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Compare Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (44.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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No pricing available
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
Star Rating
(276)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Star Rating
(257)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) vs Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) easier to use and set up. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy, and preferred doing business with Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) overall.
- Reviewers felt that Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) meets the needs of their business better than Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS).
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) over Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS).
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
No pricing availableGoogle Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
No trial information availableGoogle Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
201
8.9
140
Ease of Use
8.1
201
8.5
142
Ease of Setup
8.1
117
8.4
89
Ease of Admin
8.2
113
8.2
74
Quality of Support
8.3
186
8.1
133
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
111
8.2
71
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
180
9.4
132
Features by Category
Management
8.2
106
8.4
65
8.1
103
8.5
64
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Organization
8.1
97
8.4
66
8.0
99
8.6
69
8.2
101
9.0
70
Development
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.4
98
8.8
68
8.1
87
Feature Not Available
8.2
94
8.4
65
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) are categorized as Container Management and Container Orchestration
Unique Categories
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) has no unique categories
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is categorized as Container Networking and Service Discovery
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
12.0%
Information Technology and Services
9.5%
Financial Services
7.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.4%
Insurance
4.1%
Other
61.0%
Computer Software
21.1%
Information Technology and Services
19.2%
Retail
5.2%
Financial Services
4.7%
Banking
4.2%
Other
45.5%
Alternatives
Discussions
Simpler
1 Comment
SP
ECS (containers) service page itself has main metrics link CPU utilization and memory utilization reports. If you need more stats you can go to cloudwatch...Read more
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) has no more discussions with answers
What is Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) used for?
1 Comment
SK
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is a tool that helps manage and organize your computer programs. It uses containers to neatly package each part of your...Read more
What is Google Cloud Anthos Config Management used for?
1 Comment
AT
GKE is used to run and manage containerized applications on Kubernetes with autoscaling, load balancing, and easier deployment/operations in Google Cloud.Read more
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) has no more discussions with answers
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