Kubecost sensor releases

Instana uses the Kubecost REST APIs to collect the Cost and Allocation metrics. Both Instana and Kubecost must monitor the same Kubernetes cluster. For more information, see Integrating with IBM Kubecost (public preview).

1.0.4

Kubecost sensor 1.0.4 is released on 24 March 2025.

Improvements

The Kubecost sensor now accepts both the demo.kubecost.xyz and http://kubecost.demo.xyz URL formats.

Fixes

This release fixes the following issues:

Previously, if currency identifier was not configured during Kubecost deployment, the Instana UI did not display the default cost identifier. This issue is now fixed, and you can see the default cost identifier in the UI.
Previously, the cost calculations were inaccurate due to the use of partial time window-based metrics. This issue is now fixed by calculating the cost without these metrics.

1.0.1

Kubecost sensor 1.0.1 is released on 24 February 2025.

Features

Kubecost is now available as a separate filter under Analytics > Infrastructure > Entity type in the Instana UI. For more information about Kubecost, see Integrating with IBM Kubecost.

Improvements

The sensor now employs threadpools to improve the efficiency of metrics collection.

1.0.0

Kubecost sensor 1.0.0 is released on 27 January 2025.