Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
6.5#5 in auto scaling softwareFrom $0.10 a monthWebAPILinuxmacOS
VisitAmazon Elastic Kubernetes Service vs OpenFaaS
What both publish
| Fact | Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service | OpenFaaS |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington, United States | Peterborough, UK |
| Support | AWS lists technical support for service-related technical issues and says it is unavailable under the Basic Support Plan. | Standard includes self-service email support; Enterprise support is a separate agreement with business-day SLA support and direct engineering support via Slack. |
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service plans
- Standard Kubernetes version support$0.10 a month
- Extended Kubernetes version support$0.60 a month
- Provisioned Control Plane XL$1.65 a month
- Provisioned Control Plane 2XL$3.40 a month
- Provisioned Control Plane 4XL$6.90 a month
- Provisioned Control Plane 8XL$13.90 a month
OpenFaaS plans
- Community Edition (CE)Free
- OpenFaaS Standard$1,250 a month
- OpenFaaS for EnterprisesPriced on request
Pick Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service if…
EKS suits teams running Kubernetes applications across AWS and hybrid environments, including data platforms, internal development platforms, and application modernization work. It may fit teams needing managed control-plane operations and multi-cluster GitOps.
Pick OpenFaaS if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.