# AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Azure Web Apps vs Kubernetes Comparison | | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | Azure Web Apps | Kubernetes | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 197 | 90 | 157 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (34.7% of reviews) | Small-Business (41.8% of reviews) | Enterprise (38.4% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### AWS Elastic Beanstalk Pros: - Deployment Ease (2 reviews) - Ease of Use (2 reviews) Cons: - Learning Curve (2 reviews) - Complexity (1 reviews) ### Azure Web Apps Pros: - Cloud Storage (2 reviews) - Deployment Ease (2 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (2 reviews) - Learning Difficulty (2 reviews) ### Kubernetes Pros: - Auto-scaling (6 reviews) - Auto-Scaling (5 reviews) Cons: - Learning Curve (9 reviews) - Difficult Learning (7 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | Azure Web Apps | Kubernetes | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.5 (149 reviews) | 8.4 (69 reviews) | 9.2 (130 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (148 reviews) | 8.3 (69 reviews) | 7.9 (138 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.2 (75 reviews) | 8.1 (45 reviews) | 7.4 (92 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.1 (68 reviews) | 8.2 (44 reviews) | 8.0 (71 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.1 (131 reviews) | 7.9 (65 reviews) | 8.4 (112 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.2 (65 reviews) | 8.3 (44 reviews) | 8.9 (57 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.5 (143 reviews) | 8.8 (67 reviews) | 9.7 (125 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### AWS Elastic Beanstalk #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Azure Web Apps #### 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 ### Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **AWS Elastic Beanstalk** | 8.4/10 | 103 | | **Azure Web Apps** | 8.2/10 | 51 | | **Kubernetes** | N/A | N/A | #### Development | Feature | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | Azure Web Apps | Kubernetes | |---|---|---|---| | **Application Deployment** | 8.8 (86 reviews) | 8.7 (43 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Development Tools** | 8.0 (82 reviews) | 8.6 (41 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Development Environment** | 8.2 (82 reviews) | 8.3 (40 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Language Support** | 8.2 (78 reviews) | 8.2 (40 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Testing** | 8.1 (80 reviews) | 7.8 (38 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Database | Feature | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | Azure Web Apps | Kubernetes | |---|---|---|---| | **Database Management** | 8.1 (76 reviews) | 7.6 (40 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Analytics** | 7.8 (80 reviews) | 7.9 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Auto Scaling** | 8.6 (86 reviews) | 8.6 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Backup / Recovery** | 8.3 (80 reviews) | 8.3 (39 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Storage** | 8.5 (81 reviews) | 8.4 (41 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Infrastructure | Feature | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | Azure Web Apps | Kubernetes | |---|---|---|---| | **Networking** | 8.5 (82 reviews) | 8.2 (38 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Virtual Machines** | 8.7 (83 reviews) | 8.3 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Security** | 8.8 (83 reviews) | 8.3 (42 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Container Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **AWS Elastic Beanstalk** | N/A | N/A | | **Azure Web Apps** | N/A | N/A | | **Kubernetes** | 9.0/10 | 76 | #### Management | Feature | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | Azure Web Apps | Kubernetes | |---|---|---|---| | **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (70 reviews) | | **Network Isolation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **File Isolation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Organization | Feature | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | Azure Web Apps | Kubernetes | |---|---|---|---| | **Packaging ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (65 reviews) | | **Container Networking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (71 reviews) | | **Orchestration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.6 (74 reviews) | #### Development | Feature | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | Azure Web Apps | Kubernetes | |---|---|---|---| | **Developer Toolkit** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (54 reviews) | | **Architecture** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (70 reviews) | | **Datacenter** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (55 reviews) | | **Virtualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (57 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Unique to AWS Elastic Beanstalk (1):** [Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-platform-as-a-service-paas) **Unique to Azure Web Apps (1):** [Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-platform-as-a-service-paas) **Unique to Kubernetes (2):** [Container Orchestration Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-orchestration), [Container Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-management) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | Azure Web Apps | Kubernetes | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 34.7% | 41.8% | 28.5% | | **Mid-Market** | 31.3% | 30.4% | 33.1% | | **Enterprise** | 34.1% | 27.8% | 38.4% | ### By Industry #### AWS Elastic Beanstalk - **Computer Software:** 23.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 19.3% - **Financial Services:** 4.5% - **Automotive:** 4.0% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.4% - **Computer & Network Security:** 3.4% - **Education Management:** 2.8% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.3% - **Hospitality:** 2.3% - **Retail:** 1.7% - **Other:** 33.0% #### Azure Web Apps - **Computer Software:** 30.4% - **Information Technology and Services:** 20.3% - **Higher Education:** 5.1% - **Financial Services:** 5.1% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.5% - **Education Management:** 2.5% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 2.5% - **Media Production:** 2.5% - **Retail:** 2.5% - **Staffing and Recruiting:** 2.5% - **Other:** 24.1% #### 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 AWS Elastic Beanstalk - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews) - [Google App Engine](https://www.g2.com/products/google-app-engine/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (216 reviews) - [Salesforce Heroku](https://www.g2.com/products/salesforce-heroku/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (148 reviews) - [Azure App Service](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-app-service/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (94 reviews) - [Oracle Cloud PaaS](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-cloud-paas/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (34 reviews) - [Cloud Foundry](https://www.g2.com/products/cloud-foundry/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (19 reviews) - [Plesk](https://www.g2.com/products/plesk/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (277 reviews) - [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4002 reviews) - [Render](https://www.g2.com/products/render-render/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (81 reviews) - [Dokku](https://www.g2.com/products/dokku/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (55 reviews) ### Alternatives to Azure Web Apps - [Google App Engine](https://www.g2.com/products/google-app-engine/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (216 reviews) - [AWS Lambda](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1033 reviews) - [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4002 reviews) - [Cloudways](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudways/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1122 reviews) - [Hostinger](https://www.g2.com/products/hostinger/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (805 reviews) - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews) - [Kinsta](https://www.g2.com/products/kinsta/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (1454 reviews) - [SAP Business Technology Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-business-technology-platform/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (417 reviews) - [SAP Integration Suite](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-integration-suite/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (339 reviews) - [Salesforce Heroku](https://www.g2.com/products/salesforce-heroku/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (148 reviews) ### Alternatives to Kubernetes - [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (303 reviews) - [Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (282 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) --- ## Top Discussions ### AWS Elastic Beanstalk - Title: [Any late 2019 updates you wanna add? Did they got better on the stack upgrade communication? Any ne](https://www.g2.com/discussions/any-late-2019-updates-you-wanna-add-did-they-got-better-on-the-stack-upgrade-communication-any-ne) — 4 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "This is a very nice one and gives in-depth information. I am really happy with the quality and presentation of the article. I’d really like to appreciate the..." - Title: [What is AWS Elastic Beanstalk used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/aws-elastic-beanstalk-what-is-aws-elastic-beanstalk-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "AWS Elastic Beanstalk is used for deploying and scaling web applications within minutes." - Title: [Is AWS Elastic Beanstalk PaaS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-aws-elastic-beanstalk-paas) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Yes" - Title: [Should you use Elastic Beanstalk?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/should-you-use-elastic-beanstalk) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Definitely. This way, you only have to worry about your application and data, and nothing else." ### Azure Web Apps No discussions available for this product. ### 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/aws-elastic-beanstalk-vs-azure-web-apps-vs-kubernetes)