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Looking for an AKS Alternative?

Stakater Cloud delivers more than just Kubernetes. Get a fully managed OpenShift experience, 30+ built-in tools, and predictable pricing that helps you move faster with less overhead.

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Looking for an AKS Alternative?

Stakater Cloud delivers more than just Kubernetes. Get a fully managed OpenShift experience, 30+ built-in tools, and predictable pricing that helps you move faster with less overhead.

AKS looks simple—until you build around it.

While Azure Kubernetes Service handles your control plane, your team still needs to stitch together the platform: logging, monitoring, GitOps, security, and cost controls. It adds up—fast.

AKS Customers Face

  • Complex Azure AD and RBAC integration

  • Separate billing for Log Analytics and DevOps

  • No opinionated developer experience

  • DIY security and GitOps pipelines

Stakater Cloud Offers

  • Managed OpenShift clusters with pre-built scaffolding

  • 30+ integrated tools for observability, GitOps, and policy enforcement

  • Transparent pricing

  • Developer-first workflows out of the box

AKS looks simple—until you build around it.

While Azure Kubernetes Service handles your control plane, your team still needs to stitch together the platform: logging, monitoring, GitOps, security, and cost controls. It adds up—fast.

AKS Customers Face

  • Complex Azure AD and RBAC integration

  • Separate billing for Log Analytics and DevOps

  • No opinionated developer experience

  • DIY security and GitOps pipelines

Stakater Cloud Offers

  • Managed OpenShift clusters with pre-built scaffolding

  • 30+ integrated tools for observability, GitOps, and policy enforcement

  • Transparent pricing

  • Developer-first workflows out of the box

How Stakater Cloud Compares to AKS

Feature
Control Plane
Worker Node (4x16x120)
Add-ons (Monitoring, GitOps)
OpenShift Features
Egress Costs
Support
Billing
Hosting Region
Azure AKS
Free (but limited SLA)
~$120–130/VM
Not included
Not available
~$0.08/GB outbound
Optional (add-on)
Fragmented
Global (mostly US)
Stakater Cloud
Included
$110/VM
Included
Built-in
Near-zero
Included
All-in-one
EU-first (Amsterdam)

How Stakater Cloud Compares to EKS

Stakater Cloud
Included
$110/VM
Included
Built-in
Near-zero
Included
All-in-one
EU-first (Amsterdam)
AWS EKS
Free
~$120–130/VM
Not included
Not available
~$0.09/GB
Optional (add-on)
Fragmented
Global (mostly US/EU)
Feature
Control Plane
Worker Node (4x16x120)
Add-ons (Monitoring, GitOps)
OpenShift Features
Egress Costs
Support
Billing
Hosting Region
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No need to stitch tools together

Why spend months configuring Azure-native monitoring, pipelines, and access controls? With Stakater Cloud, you get everything out of the box.

  • OpenShift with full admin access

  • Pre-integrated CI/CD and GitOps tools

  • Secure defaults with role-based access

  • Self-serve UI and API

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No need to stitch tools together

Why spend months configuring Azure-native monitoring, pipelines, and access controls? With Stakater Cloud, you get everything out of the box.

  • OpenShift with full admin access

  • Pre-integrated CI/CD and GitOps tools

  • Secure defaults with role-based access

  • Self-serve UI and API

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Built for EU-readiness and beyond

  • Hosted in Amsterdam with expansion-ready footprint

  • GDPR, DORA, and NIS2 alignment

  • Data residency ensured

  • Open standards, no lock-in

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Powered by Open Source. Trusted by Thousands.

We actively maintain Kubernetes-native projects used by thousands of teams around the world—like Reloader and RBAC Manager.

  • 12,000+ GitHub stars across OSS projects

  • Transparent and extensible

  • Kubernetes-native by design

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Predictable pricing. No billing surprises.

AKS billing includes compute, storage, monitoring, egress, and support—as separate line items. With Stakater Cloud, it’s all bundled.

Save 40% compared to traditional clouds

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Starter – Perfect for small teams & PoCs

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Growth – Scalable for mid-sized businesses

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Enterprise – Full control, compliance & customization

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Predictable pricing. No billing surprises

AKS billing includes compute, storage, monitoring, egress, and support—as separate line items. With Stakater Cloud, it’s all bundled.

Save 40% compared to traditional clouds

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Starter – Perfect for small teams & PoCs

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Growth – Scalable for mid-sized businesses

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Enterprise – Full control, compliance & customization

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Built for EU-readiness and beyond

  • Hosted in Amsterdam with expansion-ready footprint

  • GDPR, DORA, and NIS2 alignment

  • Data residency ensured

  • Open standards, no lock-in

Talk to an Expert
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Powered by Open Source. Trusted by Thousands

We actively maintain Kubernetes-native projects used by thousands of teams around the world—like Reloader and RBAC Manager.

  • 12,000+ GitHub stars across OSS projects

  • Transparent and extensible

  • Kubernetes-native by design

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Yes. We offer onboarding support and migration tools.

  • Yes. We can help customize network configurations.

  • No—you can bring Kubernetes-native workloads. We simplify the operational side for both.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Yes. We offer onboarding support and migration tools.

  • Yes. We can help customize network configurations.

  • No—you can bring Kubernetes-native workloads. We simplify the operational side for both.

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No more Kubernetes complexity Just fast, secure, and cost-effective Kubernetes.

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Get Started Today

No more Kubernetes complexity Just fast, secure, and cost-effective Kubernetes.

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