ECS + Fargate versus EKS + Fargate
Learn how ECS + Fargate differs from EKS + Fargate.
| ECS + Fargate | EKS + Fargate | |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment Options | ⚠️ AWS only | ⚠️ AWS only |
| Availability | ✅ All AWS regions | ⚠️ Available in 18 regions |
| Cluster Costs (per month) | $ 0.00 | $ 72.00 |
| Compute Costs | 💰💰 | 💰💰 |
| Compute Pricing Options | ✅ On-demand | ✅ On-demand |
| Virtual Machines | ✅ Does not involve managing EC2 instances. | ✅ Does not involve managing EC2 instances. |
| Infrastructure Scaling | ✅ AWS takes care of the scaling of the infrastructure. | ✅ AWS takes care of the scaling of the infrastructure. |
| Networking | ✅ ENI and Security Group per task/container. | ✅ ENI and Security Group per pod/container. |
| Load Balancing | ✅ ALB + NLB | ✅ ALB |
| Service Discovery | ✅ Cloud Map | ✅ K8s |