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Google Kubernetes Engine alternatives

Managed Kubernetes · 4 alternatives · Google Kubernetes Engine iScore 71 (#4/5)

Every managed kubernetes provider this site tracks, ordered by iScore — the same peers Google Kubernetes Engine's own score is measured against. The line under each name is where its sourced facts differ from Google Kubernetes Engine's; where a full comparison exists, the row links to it.

Ranked by iScore
  1. CivoEntry paid plan: $5.43/month ($0.007440/hour) for the xSmall Standard compute instance: 1 core, 1 GB RAM,…74#1/5
  2. DigitalOcean KubernetesEntry paid plan: Nothing for the control plane. Nodes start at $12/month each on the Basic tier, so the sm…71#2/5
  3. Azure Kubernetes ServiceEntry paid plan: Not readable. The page names three tiers — Free with no SLA, Standard with one, Premium f…71#3/5
  4. Amazon EKSFree tier: No vs Yes66#5/5

Where Google Kubernetes Engine stands against these 4

Google Kubernetes Engine's own sourced figures, placed among the alternatives above that document the same thing in the same unit. A rank here is one criterion, not a verdict; the iScore above weighs all of them.

Free tier
Yes. 2 of the 4 alternatives that document it have one: Azure Kubernetes Service, DigitalOcean Kubernetes.
Uptime SLA
99.95% for the control plane of Autopilot and regional Standard clusters; 99.5% for zonal Standard clustersJoint highest of the 3 that document it. Level with: Amazon EKS — 99.95% monthly for the Kubernetes endpoint of a Standard Control Plane cluster, measured in five-minute…

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