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Amazon Elastic Container Service vs Google Container Engine 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 Container Management
9th
Ranking in Containers as a Service (CaaS)
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Container Engine
Ranking in Container Management
17th
Ranking in Containers as a Service (CaaS)
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Container Management category, the mindshare of Amazon Elastic Container Service is 1.4%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Container Engine is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Container Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Amazon Elastic Container Service1.4%
Google Container Engine0.4%
Other98.2%
Container Management
 

Featured Reviews

AG
Lead Developer at Virtual Restaurant Solutions
Starts strong with functionalities but reveals cost limitations
The main challenge with Amazon Elastic Container Service is the significant learning curve. Everything mentioned took months to understand. It is not for the faint of heart. Though they have graphical interfaces and numerous dashboards that help create all the services graphically, learning to use Bash can be challenging. Because these are headless servers by nature, there is no graphical interface. It is not similar to Windows where you can hit the start button and look for your program, or Mac where you can look for programs on your desktop. Instead, users must understand this new paradigm of a Linux headless server, which requires using command-based prompts for builds and development.
Hoang Do - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at The Digital Group Inc
Has autoscaling features that helps to save costs
We use the solution to deploy microservices.  The tool is very powerful, scalable, and easy to manage. Its autoscaling features helped us save costs.  Google Container Engine needs to be able to manage network products.  I have been using the product for two years.  I rate the product's…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Performance is our top priority. So, if we need to deploy on a high-specification machine, we can choose it from the software. If we just need a low-specification one, we can just choose it based on the requirement handling software configuration."
"I use the tool to manage containerized applications. What I like about Amazon ECS is the interface it provides. Although the configurations can be extensive, such as setting up auto-scaling groups and configuring separate tasks and services for each application, the interface makes it manageable."
"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 and resolve them. The product helps to have a global file system. Also, it helps in data replication from region to region."
"Amazon Elastic Container Service serves the function it's supposed to serve."
"The most valuable feature, after using Amazon EC2 Container Service for two years, is to set the availability and also for network throughput."
"I like Amazon EC2 Container Service's elasticity."
"The solution is easy to scale and implement and provides performance monitoring and management tools."
"We use the product for website and email database hosting."
"The tool is very powerful, scalable, and easy to manage. Its autoscaling features helped us save costs."
 

Cons

"The user interface of ECS could be improved for better navigation and to assist in quickly setting up a deployment."
"The solution’s UI should be improved."
"While it is generally stable, there have been some issues, especially when working on client projects where troubleshooting was needed."
"The orchestration of the workloads running in ECS needs improvement."
"The product should improve its price."
"They could provide easier options for third-party integrations similar to internal AWS services."
"EC2 is not self-explanatory enough."
"Probably, they should include automated graphing, and monitoring solutions."
"Google Container Engine needs to be able to manage network products."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the product's pricing an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"Amazon EC2 Container Service is worth the money."
"The tool's cost is good."
"The product's pricing is good."
"Our client is paying between $400 and $500 USD per month for this service."
"The platform is inexpensive."
"The solution's cost could be reduced."
"Although AWS has successfully captured over 60 percent of the market in the cloud part, the tool is competitively way cheaper for the resources it provides compared to the other solutions."
"The tool's pricing is medium."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
7%
Performing Arts
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise18
No data available
 

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 Google Container Engine?
The tool is very powerful, scalable, and easy to manage. Its autoscaling features helped us save costs.
What needs improvement with Google Container Engine?
Google Container Engine needs to be able to manage network products.
 

Also Known As

Amazon ECS, Amazon EC2 Container Service
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