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**enum vs. AWS EKS**

# Managed Kubernetes without the fine print.

Transparent pricing, European infrastructure. No NAT traps, no LCU surprises.


### Included vs. Extra

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

| Feature | enum | 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 costs of AWS

**This is an AWS invoice.**
- Amazon EKS Cluster Hours
- EC2 Instances
- EC2 EBS Storage
- EBS Kubernetes Persistent Volumes
- NAT Gateway Hours
- NAT Gateway Data Processing
- Data Transfer Out
- ALB Hours
- ALB LCU Processing
- Amazon S3 Storage
- S3 PUT/GET/LIST Requests
- VPC Endpoints

**This is ours.**
- Compute
- Block Storage
- Object Storage
- Cloud NAT
- Load Balancer
- Traffic

### Sovereignty

- **No US Cloud Act**: AWS is a US company. US authorities can request access to your EU data - even without your knowledge. enum is subject exclusively to German and European law.
- **GDPR-native**: No US subprocessor. No transatlantic data flows. No retrofitting - compliant from day one.
- **NIS2 & DORA ready**: German company. German data centers. German contracts. Ready for NIS2 and DORA without extra effort.

### Same standards. Different model.

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