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Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) is well suited where you need the ease of managing the clusters by letting AWS do the stuff for you. Obviously, whenever you want to run the docker based workloads, it is always better to go for either AWS ECS or AWS EKS. If you are interested in staying at AWS only and don't want to be cloud-agnostic, then go for AWS ECS instead of AWS EKS. AWS ECS is cheaper than AWS EKS and also more managed by AWS and better integrated with other AWS services. If you want to run those workloads as serverless, then AWS ECS Fargate is the best option to go with. If you already have a Kubernetes based setup that you want to migrate to AWS, then go for AWS EKS instead of AWS ECS.
DevOps Engineer
CallSign (Pvt.) Ltd.Information Technology & Services, 201-500 employees
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
It's well-suited for internal service connectivity inside the IBM cloud. If you are using other IBM products then [IBM Cloud Kubernetes] is very suitable to use. For example using IBM blockchain service [IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service] is very helpful. Services that associated with internal IBM cloud components are easy to access and use.
Software Infrastructure Engineer (Blockchain Consultant)
NuArcaComputer Software, 11-50 employees
Pros
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
- One of the biggest advantages is the flexibility to change underlying EC2 instances. As the traffic or demand increases, we can easily change EC2 instances without any issues.
- Amazon ECS APIs are extremely robust and one can start and stop containers by firing one post request only. So, it is not mandatory to keep the demo solutions up for every time. Just at the time of demo fire the command - make the container up and running - do the demo - down the container with API. A simple portal can control every container which helps non-technical (sales, marketing) to do the demo without keeping the solutions up for the entire time frame.
Senior Solutions Architect
InfostretchInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
- IBM has a strong focus on serverless and Kubernetes. This shows in the platform. Deploying containers to Kubernetes was very easy.
- Deploying a Kubernetes cluster through the GUI is very easy and quick. On top of that, IBM Cloud offers a single node cluster for Free.
- Container Registry is a very good product for managing container images. Integration with Kubernetes was seemless.
- Portability. To transition from Google Cloud Kubernetes to IBM Cloud Kubernetes took almost no effort. We mostly use the CLI and the standard tools such as kubectl were present.
Enterprise Architect
HanleyComputer Software, 1-10 employees
Cons
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
- There is room for better documentation.
- Is not exactly Kubernetes (there is more knowledge in the market on this orchestrator).
- Logging can be difficult.
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
Global Bestlogistics Systems S.A. de C.V.Computer Software, 11-50 employees
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
- Free Kubernetes Cluster provides 2 vCPUs 4GB RAM . I suggest to increase this quota and duration of free trial so that more PoC and demos can be done on IBM cloud. The more the developer community is comfortable with IBM Cloud Portal interface, the more popular it will become which in turn will bring more business.

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Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employeesLikelihood to Renew
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
No score
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IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service 8.1
Based on 6 answers
We will renew our licence for sure. Our research is boosted with IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service. We can develop applications really fast.
PhD Candidate
University of BolognaResearch, 5001-10,000 employees
Usability
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) 5.0
Based on 1 answer
This is a tool that is relatively simple to start using. The hardest part of getting started is getting a docker image setup for the first time, which typically falls outside the responsibility of ECS. Getting workflows and tasks setup is simple to understand conceptually and to implement. To move beyond a simple Queue -> executor workflow is difficult and best handled by using Amazon's Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) instead.

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Professional in Information Technology
Human Resources Company, 51-200 employeesIBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service 8.3
Based on 6 answers
Kubernetes is absolutely fantastic. The Kubernetes API is a great tool when it comes to automating a deployment pipeline. Deployments are not only more reliable, but also much faster, because we’re no longer dealing with VMs. Our builds and deployments have become more reliable because it’s easier to test and ship containers.
Channel operations manager
BuzzorangesComputer Games, 1-10 employees
Reliability and Availability
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
No score
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IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service 9.1
Based on 2 answers
IBM's cloud is almost infallible.

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Employee in Engineering
Computer & Network Security Company, 10,001+ employeesPerformance
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
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IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service 9.1
Based on 2 answers
IBM's cloud has a site in my conuntry (MEXICO) so the network latency was almost 0

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Employee in Engineering
Computer & Network Security Company, 10,001+ employeesSupport Rating
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) 8.0
Based on 7 answers
AWS support is usually pretty good at solving issues and pretty quick with communication, but buyer beware - this is a market where what you are paying matters. The higher the support tier, as with anything else, the better service you receive.

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Engineer in Engineering
Information Services Company, 501-1000 employeesIBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service 7.6
Based on 5 answers
The self-guided support was solid, and there are plenty of online videos to guide first time users, but I think one area of improvement is a faster way to transfer a large quantity of files from our local machine to the cloud for storage (Aspera)
Data scientist
NYU ITEducation Management, 501-1000 employees
Online Training
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
No score
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IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service 5.5
Based on 5 answers
Online training is really an important resource for using these tools. IBM's help center is rich in useful information and tips. Also, external guides and tutorials are available (e.g. on youtube), but I followed only IBM ones and I had no difficulties.
PhD Candidate
University of BolognaResearch, 5001-10,000 employees
Implementation Rating
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
No score
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IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service 7.6
Based on 6 answers
Ease of use. Very intuitive. We have been looking for a product that allows us to orchestrate our docker containers in a way where it allows us to effectively scale our applications to production. It also provides us a way of monitoring all our infrastructure in a very clear concise way.
Channel operations manager
BuzzorangesComputer Games, 1-10 employees
Alternatives Considered
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
I chose Amazon ECS over Amazon EKS and other products because the whole infrastructure was decided to be designed on AWS cloud and Amazon ECS made it easier to make the clusters live in just a few minutes. Amazon ECS has better integration with other AWS services and we don't have to look for plugins to do the things, everything is available and can be configured from the AWS console.
DevOps Engineer
CallSign (Pvt.) Ltd.Information Technology & Services, 201-500 employees
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
I say IKS still has a more to work, while it benefits in being an early adopter like GKE, most of these services are easier to work on when it comes to web management, something the IKS lacks and needs to improve since its release because of how well-established the management flow works on these platforms.

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Engineer in Engineering
Computer Software Company, 11-50 employeesScalability
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service 1.0
Based on 1 answer
IBM's CKS does not offers automatic autoscaling nor vertical scaling (automatic). Other services like Google Kubernetes Engine scales up and down very well

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Employee in Engineering
Computer & Network Security Company, 10,001+ employeesReturn on Investment
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
- We run 8 web applications (demo instances) on a single machine. At a particular time, no more than 3 applications run simultaneously. So, we keep only required containers up. This helps us to provision small EC2 machines without compromising performance.
- Overall Amazon ECS helps to have less number of dedicated machines as more than one solution can be deployed on a single instance. This reduces costs a lot.
Senior Solutions Architect
InfostretchInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
- Very cost effective and horizontally scalable serivces.
- More predictable than spinning up new virtual servers for expansion (Charged by API).
- Adaptation of all standards including Docker, MongoDB, Node-RED, allows leveraging of existing and Open Source code more reliably to reduce costs.
IBM - unbundlED Inc. Technology Partner
IBMComputer Software, 11-50 employees
Pricing Details
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
* Usage