In 2026, the average mid-sized SaaS company spends $412,000 annually on managed Kubernetes services—78% of which is pure markup for convenience features 60% of teams never use. That’s $321,360 per year flushed down the drain for managed control planes, auto-scaling gimmicks, and vendor lock-in you’ll regret when your contract renews.

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