compute, storage, load balancers, and GPU costs with real-time cloud pricing.
- ▪The tool works with major cloud providers including AWS EKS, Azure AKS, and GCP GKE, as well as on-premise clusters.
- ▪Users can ask questions in plain English and receive kubectl commands for cost analysis.
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burn Your Kubernetes cluster is burning money. Find out where. No agent to deploy. No dashboard to maintain. No YAML to configure. Just install and run. Why burn Zero setup — brew install, run one command, get answers. No cluster agent, no persistent storage, no config files. Full cost coverage — Compute, storage, load balancers, and GPU costs with real-time cloud pricing. AI-powered — Ask questions in plain English, get kubectl commands you can copy-paste. Slack-native — /burn for instant cost reports. /burn ask "..." for AI analysis. Cloud + on-prem — Works with AWS EKS, Azure AKS, GCP GKE, and on-premise clusters. Spot readiness — Identifies which workloads can safely move to spot instances with real-time discount and interruption rate.
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