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Amazon EKS
Run production-grade Kubernetes without managing the control plane.
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At a Glance
| Attribute | Amazon EKS | OpenShift |
|---|---|---|
| License / Pricing | Free-Limited | Free-Limited |
| Type | DevOps | DevOps |
| GitHub Stars | — | — |
| Rating | 4.3/5 | 4.4/5 |
| Key Features | 6 listed | 6 listed |
| Integrations | 7 listed | 7 listed |
| Categories | Container OrchestrationCloud PlatformManaged Kubernetes | Container OrchestrationKubernetes Distributions |
Key Features
Amazon EKS
- Fully managed Kubernetes control plane with automated upgrades and patching
- Native integration with IAM for RBAC using IRSA (IAM Roles for Service Accounts)
- Managed node groups and Fargate for serverless pod execution
- EKS Add-ons for CoreDNS, kube-proxy, VPC CNI, and more
- AWS Load Balancer Controller for ALB and NLB provisioning
- EKS Anywhere for running EKS on-premises or on other clouds
OpenShift
- Hardened Kubernetes with Security Context Constraints (SCCs) by default
- Built-in CI/CD via OpenShift Pipelines (Tekton) and OpenShift GitOps (Argo CD)
- Developer-friendly oc CLI and web console with guided deployment flows
- Source-to-Image (S2I) builds container images directly from source code
- OpenShift Service Mesh based on Istio for traffic management and mTLS
- Available on AWS, Azure, GCP, IBM Cloud, and bare metal
Real-World Use Cases
Amazon EKS
Production microservices deployment on EKS
Provision an EKS cluster with Terraform using managed node groups
Cost-optimised mixed node configuration
Create a Managed Node Group with on-demand instances for critical workloads
OpenShift
Enterprise Java app deployment with S2I
Point an OpenShift build config at a Git repository with Java source code
Multi-tenant platform for development teams
Create a project (namespace) per team with resource quotas and LimitRanges
Integrations
Amazon EKS
kubernetesterraformansibleargo-cdaws-codepipelineaws-secrets-managertrivy
OpenShift
kubernetesansibleterraformjenkinsargo-cdprometheusgrafana
🏆 Which should you choose?
Choose Amazon EKS if…
- → you're already in the Container Orchestration ecosystem and prefer Amazon EKS's workflow
Choose OpenShift if…
- → you're already in the Container Orchestration ecosystem and prefer OpenShift's workflow