Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Alternatives (January 2026)

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Managed Kubernetes Service (AKS) | Microsoft Azure

https://azure.microsof.com/en-us/products/kubernetes-service/

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is a managed Kubernetes service with hardened security and fast delivery. Deploy and manage containerized applications with AKS.

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Azure Red Hat OpenShift – Kubernetes PaaS | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/openshift/

Learn about Azure Red Hat OpenShift, an OpenShift service managed by Microsoft and Red Hat with Kubernetes PaaS at its core. Discover a turnkey container platform.

2.
Azure Container Instances | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/container-instances/

Run application containers in the cloud with a single command. Get started in seconds and lower your infrastructure costs with per-second billing.

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Azure Container Registry | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/container-registry/

Store images for all types of container deployments and OCI artifacts, using Azure Container Registry.

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Alibaba Cloud Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK)
https://www.alibabaclou
.com/en/product/kubernetes/

Alibaba Cloud Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) provides enterprise-level high-performance and flexible management of Kubernetes containerized applications throughout the application lifecycle.

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App Service - Web App for Containers | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/products/app-service/containers/

Bring your own containers and deploy to App Service as a web app running on Linux in seconds using Web App for Containers feature of Azure App Service.

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Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) | Google Cloud
https://cloud.googl
.com/kubernetes-engine/

GKE is the industry's first fully managed Kubernetes service with full Kubernetes API, 4-way autoscaling, release channels, and multi-cluster support.

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Enterprise Container Management | Mirantis Kubernetes Engine
https://www.miranti
.com/software/mirantis-kubernetes-engine/

Managed Enterprise Container Management for Organizations. We have private and managed container orchestration for Kubernetes, Docker, and more!

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Azure IoT solution accelerators | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/updates/azure-iot-solution-accelerators/

At Build, we announced the latest update of Azure IoT Remote Monitoring, a solution accelerator that is fully operational right out of the box.

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Cloud Computing Services | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsof
.com/en-us/

Invent with purpose, realize cost savings, and make your organization more efficient with Microsoft Azure’s open and flexible cloud computing platform.