# DigitalOcean Kubernetes alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 162 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where DigitalOcean Kubernetes holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/digitalocean-kubernetes/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Google Kubernetes Engine: 63
- Azure Kubernetes Service: 12
- Amazon EKS: 10
- Red Hat OpenShift: 8
- AKS Automatic: 1
- Civo Kubernetes: 1

## Managed Kubernetes platforms

**Small business**: 21 of 84 answers did not name DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DigitalOcean Kubernetes is #1 of 14 at 62%).

- Google Kubernetes Engine: first choice in 9 of those 21
- AKS Automatic: first choice in 1 of those 21
- Civo Kubernetes: first choice in 1 of those 21
- OVHcloud Managed K8s: first choice in 1 of those 21

**Mid-market**: 57 of 84 answers did not name DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DigitalOcean Kubernetes is #2 of 12 at 24%).

- Google Kubernetes Engine: first choice in 20 of those 57
- Azure Kubernetes Service: first choice in 4 of those 57
- Amazon EKS: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) with Autopilot mode: first choice in 1 of those 57

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name DigitalOcean Kubernetes.

- Google Kubernetes Engine: first choice in 34 of those 84
- Amazon EKS: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Azure Kubernetes Service: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Red Hat OpenShift: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Control Plane: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) with Anthos: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Microsoft Azure: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Mirantis Kubernetes Engine: first choice in 1 of those 84

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.