costing of AMR and self hosted Redis on AKS

Question

Hi,

Need approximate costing information for Azure Managed Redis and Redis cache hosted on AKS for 1GB size

Answer 1

Hi Lakshmi HV

Greetings!

As we understand that, you are looking for pricing information for both Azure Managed Redis and a self-hosted Redis cache on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for a 1GB configuration.

Here are some considerations:

Azure Managed Redis: For Azure Managed Redis, costs can vary based on the chosen service tier and region. As a reference, you can check the Azure Cache for Redis pricing page. Key points include:

• You can save money by purchasing reservations for one or three years, which can significantly reduce compute costs compared to pay-as-you-go prices.
• Note that reservations cover only compute costs, not networking or storage.

Here is a detailed example of a memory-optimized SKU: M10: 2 vCPUs, moderate network performance, $173.74/month for one node (non-high availability), $347.48/month for two nodes (high availability) https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/managed-redis/

Self-hosted Redis on AKS: When hosting Redis on AKS, costs will include

• AKS Cluster Costs: You will be charged based on the number, size, and type of virtual machines (VMs) used in your AKS node pools. The size and SKU of your VMs (which will determine the number of vCPUs and memory) will have a significant impact on your costs. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cost-analysis
• Other Costs: You should also consider potential costs from Azure networking services, load balancers, and any additional PaaS services you might use alongside Redis.

To calculate a more precise estimate for your specific case, you’d need to determine:

The exact VM type and size you'll use for the Redis cache within your AKS cluster. And the expected data transfer rates which could affect your networking costs.

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