Google Cloud → AWS and Azure
AWS and Azure equivalents of Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
The closest AWS equivalent of Google Cloud Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is Amazon EKS; on Azure, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
About Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
| Provider | Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Managed Kubernetes with Standard mode (you manage node pools) and Autopilot mode (Google manages nodes), plus release channels and fleet features. |
| Documentation | docs.cloud.google.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Mappings (1)
| Capability | AWS | Match (GCP vs AWS) | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Managed Kubernetes | Amazon EKS | Direct match | Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) |
Managed Kubernetes Direct match
The Google Cloud equivalent of Amazon EKS is Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), in Standard mode (you manage node pools) or Autopilot mode (Google manages nodes).
- GKE clusters are zonal or regional; regional clusters replicate the control plane across zones.
- Upgrades follow release channels with automatic upgrades by default, rather than EKS's opt-in version upgrades.
- Pods get identity through Workload Identity Federation for GKE instead of EKS Pod Identity or IRSA.