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Oct 07, 2025
AKS vs Azure Web App – When to Choose Which?
| Criteria | Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) | Azure Web App ( App Service ) | 
| Use Case | Microservices, complex distributed apps, container orchestration | Simple web apps, APIs, or monolithic workloads | 
| Scalability | Advanced autoscaling at container/pod level | Built-in autoscale for instances | 
| 
 Control | Full control over networking, security, and runtime | Managed platform, limited infrastructure control | 
| Complexity | Requires Kubernetes expertise | Easy to set up and manage | 
| CI/CD | ntegrates with Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions, flexible pipelines | Native CI/CD support with minimal setup | 
| Cost | Pay for cluster nodes and infra (can be higher for small workloads) | Pay per app plan (simpler, often cheaper for small apps) | 
| Best For | Large-scale, containerized enterprise apps | Quick deployments, small-to-medium web apps, APIs | 
| Examples | Banking microservices, AI inference workloads, enterprise SaaS | Company website, REST API, internal dashboards | 
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