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Devzero vs RunsOn

Devzero automates releases but does not replace GitHub Actions runners with spot EC2 instances.
DevzeroRelease at the speed of codeRunsOnShockingly cheaper CI

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What it is
Devzero:DevZero optimizes Kubernetes and AI workloads across clouds, reducing over-provisioning and costs.
RunsOn:RunsOn runs GitHub Actions jobs on on-demand AWS EC2 instances, cutting CI cost and latency.
Best for
Devzero:Cost-aware Kubernetes right-sizing
RunsOn:Cheap, scalable CI on AWS
Who it’s for
Devzero:Engineering teams running Kubernetes clusters on any cloud or on-prem.
RunsOn:Engineering teams that self-host CI on AWS and use GitHub Actions.
Pricing
Devzero:Freemium
RunsOn:Paid
Plans
Devzero:Free $0/month · Pro $5 per CPU / month per month
RunsOn:Starter €300/ year per year · Enterprise €3,600/ year per year · Free (non-commercial) free
Open source
Devzero:—
RunsOn:Yes, 1,339 GitHub stars
Works with
Devzero:OpenShift
RunsOn:GitHub Actions, CloudFormation, Terraform
DevHunt upvotes
Devzero:85
RunsOn:32
Launched on DevHunt
Devzero:Apr 2024
RunsOn:Feb 2024

Devzero features

  • Real-time cost monitoring. Shows CPU, memory, GPU usage and cost attribution per department.
  • Workload right-sizing. Adjusts CPU, memory and GPU requests per pod to match actual demand.
  • Live migration. Instantly moves pods without restarts using checkpoint-restore.
  • Spot & GPU optimization. Selects lowest-cost instances and manages spot and GPU resources.
  • Multi-cloud support. Works with AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, OpenShift and on-prem Kubernetes.
  • Inference optimization (beta). Measures LLM traffic and routes requests to the cheapest model with caching and failover.
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RunsOn features

  • Dynamic instance selection. Specify CPU, RAM, architecture or GPU in a label and RunsOn launches the matching EC2 spot or on-demand instance.
  • Fast job startup. Typical 30 s from queued to running; warm pools can reduce latency to under 6 s.
  • Unlimited machine types. Any EC2 instance type, including x64, ARM64 and GPU, can be used per job.
  • S3-backed caching. Add extras=s3-cache to use an unlimited S3 bucket in your VPC for cache storage.
  • Nested virtualization. KVM for Linux and Hyper-V for Windows enable Android emulators, VM-based e2e tests and Windows containers.
  • Per-job isolation. Each job runs on a fresh VM that is terminated when the job finishes, keeping data private.
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