Managed Kubernetes Pricing
You pay for the nodes, operating the cluster is included.
At centron, you only pay for the nodes in your cluster. The standard control plane is included at no extra cost. Billing is by the hour, and there is no set-up fee.
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All prices are net, plus statutory VAT. As of: 12 October 2026.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Nodes C1 to C8 | €19.02 – €175.20 / month |
| Nodes per hour | €0.026 – €0.240 / h |
| Standard control plane | included |
| High-availability control plane | €34.95 / month |
| Node SSD | included in the node price |
| Persistent volumes | €0.05 / GB · month |
| Outbound traffic | €0.005 / GB |
| Set-up fee | none |
| Starting credit for new accounts | €200 · 60 days |
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How much does Managed Kubernetes cost at centron?
Managed Kubernetes at centron costs between €19.02 and €175.20 per node per month, depending on the size from C1 to C8. Billing is by the hour, from €0.026 to €0.240 per hour. The standard control plane is included in the price. The high-availability control plane costs €34.95 per month or €0.0479 per hour and cluster.
A cluster with three C1 nodes costs €57.06 per month, three C2 nodes with a high-availability control plane cost €122.43, in each case excluding persistent volumes and outbound traffic. The node SSD is included in the node price. Persistent volumes cost €0.05 per GB per month, outbound traffic costs €0.005 per GB. There is no set-up fee.
New accounts receive €200 in starting credit, valid for 60 days. All prices are net, plus statutory VAT. As of: 12 October 2026.
Node pricing: eight sizes from C1 to C8
Every offering can be used in any node pool. Billing is by the hour, and the monthly price corresponds to 730 hours.
| Offering | vCPU | RAM | SSD | € / month | € / hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB | €19.02 | €0.026 |
| C2 | 2 | 2 GB | 60 GB | €29.16 | €0.040 |
| C3 | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB | €35.04 | €0.048 |
| C4 | 2 | 8 GB | 100 GB | €43.80 | €0.060 |
| C5 | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB | €70.08 | €0.096 |
| C6 | 4 | 16 GB | 200 GB | €87.60 | €0.120 |
| C7 | 8 | 16 GB | 320 GB | €140.16 | €0.192 |
| C8 | 8 | 32 GB | 400 GB | €175.20 | €0.240 |
All prices are net, plus statutory VAT. The offer is aimed exclusively at business customers. The node SSD is included in the price, persistent volumes are billed on a pay-per-use basis. As of: 12 October 2026.
Control plane: standard at no extra cost, high availability optional
Every cluster comes with a control plane that centron operates for you. For production applications, you can add the high-availability version per cluster.
Standard control plane
€0 included in every cluster
The standard control plane is sufficient for development, test and CI clusters. It is included in every cluster at no extra cost.
High-availability control plane
€34.95 / month · €0.0479 / h per cluster
For applications that must not fail, we recommend the high-availability control plane. It is booked per cluster and billed by the hour.
What a Managed Kubernetes cluster costs per month
The three examples show typical configurations with three nodes. The total follows directly from the node prices and the control plane you choose.
- 3 × C1 · 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD: €57.06
- Standard control plane: €0.00
- 3 × C2 · 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB SSD: €87.48
- High-availability control plane: €34.95
- 3 × C5 · 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB SSD: €210.24
- High-availability control plane: €34.95
Sample calculations excluding persistent volumes and outbound traffic. All prices are net, plus statutory VAT. As of: 12 October 2026.
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Included in the price and billed separately
Operating the cluster is included in the node price. Only services that you choose in addition or use on a consumption basis are billed separately.
Included in the node price
- Standard control plane, operated by centron
- NVMe SSD of the nodes
- Monitoring and logging
- Cluster backup, active by default, with 30-day retention
- Dedicated, isolated network with source NAT
- Autoscaling per node pool with limits you set yourself
- cert-manager for TLS certificates
- On request, centron enforces the Pod Security Standards and best practices with Kyverno
- Inbound and internal traffic, free of charge
Billed separately
High-availability control plane: €34.95 / month
Persistent volumes: €0.05 / GB · month
Outbound traffic: €0.005 / GB
Velero for persistent volumes is optional and can be enabled during deployment. The S3 storage it uses is billed by consumption.
How Managed Kubernetes is billed
The offer is aimed exclusively at business customers. All prices are net, plus statutory VAT.
By the hour
Every node is billed by the hour. The monthly price corresponds to 730 hours, and the hourly prices are listed in the table above.
Until deletion
Billing runs for as long as a node exists. When you delete nodes or an entire cluster, billing ends.
No set-up fee
A cluster is ready for use within a few minutes. There is no set-up fee for this.
€200 starting credit
New accounts receive €200 in starting credit, valid for 60 days. It covers three C1 nodes for the full period.
Frequently asked questions about pricing
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Start your first cluster with €200 in starting credit.
Nodes from €19.02/month · Control plane included
Bookable from 4 November 2026. Arrange your contract with our sales team now. All prices are net, plus statutory VAT. The offer is aimed exclusively at business customers.