Google Cloud → AWS and Azure
AWS and Azure equivalents of GKE attached clusters
The closest AWS equivalent of Google Cloud GKE attached clusters is Amazon EKS Hybrid Nodes & EKS Anywhere; on Azure, AKS Hybrid and Edge (AKS enabled by Azure Arc).
About GKE attached clusters
| Provider | Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Registers conformant Kubernetes clusters running elsewhere (for example EKS and AKS) to a Google Cloud fleet for central management. |
| Documentation | docs.cloud.google.com |
| Pricing | No separate pricing page |
Mappings (1)
| Capability | AWS | Match (GCP vs AWS) | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Managed Kubernetes on-premises and at the edge | Amazon EKS Hybrid Nodes & EKS Anywhere | Partial match | AKS Hybrid and Edge (AKS enabled by Azure Arc) |
Managed Kubernetes on-premises and at the edge Partial match
EKS Anywhere and Hybrid Nodes map partly to Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for bare metal or VMware, which runs Google-managed Kubernetes on your servers, and GKE attached clusters, which manage existing clusters from a Google Cloud fleet.
- There is no equivalent of EKS Hybrid Nodes (on-premises nodes joining a cloud-hosted control plane).
- Attached clusters can register EKS and AKS clusters, so one fleet can span clouds.