Community vs Pro vs Enterprise

Community (Free)

The Community edition is designed for small workloads:

  • Up to 3 nodes or 60 pods
  • Single-user license requiring cloud login
  • Requires internet connectivity
  • Community support

Pro (Starting at $20/month)

The Pro edition offers volume-based pricing for any cluster size. Choose a tier based on your usage needs:

TierMonthly PriceDaily API CapacityMonthly Capacity
Pro 100K$20100K API calls~3M API calls
Pro 700K$100700K API calls~21M API calls
Pro 2M$2002M API calls~60M API calls

The $200 tier provides 20x the capacity of the $20 tier at only 10x the price.

Key features:

  • Unlimited cluster size and pods on all tiers
  • Cluster-wide license — download a license key from the License Portal and all users in the cluster can access Kubeshark without individual authentication
  • Use across any number of clusters
  • No cloud login required — license key based
  • Requires active internet connectivity (telemetry must succeed)
  • Community support

On-demand capacity: Additional capacity can be purchased at $5 per 100K API calls when you exceed your daily limit.

API capacity is measured in dissected API calls that appear in the dashboard.

Subscribe to the Pro edition at the License Portal

Enterprise

The Enterprise edition includes the complete feature set:

  • Unlimited cluster size and pods
  • Unlimited consumption
  • Unlimited users across organization
  • Air-gapped cluster support (no internet required)
  • AI-powered root cause analysis
  • Dedicated support (Slack, Zoom, premium onboarding)

Contact us to request a suitable license.

Feature Comparison

FeatureCommunityProEnterprise
Real-time protocol visibilityYesYesYes
TLS decryptionYesYesYes
Traffic recording & offline analysisYesYesYes
License key downloadNoYesYes
Cloud login requiredYesNoNo
Internet requiredYesYesNo (air-gapped OK)
Multi-user accessNoYesYes
Air-gapped supportNoNoYes
AI root cause analysisNoNoYes
Dedicated supportNoNoYes