# Amazon EKS

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/amazon-eks
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/amazon-eks.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/amazon-eks/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://amazon.com
- **Slug:** amazon-eks
- **Categories:** cloud-infrastructure, developer-tools, it-management-software

## Overview

- **Tagline:** Deepest integration with AWS services like IAM, VPC, and CloudTrail, providing the most 'native' experience for existing AWS users.
Source: Brand's website (https://amazon.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) is a managed service that makes it easy to run Kubernetes on AWS and on-premises. It automates the availability and scalability of the Kubernetes control plane nodes responsible for scheduling containers, managing application availability, and storing cluster data.
Source: Brand's website (https://amazon.com) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Managed Kubernetes Control Plane
  - EKS Anywhere
  - EKS Distro
  - Managed Node Groups
Source: Brand's website (https://amazon.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Usage-based (per cluster hour + underlying compute costs)
Source: Brand's website (https://amazon.com) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** DevOps Engineers, Enterprise IT, Software Developers, Cloud Architects
Source: Brand's website (https://amazon.com) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
  - Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  - Red Hat OpenShift
  - DigitalOcean Kubernetes
Source: Brand's website (https://amazon.com) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.