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What is the difference between AKS, EKS and GKE?

AKS, EKS, and GKE are managed Kubernetes services on Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud. They share Kubernetes APIs but differ in identity integration, networking defaults, add-ons, upgrade experience, and surrounding cloud services.

How to choose

Choose based on your primary cloud estate, identity model, team skills, and adjacent services—not isolated Kubernetes feature checklists.

Platform engineering quality usually matters more than minor managed-service differences.

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