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Microsoft Azure Container Service vs Platform9 Managed Kubernetes comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure Container S...
Ranking in Containers as a Service (CaaS)
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Platform9 Managed Kubernetes
Ranking in Containers as a Service (CaaS)
6th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Containers as a Service (CaaS) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure Container Service is 19.5%, down from 25.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Platform9 Managed Kubernetes is 7.7%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Containers as a Service (CaaS) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Azure Container Service19.5%
Platform9 Managed Kubernetes7.7%
Other72.8%
Containers as a Service (CaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

MV
Architect at Hexaware Technologies Limited
Has supported seamless microservices deployment and improved cost control through managed infrastructure
Microsoft Azure Container Service includes being a very mature tool and a fully managed service, making it ready to use. You can simply opt for it and use it. As a managed service, you don't need to take care of the managed components. You only need to take care of whatever user-space you are managing. All the managed components are taken care of by Microsoft. They provide support for different upgrade operations, and anything related to managed components such as the controller nodes, those things they can take care of automatically. This is actually a very challenging task that is handled by Microsoft itself. Microsoft Azure Container Service has positively impacted my organization as it is a very mature tool and, when using the Azure platform, it's highly secure. It can offer end-to-end encryption and take care of all kinds of compliance. It also offers Azure Defender for Cloud that can provide security recommendations on a daily basis, making it a very mature product.
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Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Container Service?
The experience with pricing for Microsoft Azure Container Service depends on the use case and current workload. Based upon that, it can offer different types of SKU sizes because under the hood it ...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Container Service?
Sometimes the integration could be better between the Azure environment; there is some tweaking needed when building Docker files and creating mount points, and it is not always that easy. From a G...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Azure Container Service?
My use case for Microsoft Azure Container Service is for creating applications for internal use; it could be security-related or a service of some sort. The source code might be available in GitHub...
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