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We performed a comparison between Amazon EKS and Docker based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Container Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Amazon EKS vs. Docker Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"I like the scalability they're currently providing. Integration was very easy. It was a good experience.""Initial setup is straightforward. It only takes 15 minutes to deploy.""The solution has very good basic features.""EKS has security features that you can't find in competing solutions.""The solution is easy to use.""What I found most valuable in Amazon EKS is its maturity as a cloud computing technology.""The most valuable features of Amazon EKS are its auto scaling ability and the ability for service discovery.""Through Amazon EKS, we can have the blue-green deployment very easily."

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"Docker is very reliable. It's easy to scale, and it's very stable.""I think the best feature is to replicate anything in our local machine using a simple command.""The most valuable feature of Docker is the dedicated QA environment for connecting the team members. Additionally, there are many core features available and it is highly secure when we are imaging a client's server.""The most valuable feature of Docker is its portability, ease of security management, and low resource usage.""The solution's most valuable feature is the Dockerfile, which makes the life of developers easy. Developers get a real understanding of container creation.""The most valuable feature is that it gives you the same environment as on a developer machine as well as a production machine relevant to specifications.""I think that with Docker, it is easy to deploy it on different platforms.""Docker allows you to run multiple virtual machines independently."

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Cons
"Setup depends on what kind of architecture you have""I would like to see it a little more stable, more operational, and more convenient to develop.""I am not impressed with the tool's Amazon console. It also needs to add security features.""I would like to see the user interface improved because it is hard to find and not straightforward.""I'm having difficulty getting my AWS clusters to communicate with my local machine.""The tool's setup is complex.""Amazon EKS should improve its integration.""A cluster is required on-premises, which takes a lot of time."

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"The Kubernetes blocks need improvement since Docker has many holes in it.""Unfortunately, base images are not currently available.""We are facing multiple issues with the solution's stability.""One item that could be improved is the overall stability of Docker.""Docker could improve by having security vulnerability reports.""We have found that it is not easy to install it into a Windows system.""I advise new users to review their website, commands, and the steps for creating images.""I would love to have it available on Linux."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The solution is more expensive than other competitors and does not require a license."
  • "Cloud based pay-as-you-go pricing"
  • "My company paid for the license."
  • "Pricing is dependent upon instance type."
  • "The solution is quite costly and developers will start exploring other solutions or moving their workloads to other clouds if costs aren't reduced."
  • "The price could be cheaper. I would rate it as seven out of ten."
  • "Amazon EKS has fair pricing. It's better in terms of pricing than other platforms."
  • "I would like a cheaper version of it."
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  • "Docker is a free open-source solution. However, there is the Docker Enterprise which is a paid solution."
  • "There is a license needed to use Docker."
  • "We are using the open-source version of the solution."
  • "Docker is a free open-source solution."
  • "The current cost for us is nothing as an open source."
  • "This is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs."
  • "Docker is cost-effective and open-source."
  • "For commercial use, it's about $30 per month. The license itself isn't expensive, but if there are many users, the price becomes high."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The product's most valuable features are scalability, observability, and performance.
    Top Answer:The product pricing depends on the specific requirements. For instance, clients between $3000-$4000 per month might find the pricing reasonable, with clusters priced around $70 to $80 plus additional… more »
    Top Answer:The main thing to improve with Amazon EKS is the price. However, these services can be very expensive. For example, in countries like Turkey, the cost is too high. That's why we offer our cloud… more »
    Top Answer:We are using Docker to host applications.
    Top Answer:Since Docker is an open-source solution, it is free of cost.
    Top Answer:We are facing multiple issues with the solution's stability.
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    8.5
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    40
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    Rating
    8.6
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    Also Known As
    Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
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    Overview

    Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) is a fully managed Kubernetes service. Customers such as Intel, Snap, Intuit, GoDaddy, and Autodesk trust EKS to run their most sensitive and mission critical applications because of its security, reliability, and scalability.

    EKS is the best place to run Kubernetes for several reasons. First, you can choose to run your EKS clusters using AWS Fargate, which is serverless compute for containers. Fargate removes the need to provision and manage servers, lets you specify and pay for resources per application, and improves security through application isolation by design. Second, EKS is deeply integrated with services such as Amazon CloudWatch, Auto Scaling Groups, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), providing you a seamless experience to monitor, scale, and load-balance your applications. Third, EKS integrates with AWS App Mesh and provides a Kubernetes native experience to consume service mesh features and bring rich observability, traffic controls and security features to applications. Additionally, EKS provides a scalable and highly-available control plane that runs across multiple availability zones to eliminate a single point of failure.
    EKS runs upstream Kubernetes and is certified Kubernetes conformant so you can leverage all benefits of open source tooling from the community. You can also easily migrate any standard Kubernetes application to EKS without needing to refactor your code.

    Docker takes away repetitive, mundane configuration tasks and is used throughout the development lifecycle for fast, easy and portable application development – desktop and cloud. Docker’s comprehensive end to end platform includes UIs, CLIs, APIs and security that are engineered to work together across the entire application delivery lifecycle.

    Sample Customers
    GoDaddy, Pearson, FICO, Intuit, Verizon, Honeywell, Logicworks, RetailMeNot, LogMeIn, Conde Nast, mercari, Trainline, Axway
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    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company32%
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Comms Service Provider21%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Insurance Company7%
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    Financial Services Firm21%
    Energy/Utilities Company10%
    Non Profit10%
    Insurance Company7%
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Insurance Company11%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    University7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise73%
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    Small Business36%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise57%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise61%
    Buyer's Guide
    Amazon EKS vs. Docker
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Amazon EKS vs. Docker and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    Amazon EKS is ranked 2nd in Container Management with 39 reviews while Docker is ranked 7th in Container Management with 40 reviews. Amazon EKS is rated 8.6, while Docker is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Amazon EKS writes "Supports multiple tools and has a straightforward setup process ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Docker writes "Easy to deploy with an impressive networking feature". Amazon EKS is most compared with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, VMware Tanzu Mission Control, Kubernetes, Linode and Komodor, whereas Docker is most compared with Mirantis Container Runtime, Rancher Labs, VMware Tanzu Mission Control and Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE. See our Amazon EKS vs. Docker report.

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