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Container Orchestration Platform Services

A curated, verified 2026 shortlist of managed Kubernetes services, serverless container platforms, and enterprise OpenShift offerings from Google Cloud, AWS, Microsoft Azure, DigitalOcean, and Red Hat.

Managed Kubernetes Services 4

01

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

Fully managed Kubernetes with the full Kubernetes API, four-way autoscaling, release channels, and multi-cluster support.

Google CloudAutopilot
02

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Highly available, secure, and fully managed Kubernetes service on Azure. URL updated — Microsoft moved this page from /services/ to /products/.

Microsoft AzureManaged
04

DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS)

CNCF-certified managed Kubernetes with a free HA control plane, designed for startups and small businesses.

DigitalOceanBudget-friendly

Serverless & Container-as-a-Service 3

05

Cloud Run

Develop and deploy scalable containerized apps and AI inference workloads on a fully managed serverless platform.

Google CloudServerless
07

Azure Container Instances

Run application containers in the cloud with a single command and hypervisor-level isolation — no servers to manage. URL updated — moved from /services/ to /products/.

Microsoft AzureNo servers

OpenShift & Enterprise Platforms 2

08

Azure Red Hat OpenShift

Fully managed OpenShift service, jointly engineered and supported by Microsoft and Red Hat, now with OpenShift Virtualization and Confidential Containers. URL updated — moved from /services/ to /products/.

Azure + Red HatEnterprise PaaS
09

Red Hat OpenShift (formerly OpenShift Online)

The standalone "OpenShift Online" product has been folded into the broader Red Hat OpenShift platform — now offered as ROSA, Azure Red Hat OpenShift, OpenShift Dedicated, and self-managed editions.

Red HatRenamed