enum vs. AWS EKS

Why enum beats AWS.And saves you money.

Managed Kubernetes without the billing surprises. No hidden fees, no per-request charges, no networking traps.

Included vs. Extra

What you get with enum out of the box - and what AWS charges extra for.

enum Kubernetes Engine
AWS EKS
Kubernetes HA Control Plane
Included
Paid per cluster per hour, shared control plane
Cloud NAT
Flat fee, no data processing charges
NAT Gateway billed per hour per AZ plus per-GB data processing. HA setup (3 AZs) multiplies base cost 3x.
Load Balancer
Available at flat monthly price, includes IPv4
Billed per hour plus LCU charges plus per-GB data processing. Costs scale unpredictably with traffic.
Private Cluster Architecture
All clusters private by default. No configuration needed.
Requires manual setup of private subnets, NAT gateways, VPC endpoints. Each component adds cost and complexity.
NVMe Storage (100 GB per Node)
Included per node, on local hardware
EBS volumes billed separately. Performance tiers cost extra on top of base storage pricing.
IPv4 Address
Included with Load Balancer
Billed per hour per public IPv4 address
Data Sovereignty
German GmbH, German data centers, German law. GDPR-native.
US company subject to CLOUD Act and FISA 702. US authorities can compel access to data stored in EU regions.

The Hidden Cost of AWS

AWS pricing is designed to look cheap on the surface but grow unpredictably. These are not edge cases - every production EKS cluster hits them.

NAT Data Processing

Per-GB surcharge on every byte that leaves your subnet

Support Tiers

Business and Enterprise support billed as percentage of spend

Load Balancer Fees

Hourly charges plus per-request and per-GB processing

Internal Hidden Costs

VPCs, subnets, NAT gateways, endpoints - every component requires setup and maintenance

Bottom line

Most teams don't realize how much AWS costs until the first invoice hits.

Sovereignty

US CLOUD Act

AWS is a US company. US authorities can request access to data stored in EU regions. enum is a German GmbH under German law.

GDPR-native

enum was built for GDPR from day one. No US subprocessors, no transatlantic data flows. Not retrofitted compliance.

NIS2 & DORA ready

German provider, German data center, German contracts. Simplified compliance for regulated industries.

Same standards. Different model.

Technically on par with AWS. Fundamentally different in how we charge and where your data lives.

eBPF Networking

Kernel-level networking with Cilium

Immutable Infrastructure

Safe by design

Upstream Kubernetes

No vendor CRDs, no proprietary extensions

HA Control Planes

Scalable & self-healing

Distributed Storage

Replicated, encrypted, fast

Transparent Pricing

No per-request fees, no hidden charges

S3-Compatible Storage

Standard API, works with existing tools

European Jurisdiction

German GmbH, German law, German data centers

Not just a sovereign cloud. A technically excellent platform that happens to be European.

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enum vs AWS EKS — Managed Kubernetes without hidden costs