Used to build for Kubernetes. Now we build for AWS ECS.
ECS teams have Terraform and the AWS Console. K8s teams have dozens of purpose-built platforms. We picked the underserved side — and here's why ECS Fargate is the better foundation for most teams on AWS.
Kubernetes on AWS (EKS)
AWS runs the K8s control plane. You manage worker nodes, patching, scaling, and add-ons (CNI, CSI, ingress). Pay per EC2 instance — idle capacity on every node bills 24/7. The ecosystem is massive, but the configuration surface matches it.
ECS Fargate
Lower cost, less opsAWS runs the control plane and the compute. Per-task, per-second billing — stop the task, stop paying. Fargate Spot gives ~70% discount for fault-tolerant workloads. Schedule non-prod to business hours, cut 65–77%. Zero idle — pay per task, not per node.
ECS Fargate + Fortem
FortemAll the cost and ops benefits of Fargate, plus a control plane for your entire fleet. Scheduling, cloning, cost tracking, developer self-service, AI diagnostics — on top of your existing Terraform. The tooling gap that every ECS team eventually hits, solved.
ECS Fargate wins on cost and ops for most AWS teams. The tooling gap — scheduling, fleet visibility, cloning, RBAC — is where Fortem fits. Start with Fargate, add Fortem when you hit 10+ environments.
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