Managed Kubernetes Comparison: EKS vs GKE

The article provides a comparative analysis of two prominent managed Kubernetes services: Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (EKS) and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). It examines various aspects such as setup and management ease, compatibility with Kubernetes version releases, government cloud support, hybrid cloud model support, costs, and developer community adoption. GKE offers two modes, Standard and Autopilot, with automated features like health checks and node upgrades, but lacks government cloud support and is exclusive to cloud VMs. EKS, on the other hand, supports hybrid cloud models through EKS Anywhere, integrates well with the AWS ecosystem, and offers a government cloud solution, although it requires more manual setup and does not automatically update Kubernetes versions. Both services charge ten cents per hour for control plane management, but GKE offers a free tier that can cover costs for smaller clusters. The article emphasizes that the choice between EKS and GKE depends on specific organizational needs and workload requirements, suggesting that tools like Qovery can provide cloud-agnostic deployment support for both platforms.