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Compare Azure Functions and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Azure Functions
Star Rating
(285)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure FunctionsAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Star Rating
(193)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)Azure Functions vs Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Azure Functions easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Azure Functions overall.
- Reviewers felt that Azure Functions meets the needs of their business better than Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Azure Functions is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) over Azure Functions.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Functions
No pricing availableAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
No pricing availableFree Trial
Azure Functions
No trial information availableAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
227
8.8
168
Ease of Use
9.0
229
8.7
170
Ease of Setup
8.9
112
8.8
99
Ease of Admin
8.7
101
8.6
86
Quality of Support
8.7
220
8.4
159
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
96
8.9
83
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
224
9.6
163
Features by Category
Development
8.9
111
Not enough data
8.7
109
Not enough data
8.8
109
Not enough data
8.7
107
Not enough data
8.5
107
Not enough data
Database
8.5
103
Not enough data
8.6
100
Not enough data
9.1
104
Not enough data
8.6
99
Not enough data
8.6
102
Not enough data
Infrastructure
8.7
101
Not enough data
8.7
93
Not enough data
8.8
105
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Organization
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
8.4
16
Development
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
8.2
17
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Azure Functions and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) share no categories
Unique Categories
Azure Functions is categorized as Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is categorized as Container Management and Container Orchestration
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Functions
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
24.9%
Computer Software
22.6%
Financial Services
3.4%
Insurance
2.6%
Computer & Network Security
2.6%
Other
43.8%
Information Technology and Services
27.0%
Computer Software
20.5%
Telecommunications
6.5%
Financial Services
5.4%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
3.8%
Other
36.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
Azure Functions
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Provides a highly reliable and secure fully managed process platform.Thanks to scaling on demand, your code will get the resources you need at the right time, thus avoiding having to do capacity planning.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Research
The user interface navigation, slow, not friendly and tiresome.
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Building Materials
azure kubernetes service works well, installs easily, is robust and is constantly updated.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Teo P.
Verified User in Building Materials
The solution configures the Kubernetes cluster as a VM. Therefore it is an IaaS and not PaaS infrastructure.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Provides a highly reliable and secure fully managed process platform.Thanks to scaling on demand, your code will get the resources you need at the right time, thus avoiding having to do capacity planning.
Verified User in Building Materials
azure kubernetes service works well, installs easily, is robust and is constantly updated.
Verified User in Research
The user interface navigation, slow, not friendly and tiresome.
Teo P.
Verified User in Building Materials
The solution configures the Kubernetes cluster as a VM. Therefore it is an IaaS and not PaaS infrastructure.
Alternatives
Discussions
Is Azure functions PaaS?
2 comments
SK
Yes completely Read more
What compute service does Azure functions provide?
1 comment
MB
Azure Functions is a serverless compute service provided by Microsoft Azure. It allows developers to build event-driven applications without having to manage...Read more
Azure Functions has no more discussions with answers
What is azure Kubernetes service aks?
1 comment
NB
It is the managed service from the Azure for hosting Kubernetes cluster on the Azure CLoud.Read more
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) has no more discussions with answers
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