# Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) vs Kubernetes Comparison | | Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) | Kubernetes | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 282 | 157 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (45.9% of reviews) | Enterprise (38.4% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) Pros: - Deployment Ease (2 reviews) - Integrations (2 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (2 reviews) - Bug Issues (1 reviews) ### Kubernetes Pros: - Auto-scaling (6 reviews) - Auto-Scaling (5 reviews) Cons: - Learning Curve (9 reviews) - Difficult Learning (7 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) | Kubernetes | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (204 reviews) | 9.2 (130 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.1 (204 reviews) | 7.9 (138 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.1 (120 reviews) | 7.4 (92 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.2 (114 reviews) | 8.0 (71 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.3 (189 reviews) | 8.4 (112 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (112 reviews) | 8.9 (57 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.7 (182 reviews) | 9.7 (125 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Kubernetes #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Container Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)** | 8.2/10 | 127 | | **Kubernetes** | 9.0/10 | 76 | #### Management | Feature | Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) | Kubernetes | |---|---|---| | **Access Control** | 8.2 (108 reviews) | 8.9 (70 reviews) | | **Network Isolation** | 8.2 (104 reviews) | Feature Not Available | #### Organization | Feature | Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) | Kubernetes | |---|---|---| | **Packaging ** | 8.1 (98 reviews) | 9.1 (65 reviews) | | **Container Networking** | 8.0 (100 reviews) | 9.1 (71 reviews) | | **Orchestration** | 8.2 (103 reviews) | 9.6 (74 reviews) | #### Development | Feature | Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) | Kubernetes | |---|---|---| | **Developer Toolkit** | Feature Not Available | 8.7 (54 reviews) | | **Architecture** | 8.4 (98 reviews) | 9.1 (70 reviews) | | **Datacenter** | 8.1 (87 reviews) | 9.0 (55 reviews) | | **Virtualization** | 8.2 (94 reviews) | 9.0 (57 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (2):** [Container Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-management), [Container Orchestration Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-orchestration) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) | Kubernetes | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 18.7% | 28.5% | | **Mid-Market** | 35.4% | 33.1% | | **Enterprise** | 45.9% | 38.4% | ### By Industry #### Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) - **Computer Software:** 11.9% - **Information Technology and Services:** 9.4% - **Financial Services:** 7.8% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.3% - **Insurance:** 4.1% - **Internet:** 3.7% - **Entertainment:** 3.7% - **Media Production:** 3.3% - **Higher Education:** 3.3% - **Telecommunications:** 2.9% - **Other:** 44.7% #### Kubernetes - **Computer Software:** 33.1% - **Information Technology and Services:** 21.2% - **Telecommunications:** 9.3% - **Financial Services:** 5.3% - **Banking:** 3.3% - **Internet:** 3.3% - **Government Administration:** 2.6% - **Retail:** 2.0% - **Computer & Network Security:** 2.0% - **Computer Networking:** 2.0% - **Other:** 15.9% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) - [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (303 reviews) - [Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise)](https://www.g2.com/products/mirantis-kubernetes-engine-formerly-docker-enterprise/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (281 reviews) - [Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)](https://www.g2.com/products/google-kubernetes-engine-gke/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (259 reviews) - [Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-kubernetes-service-aks/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (116 reviews) - [Azure Container Instances](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-container-instances/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (20 reviews) - [Google Cloud Run](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-run/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (241 reviews) - [Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Container Engine for Kubernetes](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-cloud-infrastructure-container-engine-for-kubernetes/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (10 reviews) - [SUSE Rancher](https://www.g2.com/products/suse-rancher/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (122 reviews) - [Cloud Foundry](https://www.g2.com/products/cloud-foundry/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (19 reviews) - [Portainer](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (294 reviews) ### Alternatives to Kubernetes - [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (303 reviews) - [Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise)](https://www.g2.com/products/mirantis-kubernetes-engine-formerly-docker-enterprise/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (281 reviews) - [Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)](https://www.g2.com/products/google-kubernetes-engine-gke/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (259 reviews) - [Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-kubernetes-service-aks/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (116 reviews) - [Portainer](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (294 reviews) - [Google Cloud Run](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-run/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (241 reviews) - [SUSE Rancher](https://www.g2.com/products/suse-rancher/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (122 reviews) - [Cloud Foundry](https://www.g2.com/products/cloud-foundry/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (19 reviews) - [Apache Mesos](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-mesos/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (16 reviews) - [Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-kubernetes-service-amazon-eks/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (108 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) - Title: [Simpler](https://www.g2.com/discussions/12184-simpler) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "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..." ### Kubernetes - Title: [What does Kubernetes do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-kubernetes-do) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Container orchestration and container management. You can also configure properties on the basis of which scaling of pods will be done. It makes your..." - Title: [What are the main features of Kubernetes?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-main-features-of-kubernetes) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "- Container orchestration utilising available hardware or VMs, thus decreasing costs - High Availability within a data center / availability zone - Ability..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs-vs-kubernetes)