# Amazon EKS

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/amazon-eks
- **Category:** Container Orchestration Tools
- **Homepage:** https://aws.amazon.com/eks/
- **Also known as:** amazon-eks
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-05T14:14:42.945Z

## Vioscale score

**54.7 / 100**, confidence 29% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 0.047 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| reliability | 50 | 0.175 | 8.8 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 28.9 | 0.07 | 2 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 0.094 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 5 | 0.129 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 75 | 0.07 | 5.3 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-05, [verify at source](https://aws.amazon.com/eks/). Independently observed._

from $0.10/mo · Usage-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).

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| 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) | - | - |

## About

Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) is a managed Kubernetes service that lets you run Kubernetes applications without managing, securing, or scaling a Kubernetes control plane. Supports deployment across cloud, on-premises, and edge environments.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Hybrid, On-premise

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Container Orchestration Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **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 | - |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | no | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/eks/) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/eks/) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/eks/) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 0.1 | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/eks/) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/eks/) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.aws.amazon.com) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/.well-known/security.txt) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

### market

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | [link](https://aws.amazon.com/eks/) | 2026-08-05 | 50% (medium) |

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