Amazon Web Services → Microsoft Azure
Azure equivalent of AWS App Runner
On AWS this is now Amazon ECS Express Mode, since App Runner is closed to new customers.
About AWS App Runner
| Provider | Amazon Web Services |
|---|---|
| Status | maintenance Maintenance Closed to new customers (availability change announced Mar 31, 2026). Existing customers can keep creating services, but no new features are planned. AWS recommends ECS Express Mode. |
| What it is | Fully managed web app and API service from source code or a container image, with automatic HTTPS, scaling, and load balancing. |
| Documentation | docs.aws.amazon.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Azure mappings (1)
| Capability | Azure equivalent | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Simplest way to run a containerized web app | Azure Container Apps, Azure App Service | Partial match |
Container platforms & registries(1)
Simplest way to run a containerized web app Partial match
On AWS this is now Amazon ECS Express Mode, since App Runner is closed to new customers. On Azure, the equivalent is Azure Container Apps (or App Service for containers).
- App Runner (source code or image to URL) entered maintenance on Mar 31, 2026. Existing customers can still create services, but no new features are coming. AWS publishes a blue/green migration path to ECS Express Mode.
- ECS Express Mode creates visible resources in your account (ECS service on Fargate, ALB with TLS, auto scaling, networking) from one API call. Container Apps is a managed environment where you deploy with az containerapp up or from source.
- Scale to zero. Container Apps can scale to zero. ECS Express Mode services run at least one Fargate task, so check the minimum task count.