Difference between AWS EKS and ECS
The difference between AWS EKS and ECS are as follow:
AWS EKS |
AWS ECS |
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It have orchestration type Kubernetes. |
It have orchestration type proprietary ECS. |
It requires Kubernetes knowledge. |
It is Simple and quick to setup. |
It is compatible with Kubernetes ecosystem. |
It is compatible with AWS-centric ecosystem. |
It is highly customizable and flexible. |
It is limited compared to Kubernetes. |
it integrates with AWS services but less deeply. |
It have deep integration with various AWS services. |
Based on EC2 instances, EKS clusters, and data transfer. |
Based on EC2 instances, storage, and data transfer. |
It get benefits from the large Kubernetes community. |
It gets benefits specifically to AWS services, with AWS support. |
AWS ECS VS EKS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers mainly two container orchestration services, Elastic Container Service (ECS) and Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). Both ECS and EKS are designed to help users to deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications within the AWS cloud. However, they differ drastically in architecture, compatibility, and various features. In this article, we will explore and describe how Eks is different from ECS.