Comparison

Amazon EKS vs CRI-O

On the evidence we track, CRI-O leads this comparison with a composite score of 56/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Amazon EKS46
CRI-O56
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon EKS46 / 100medium · 73%
CRI-O56 / 100low · 48%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon EKS
CRI-O
Model
Amazon EKSfreemium
Price level
Amazon EKSlow
CRI-Ofree
Transparent
Amazon EKS
CRI-O
Integrations
Count
Amazon EKS11
CRI-O
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon EKS
CRI-O
Fedramp
Amazon EKS
CRI-O
Gdpr
Amazon EKS
CRI-O
Hipaa
Amazon EKS
CRI-O
Pci
Amazon EKS
CRI-O
Scorecard
Amazon EKS
CRI-O8.4
Reliability
Status page
Amazon EKS
CRI-O
Adoption
Dependent repos
Amazon EKS
CRI-O61
Github stars
Amazon EKS
CRI-O5,654
Activity
Commits last 30d
Amazon EKS
CRI-O43
Release
History
Amazon EKS
License
Spdx
Amazon EKS
Language
Primary
Amazon EKS
CRI-OGo
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for container orchestration tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Orchestration scope
Amazon EKSKubernetes
CRI-OKubernetes
Deployment
Hosting
Amazon EKSCloud + self-hosted
CRI-OSelf-hosted only
Standards
OCI / CRI compliant
Amazon EKS-
CRI-O
CNCF Certified Kubernetes conformant
Amazon EKS-
CRI-O
Security
Rootless operation
Amazon EKS-
CRI-O-
Architecture
Daemonless architecture
Amazon EKS-
CRI-O-
Platform
Windows containers
Amazon EKS-
CRI-O-
ARM architecture support
Amazon EKS-
CRI-O-
Workloads
GPU scheduling
Amazon EKS-
CRI-O-
Stateful workloads
Amazon EKS-
CRI-O-
Networking
Built-in networking / CNI
Amazon EKS-
CRI-O
Ops
Vendor-managed control plane
Amazon EKS
CRI-O-
Ecosystem
CNCF maturity
Amazon EKS-
CRI-O-
UX
GUI dashboard
Amazon EKS
CRI-O-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon EKS

A fully managed Kubernetes platform that automates cluster and infrastructure management, allowing teams to build and run production-grade containerized workloads with AWS's operational reliability and security. Supports unified workload management across cloud, on-premises, and edge locations.

Independently observed

CRI-O

Leader

A runtime implementation that enables Kubernetes to execute and manage containers, supporting OCI-compliant container images from any registry.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon EKS

from $0.10/moUsage-based

From $0.10 per cluster per hour. No minimum fees or upfront commitments. Additional charges for compute resources (EC2, EBS, IP addresses, cross-AZ traffic).

  • Standard Kubernetes version support$0.10 per cluster per hour (standard support for 14 months after release)
  • Extended Kubernetes version support$0.60 per cluster per hour (extended support for 12 months after standard support ends)
as of verify ↗

CRI-O

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon EKS
CRI-O
Linux
Amazon EKS
CRI-O
CLI
Amazon EKS
CRI-O
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon EKS
CRI-O
Self-hosted
Amazon EKS
CRI-O
On-premise
Amazon EKS
CRI-O
Hybrid
Amazon EKS
CRI-O

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Amazon EKS

11 total
  • Cast AI
  • Tailscale
  • 1Password
  • Okta
  • Trend Micro
  • Orca Security
  • Vanta
  • Arctic Wolf
  • Asana
  • LucidLink
  • Brave Search API
Independently observed

CRI-O

Leader

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.