Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
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Ranked in Container Management Software ·No free plan on record· paid from $0.10/mo
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Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service is ranked #11 of 24 in container management software on Inferse. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web. There is no free plan. Paid plans start at $0.10/mo.
Compared on container management software
- Free plan
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- Paid from
- $1,500/moaws.amazon.com
- Deployment model
- self-hostedaws.amazon.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Amazon EKS is a managed Kubernetes service for building, running, and scaling production-ready applications across environments.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Managed control plane
- EKS manages Kubernetes control plane availability and scalability across three AWS Availability Zones and replaces unhealthy control plane nodes automatically.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Compute
- EKS supports running Kubernetes applications on Amazon EC2 and AWS Fargate.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Auto Mode
- EKS Auto Mode automates compute, storage, and networking infrastructure provisioning, scaling, operating system patching, and add-on management.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Hybrid deployments
- EKS supports workloads across cloud, on-premises, and edge environments using Hybrid Nodes, AWS Outposts, or EKS Anywhere.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Kubernetes compatibility
- EKS is Kubernetes-conformant and supports applications and community tools compatible with upstream Kubernetes.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- AWS integrations
- EKS integrates with AWS IAM for role-based access control, VPC for pod-level networking, and Application Load Balancers for load distribution.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Managed GitOps
- EKS Capabilities provides fully managed Argo CD for GitOps deployment and management across multiple clusters.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Security and compliance
- AWS states that it supports 143 security standards and compliance certifications, including PCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140-3, and NIST 800-171.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Shared responsibility
- AWS describes security and compliance as shared responsibility; customers manage guest operating systems, associated application software, and configuration of AWS-provided security group firewalls.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Pricing scope
- EKS has no minimum fees or upfront commitments, while worker-node resources such as EC2 instances, EBS volumes, public IPv4 addresses, and cross-AZ traffic are charged separately.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- AWS lists technical support for service-related technical issues and says it is unavailable under the Basic Support Plan.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Intended workloads
- AWS describes EKS use cases including generative AI, internal development platforms, data platforms, distributed hybrid applications, and application modernization.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2006aws.amazon.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Seattle, Washington, United Statesaws.amazon.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- aws.amazon.com/eks/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- aws.amazon.com/eks/features/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- aws.amazon.com/compliance/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- aws.amazon.com/eks/pricing/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- aws.amazon.com/contact-us/· checked 30 Sept 2026