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Amazon ECS VS Amazon EKS_

As of 4 November 2026, Amazon EKS is named by 2,864 companies and Amazon ECS by 2,405; Amazon ECS skews to companies under 200 people (48% vs 42%), Amazon EKS to companies over 1,000 (30% vs 27%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Amazon ECS's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Amazon EKS rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Amazon ECS: 2–200 employees
48%
Amazon EKS: 2–200 employees
42%
Amazon ECS: 1,000+ employees
27%
Amazon EKS: 1,000+ employees
30%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.5 · 2.7
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
2,405companies name Amazon ECS
2,864companies name Amazon EKS
1,357name both
5,926 · 7,837postings in 90 days, Amazon ECS · Amazon EKS
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentAmazon ECSshareAmazon EKSshareLeans
Self-employed683%712%even
2-10 employees2199%2248%even
11-50 employees36515%34912%Amazon ECS
51-200 employees56223%63822%even
201-500 employees32313%42815%even
501-1000 employees2159%28710%even
1001-5000 employees31013%41815%even
5001-10000 employees954%1345%even
10,001+ employees24810%31511%even
By industry
SegmentAmazon ECSshareAmazon EKSshareLeans
Technology & software1,27953%1,56755%even
Business & finance services50021%59021%even
Manufacturing & industry1627%2087%even
Media & content1054%1234%even
Consumer services & leisure653%682%even
Utilities & infrastructure552%602%even
Commerce & trade532%612%even
Public, community & associations392%462%even
Property & construction382%231%even
Health care291%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental281%432%even
Automotive271%291%even
Hospitality & travel––261%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAmazon ECSshareAmazon EKSshareLeans
United States1,53264%1,85565%even
United Kingdom2028%2178%even
Germany793%803%even
India633%783%even
Canada562%612%even
Japan432%221%even
France412%442%even
Australia341%391%even
Brazil301%532%even
Singapore261%361%even
Sweden241%––outside top 12
Spain161%251%even
Netherlands––241%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAmazon ECSshareAmazon EKSshareLeans
Software engineering4,57360%5,89260%even
IT operations & business systems1,01013%1,82818%Amazon EKS
Data & AI94012%99010%Amazon ECS
Engineering (non-software)811%741%even
Product, program & project management791%861%even
Customer service & success451%490%even
Sales431%661%even
skilled trades and field service300%10%even
healthcare clinical180%10%even
healthcare support and caregiving180%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting140%40%even
construction and civil130%160%even
Unclassified120%120%even
facilities cleaning and security90%10%even
General management & consulting80%130%even
Design & UX60%10%even
Legal, compliance & risk50%10%even
logistics warehouse and transport50%30%even
social care and community50%––outside top 12
Education & training40%40%even
hospitality and food service40%30%even
Quality, safety & environment40%90%even
Human resources30%40%even
Administration & office20%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production20%30%even
Marketing & communications20%30%even
arts media and entertainment10%30%even
Business development & strategy10%10%even
procurement and purchasing10%––outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events10%––outside top 12
research and science––10%outside top 12
Retail & store operations––10%outside top 12
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Amazon EKS is named by 2,864 companies in job postings and Amazon ECS by 2,405; 1,357 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/amazon-ecs-vs-amazon-eks)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Amazon ECS vs Amazon EKS: questions

Which is more used, Amazon ECS or Amazon EKS?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Amazon EKS (2,864) over Amazon ECS (2,405). By website-and-DNS footprint, Amazon EKS (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Amazon ECS?

48% of Amazon ECS companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 42% for Amazon EKS. 27% of Amazon ECS companies have over 1,000 employees, against 30% for Amazon EKS.

Do companies run both?

1,357 companies name both in their postings, usually Amazon ECS in marketing and Amazon EKS in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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