Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Kubernetes
Kubernetes clearly comes out ahead of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)'s paid plans start at $73/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Microsoft | Cloud Native Computing Foundation |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSecSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | devops | devops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Kubernetes
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| Feature | azure-kubernetes-service-aks | kubernetes |
|---|---|---|
| Best-Effort Uptime | ||
| Automated Rollouts And Rollbacks | ||
| Includes Uptime Sla | ||
| Automatic Bin Packing | ||
| Limited To Smaller Scale | ||
| Horizontal And Vertical Scaling | ||
| Long Term Support (Lts) | ||
| Secret And Configuration Management | ||
| No Sla | ||
| Self-Healing | ||
| Supports Up To 5,000 Nodes | ||
| Service Discovery And Load Balancing | ||
| Storage Orchestration |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Kubernetes comes out ahead overall, though Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Kubernetes offer a free tier.
Kubernetes is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
