Kubernetes
Kubernetes (K8s) is an open source container orchestration platform for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Container orchestration platform
Who should look elsewhere
Complex setup
Pros
- +Industry standard
- +Highly scalable
- +Open source
Cons
- −Complex setup
- −Steep learning curve
Key features
- ✓Container orchestration
- ✓Auto-scaling
- ✓Service discovery
- ✓Load balancing
- ✓Self-healing
- ✓Secret management
- ✓Storage orchestration
- ✓Batch execution
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Source | $0 | month | Container orchestration; Automated rollouts/rollbacks; Service discovery & load balancing |
| AWS EKS | $0.1 | month | Managed control plane; Auto-scaling node groups; Fargate serverless pods |
| Google GKE | $0.1 | month | Managed control plane; Autopilot mode (fully managed nodes); One free zonal cluster |
| Azure AKS | $0 | month | Free control plane (Free tier); Standard tier at $0.10/cluster/hr; Premium tier for mission-critical |