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Amazon Elastic Container Service vs Google Kubernetes Engine comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 13, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon Elastic Container Se...
Ranking in Container Management
7th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
Containers as a Service (CaaS) (1st)
Google Kubernetes Engine
Ranking in Container Management
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Container Management category, the mindshare of Amazon Elastic Container Service is 2.2%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Kubernetes Engine is 2.8%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Container Management
 

Featured Reviews

FABIO NAGAO - PeerSpot reviewer
Horizontal scaling is streamlined when deploying modern workloads
Currently, when scaling with Amazon Elastic Container Service, I have to choose between monitoring CPU or memory usage to scale up or scale out; there is no option to monitor both simultaneously. This limitation makes it challenging to define a balanced scale-out automation since a well-written software should balance between processing and memory.
Abhilash Gopidas - PeerSpot reviewer
The auto-scaling feature helps during peak hours, but the support is not great
The product has no downtime. Automated scaling is a valuable feature. During peak hours, the datasets are on a higher volume. We need scaling in place. Otherwise, there's a degradation in the performance. We might sometimes miss data, or there will be no data sync between systems. Auto-scaling helps deal with performance needs during peak hours. There's no lag time for processing data.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature of the solution is its scalability."
"The most valuable feature of Amazon EC2 Container Service is its flexibility."
"The cloud services are readily available."
"We use the product for website and email database hosting."
"I like Amazon EC2 Container Service's elasticity."
"The most valuable feature, after using Amazon EC2 Container Service for two years, is to set the availability and also for network throughput."
"Overall, it is a user-friendly and efficient tool for managing containers."
"Performance is our top priority. So, if we need to deploy on a high-specification machine, we can choose it from the software. If we just need a low-specification one, we can just choose it based on the requirement handling software configuration."
"The most valuable feature of Google Kubernetes Engine is how you can automatically scale and load balance."
"I highly recommend it to others due to its comprehensive features and cost-effectiveness for various company sizes."
"Google Kubernetes Engine's most valuable features are microservices and its acquisition rate, which is very useful for scaling perspective."
"Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) takes care of managing Kubernetes, including the main control plane. It also offers solutions for monitoring resources and handling external traffic, which is essential for us. Being a cloud-native solution, it relieves us from worrying about these operational aspects."
"Stability-wise, this solution is really good."
"GKE is easier to understand and use than Elastic Kubernetes Service."
"It's easy to manage and deploy. It's the best."
"The initial setup process is simpler and more user-friendly than other cloud providers."
 

Cons

"The solution needs to improve backup and pricing."
"I also believe there are limitations in terms of upgrading. The software has the concept of dedicated servers that you can manage. However, an issue arises when you can't match one operating system with another that you've already purchased. You can't simply merge them; instead, you have to buy a completely new one. This limitation has caused some challenges for us."
"The orchestration of the workloads running in ECS needs improvement."
"The solution could provide more reliability."
"Amazon EC2 Container Service should include more enterprise project management features, typically available in an OpenShift environment."
"The product can become expensive if you don't choose what you want."
"I would like the product to improve integration with different platforms."
"In the next release, they could add some customization options for high computer workloads."
"The solution does not have a visual interface."
"We would like to see some improvement in the ease of integration with this solution."
"It needs to support load balancing."
"Google Kubernetes Engine's cost should be improved because it is high."
"There is room for improvement in the cluster updates process. Specifically, when managing both non-production and production clusters, we need a sequential functionality."
"I would like to see the ability to create multiple notebook configurations."
"Google Kubernetes Engine is less stable in some highly complex deployments with many nodes."
"The product could be cheaper."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They offer a pay-as-you-go pricing model for the product."
"We have to pay a monthly licensing fee for Amazon EC2 Container Service."
"I don't know the exact amount we were charged for our use of ECS, but I do know that it can be costly, especially when there is a bug or an error caused by default configurations."
"Amazon EC2 Container Service is cheap."
"There is no need to pay anything towards the licensing costs of Amazon EC2 Container Service."
"The platform is inexpensive."
"Amazon ECS is expensive."
"Although AWS has successfully captured over 60 percent of the market in the cloud part, the tool is competitively way cheaper for the resources it provides compared to the other solutions."
"I rate the product's price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price. The product is competitively priced."
"It is competitive, and it is not expensive. It is almost competitive with AWS and the rest of the cloud solutions. We are spending around 3K USD per month. There are four projects that are currently running, and each one is incurring a cost of around 3K USD."
"The solution's price is reasonable."
"Pricing is a bit expensive compared to some other products, but it's acceptable."
"Initially, Google Kubernetes Engine was a little bit cheaper, but now its prices have been increased compared to the pricing model and the features that are made available by its competitors."
"We are planning to use external support, and hire a commercial partner for it."
"I would rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten. The tool costs around 3000 dollars per month. There are no additional costs apart from these."
"Currently, it costs around $1000 per month which sorted our deployment. So once we get more clients, having a huge suffix, costs can go up."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
33%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Retailer
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon Elastic Container Service?
Implementing the product has helped me monitor the parameters. I utilize tools like CloudWatch and AWS systems to track these parameters. If any issues arise, I alert our developer team to address ...
What needs improvement with Amazon Elastic Container Service?
The solution must improve backup and compatibility around OS like Windows and Mac.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Kubernetes Engine?
For pricing, Google is considered cheaper compared to AWS, making it suitable for smaller to medium companies concerning cost. I would rate the cost around four out of ten, where ten is the higher ...
What needs improvement with Google Kubernetes Engine?
The management UI could be improved. When looking at the web interface, it feels kind of slow due to the many features involved. The interface could definitely be faster.
 

Also Known As

Amazon ECS, Amazon EC2 Container Service
GKE
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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