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Canonical Kubernetes (Charmed) costs $25 to $9.5K per per machine per year as of June 2026, with 7 plans available. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.

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Canonical Kubernetes (Charmed) offers 7 pricing tiers: Ubuntu Pro Enterprise Personal, Landscape SaaS, Managed Landscape on public clouds, VMware, OpenStack or LXD, Firefighting full stack, Enterprise support, Contact us, Talk to our experts.

Canonical Kubernetes (Charmed) true cost runs 70% above the listed $25-$9470/per machine per year price as of June 2026. For a 25-person team, expect ~$3,876,000 in year-one costs vs the $2,280,000 base license. Verified from 1 sources by CostBench.

Hidden Costs Breakdown

Example: True Cost for 25 Users

License (25 × $7600 × 12) $2,280,000/yr
Implementation (one-time) +$15,000–$50,000
Premium Support (20%) +$456,000/yr
Training (25 × $500) +$12,500
Admin (part-time) +$15,000–$25,000/yr
Estimated Year 1 Total ~$3,876,000
That's roughly 1.7× the advertised license price.