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Amazon Elastic Container Service vs IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon Elastic Container Se...
Ranking in Containers as a Service (CaaS)
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
Container Management (7th)
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
Ranking in Containers as a Service (CaaS)
4th
Average Rating
6.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Containers as a Service (CaaS) category, the mindshare of Amazon Elastic Container Service is 33.1%, down from 37.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is 5.9%, up from 4.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Containers as a Service (CaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

FABIO NAGAO - PeerSpot reviewer
Horizontal scaling is streamlined when deploying modern workloads
Currently, when scaling with Amazon Elastic Container Service, I have to choose between monitoring CPU or memory usage to scale up or scale out; there is no option to monitor both simultaneously. This limitation makes it challenging to define a balanced scale-out automation since a well-written software should balance between processing and memory.
Andrea Castorino - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable solution that can be deployed in parts to improve its robustness and reliability
Our clients are usually enterprise businesses. IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is a good solution because our customer requires very rapid deployment, and the solution is critical for his business. If the system is down, the lawyer cannot send documents, and people may be in jail. Overall, I rate IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The product's initial setup was very straightforward and not complex."
"The most valuable feature is the volume size they offer."
"It has an Auto Scaling group feature. We can use this feature to have an Auto Scaling group to specify a minimum and maximum count for all types of configurations. Based on the specified values, Amazon Elastic Container Service scales the required CPU environmental metrics."
"Amazon EC2 Container Service is a flexible product from Amazon. You can put it in the Auto Scaling group for high availability. There are also a lot of choices for pricing."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its scalability."
"The production environment is highly available, which nowadays is a requirement for all of the big companies."
"The solution is quite scalable and allows you to launch multiple EC2s within minutes."
"The solution is easy to scale and implement and provides performance monitoring and management tools."
"We deploy the solution in parts so we can easily manage the parts to improve the robustness and reliability of the software."
"IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service has enough flexibility that we needed."
 

Cons

"Visualization is an important factor for me, and I don't think that the visuals within ECS are good enough because it doesn't show you all the details you might need to see at a glance."
"The documentation and usage for the users can be better because for new users it can be very hard to understand and use the solution. They can add small images and accessories."
"The solution's user experience and management are really bad."
"The solution needs to improve backup and pricing."
"Since it is a managed service for container orchestration, it may limit our control over certain infrastructure functions."
"I think that it would help if the vendor provided more use cases and explanations as to how ECS can be utilized."
"The existing domain-joined capability the solution provides during the initial boot-up of the compute should be streamlined and made a little robust."
"It's a complex tool and should be simplified."
"IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service's log management should be improved because it is a bit complicated."
"IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is not user-friendly, they could improve the user interface, and add more features to compete with Amazon AWS which is better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is pricey."
"The solution is expensive, but not too much."
"Amazon Elastic Container Service is an expensive solution."
"Licensing can be purchased directly from AWS or used with existing licenses, depending on the company's preference. The licensing structure is complex and depends on factors such as machine size, number of processors, and Container size. Companies have dedicated staff members managing license considerations full-time to find the most cost-effective options. Also, I have seen some companies opt for a combination of AWS and Azure, using more of Azure for Microsoft licenses due to potentially lower costs compared to AWS."
"Amazon Elastic Container Service's price is good."
"The tool's licensing is monthly."
"We have to pay a monthly licensing fee for Amazon EC2 Container Service."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price, I rate Amazon EC2 Container Service’s pricing a four or five out of ten."
"The price of the solution was fine."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
31%
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon Elastic Container Service?
Implementing the product has helped me monitor the parameters. I utilize tools like CloudWatch and AWS systems to track these parameters. If any issues arise, I alert our developer team to address ...
What needs improvement with Amazon Elastic Container Service?
The solution must improve backup and compatibility around OS like Windows and Mac.
What do you like most about IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service?
We deploy the solution in parts so we can easily manage the parts to improve the robustness and reliability of the software.
What needs improvement with IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service?
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service's log management should be improved because it is a bit complicated.
What is your primary use case for IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service?
We developed a solution that allows lawyers to send public documents to our customers about the panel judgment. We are expanding the solution to allow depositing all kinds of legal documents associ...
 

Also Known As

Amazon ECS, Amazon EC2 Container Service
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Sample Customers

Ubisoft, GoPro, TIBCO, Remind
Think Research, Eurobits Technologies
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