Amazon Web Services → Microsoft Azure
Azure equivalent of AWS Fargate
AWS Fargate maps to Azure Container Instances (single container groups and AKS virtual nodes) and to Azure Container Apps' Consumption profile.
About AWS Fargate
| Provider | Amazon Web Services |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Serverless compute for ECS tasks and EKS pods. Each task or pod gets its own isolated, right-sized environment (Linux x86/Arm and Windows Server on ECS). |
| Documentation | docs.aws.amazon.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Azure mappings (1)
| Capability | Azure equivalent | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Serverless container compute | Azure Container Instances, Azure Container Apps | Partial match |
Container platforms & registries(1)
Serverless container compute Partial match
AWS Fargate maps to Azure Container Instances (single container groups and AKS virtual nodes) and to Azure Container Apps' Consumption profile. Fargate is a compute engine for ECS and EKS, while ACI is a standalone service.
- Fargate isn't used on its own. It's the capacity behind ECS tasks or EKS pods (selected through Fargate profiles). ACI can be called directly (container groups) or used as AKS virtual nodes. Virtual Nodes v2 is in preview.
- OS and options. Fargate on ECS supports Linux (x86 and Arm) and Windows Server. ACI supports Linux and Windows, plus confidential containers, Spot containers, NGroups, and standby pools.
- Fargate Spot gives interruptible capacity at a discount for ECS. ACI has Spot containers.