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Amazon EKS

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Vendor
Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Also known as
amazon-eks

Available worldwide

What is 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

Amazon EKS pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

Pricing as of verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed
from $0.10/hrUsage-based

From $0.10/hour. Pay-as-you-go with hourly billing, no minimum fees or upfront commitments. Additional charges for EC2 instances, storage, and optional features.

Kubernetes Version Support - Standard Tier

$0.10/hour for first 14 months

Kubernetes cluster with standard version support

  • Standard Kubernetes version support for 14 months

Kubernetes Version Support - Extended Tier

$0.60/hour for remaining 12 months

Kubernetes cluster with extended version support

  • Extended Kubernetes version support for 12 months

Add-ons

  • EKS Provisioned Control Plane
  • EKS Auto Mode
  • EKS Capabilities
  • EKS Hybrid Nodes

What Amazon EKS does

The capabilities that matter for container orchestration tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

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

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
  • Web
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS
  • Hybrid
  • On-premise

Integrations (14)

Independently observed
  • Cast AI
  • Tailscale
  • 1Password
  • Okta
  • Trend Micro
  • Orca Security
  • Vanta
  • Arctic Wolf
  • Asana
  • LucidLink
  • Brave Search API
  • Argo CD•
  • AWS Controllers for Kubernetes•
  • Kubernetes Resource Orchestrator•

Amazon EKS FAQ

Common questions about Amazon EKS, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is 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. It is indexed under Container Orchestration Tools.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm

Is Amazon EKS free?

Amazon EKS offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.10 per hour. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/eks/

What platforms does Amazon EKS support?

Amazon EKS supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm

Can Amazon EKS be self-hosted?

Yes. Amazon EKS can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm

What does Amazon EKS integrate with?

We have confirmed 11 integrations for Amazon EKS, including Cast AI, Tailscale, 1Password, Okta, Trend Micro, Orca Security, Vanta and Arctic Wolf, plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm

What security certifications does Amazon EKS have?

We have independently confirmed HIPAA and GDPR for Amazon EKS. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Amazon EKS not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/security/?nc1=f_cc

Where is Amazon EKS available?

Amazon EKS is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm

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Balanced composite 53 / 100
medium · 73%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Reliability500.167.9✓
Pricing transparency1000.066.3✓
Security posture350.124.0✓
Price level800.043.4✓
Capabilities460.052.3✓
Integrations310.051.5✓

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Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq7 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesHosting: both · Gui dashboard: Yes · Orchestration: kubernetes · Managed control plane: Yesmediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count11mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityPrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …highsource · 2026-10-13 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60%
Modelcommercialmediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%
Price levellowmediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%
Starting priceAmount: 0.1 · Currency: USDmediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Status pageYesmediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Disclosure policyYesmediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%
FedrampYeshighsource · 2026-10-13 · 75%
GdprYeshighsource · 2026-10-13 · 75%
HipaaYeshighsource · 2026-10-13 · 75%
PciYeshighsource · 2026-10-13 · 75%
Trust centerhttps://aws.amazon.com/compliance/mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%
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