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Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) vs. Linux Containers LXC

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Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)

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Linux Containers LXC

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon EKS

    Score8.4 out of 10
    		N/AAmazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) is a managed container service to run and scale Kubernetes applications in the cloud or on-premises, available on AWS or on-premise through Amazon EKS Anywhere.

    $0.10

    per month

    LXC

    Score10 out of 10
    		N/ALXC is a userspace interface for the Linux kernel containment features. Through its API and simple tools, it lets Linux users create and manage system or application containers. LXC is free software sponsored by Canonical Ltd, most of the code is released under the terms of the GNU LGPLv2.1+ license, some Android compatibility bits are released under a standard 2-clause BSD license and some binaries and templates are released under the GNU GPLv2 license.N/A
    Pricing
    Amazon EKSLXC
    Editions & Modules
    Amazon EKS Cluster
    $.10
    per hour of each cluster created
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon EKSLXC
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Amazon EKSLXC
    Container Management
    Comparison of Container Management features of Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) and Linux Containers LXC
    Feature
    Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
    8.9
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Linux Containers LXC
    -
    Ratings
    Security and Isolation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Container Orchestration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cluster Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Allocation and Optimization9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discovery Tools8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update Rollouts and Rollbacks9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-Healing and Recovery10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics, Monitoring, and Logging10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Amazon EKSLXC
    Small Businesses
    Mirantis Kubernetes Engine
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Mirantis Kubernetes Engine
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
    Score7.4 out of 10
    IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
    Score7.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Amazon EKSLXC
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amazon EKSLXC
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    It is well suited when you want to have a Kubernetes cluster in AWS Cloud and want to avoid all the management overhead of maintaining your own cluster in terms of the control plane. EKS seems to be lacking in features when compared with AKS and GKE. Backups, service mesh, and monitoring have a lot of room for improvements.
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • Upgrade the kubernetes clusters to the latest version with a single click
    • Auto scaling policies to automatically scale the nodes
    • Detailed logs and events on the cluster within the EKS clusters portal, cloudwatch logs and metrics
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • AWSIAM integration with Kubernetes RBAC could be better.
    • Enabling some add-ons like service mesh, and monitoring will be nice instead of having to install them yourself after the creation of the cluster.
    • EKS bootstrap time could be faster ...
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
    Cluster maintanence is reduced, easier to deploy resources, great observability insights
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    It feels like AWS is behind the EKS race, the only advantage I'm able to see right now is the support of IPv6, however, trying to promote AWS alternatives that are different from the market and more like a vendor locking solutions like ECS/Fargate have kept AWS behind and focusing on the wrong things. EKS needs to really improve its integration with the Kubernetes ecosystem and have an enterprise solution for monitoring, backups, and service mesh.
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • Good performance of platform without hiccups
    • Less number of people required to manage cluster
    • Easier to deploy new microservices
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