What are the differences between Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS?

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Amazon ECS is a container management service while Amazon EKS is a managed Kubernetes service.

Amazon ECS is a fully managed container orchestration service, while Amazon EKS is a managed Kubernetes service.
Amazon ECS is more tightly integrated with other AWS services like CloudWatch, IAM, and VPC, while Amazon EKS is more flexible and can run on any cloud provider.
Amazon ECS uses its own proprietary orchestration engine, while Amazon EKS uses Kubernetes for container orchestration.
Amazon ECS is easier to set up and manage for simpler containerized applications, while Amazon EKS is better suited for complex, multi-container applications that require Kubernetes features.
Amazon ECS has a flat pricing model based on the number of containers and resources used, while Amazon EKS has a more complex pricing structure based on the number of clusters and nodes.

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