What is DevZero?
DevZero is a Kubernetes optimization platform that reduces infrastructure costs through intelligent workload rightsizing, node autoscaling, and security scanning.
What is DevZero?
DevZero is a Kubernetes optimization platform that continuously analyzes your clusters and automatically reduces infrastructure costs -- without impacting application performance.
The Problem
Most Kubernetes clusters run at 15-30% average utilization. Teams over-provision resources out of caution, pay for idle capacity, and lack visibility into what's actually being used. Manual optimization doesn't scale -- it's time-consuming, error-prone, and stale the moment it's done.
How DevZero Solves It
DevZero deploys lightweight operators into your clusters that observe resource usage, generate optimization recommendations, and optionally apply them automatically.
| Component | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Read Operator (zxporter) | Collects resource utilization metrics and sends them to the DevZero platform. Read-only, open-source. |
| Write Operator (dakr-op) | Receives optimization recommendations and applies them to workloads -- resizing requests/limits, adjusting replicas, triggering live migrations. |
| Node Operator | Right-sizes the node pool by provisioning optimal instance types and consolidating underutilized nodes. |
| Network Operator | Monitors pod-to-pod and egress traffic patterns to surface network cost insights. |
| Security Operator | Scans container images for vulnerabilities, checks compliance against CIS/NSA benchmarks, and reports RBAC issues. |
| Scheduler (dz-scheduler) | Custom Kubernetes scheduler that optimizes pod placement for cost, resource utilization, and checkpoint/restore workflows. |
Key Differentiators
- Non-invasive by default. The Read Operator is read-only and open-source. You get full visibility before enabling any changes.
- Policy-driven automation. Define rules for how aggressively to optimize. DevZero respects your constraints.
- Live migration. Workloads can be resized without restarts using checkpoint/restore technology.
- Multi-cloud. Works on AWS EKS, Azure AKS, Google GKE, OCI OKE, and self-managed clusters.
Who Uses DevZero
- Platform engineers evaluating cost optimization tools and setting infrastructure policies.
- DevOps teams managing multi-cluster environments and looking for automated rightsizing.
- Engineering leaders tracking cloud spend and looking for measurable savings.