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EKS to GKE Migration

Move Kubernetes from Amazon EKS or Azure AKS to Google Kubernetes Engine, workloads, networking, ingress, storage, IAM and CI/CD re-deployed on the managed Kubernetes built by the team that created Kubernetes.

EKS to GKE migration
Quick answer

Yes, you can migrate from EKS or AKS to GKE. Codimite, a Google Cloud Partner, re-deploys your Kubernetes workloads to Google Kubernetes Engine, manifests and Helm charts redeployed, container images moved to Artifact Registry, and the cloud-specific glue (ingress/load balancers, storage classes, IAM, secrets, CI/CD) re-wired. The workloads are portable; the glue is a re-platform, which we scope and validate up front.

Why migrate

Why teams move from EKS/AKS to GKE

Kubernetes heritage

Kubernetes originated at Google; GKE is a leading managed Kubernetes with deep platform integration.

GKE Autopilot

Hands-off, fully managed node operations and bin-packing, you run pods, Google runs the infrastructure.

Autoscaling & release channels

Strong cluster/pod autoscaling and automated, channelled version upgrades reduce ops burden.

Data & AI adjacency

Native access to BigQuery, Vertex AI and Google's network from your clusters.

Price-performance

Competitive pricing with sustained-use/committed-use discounts and Autopilot's pay-for-what-you-use model.

What we re-platform

What we re-platform from EKS/AKS

EKS / AKS element Re-platforms to GKE Notes
Manifests & Helm charts GKE workloads Re-deployed; cloud-specific values updated
Container images (ECR/ACR) Artifact Registry Images re-hosted and re-tagged
Ingress / load balancers GKE Ingress / Gateway / Cloud Load Balancing Routing and TLS re-created
Storage classes / PVs Persistent Disk / Filestore Stateful data migrated and re-bound
IRSA / pod identity Workload Identity Federation Least-privilege mapped to service accounts
Secrets / config Secret Manager / ConfigMaps Secrets re-homed securely
Service mesh (if any) Anthos Service Mesh / Istio Mesh config re-applied and validated
CI/CD pipeline Cloud Build / your pipeline Build & deploy re-pointed to GKE

Stateful workloads and service-mesh complexity drive effort, confirmed during assessment.

Our process

Our EKS/AKS to GKE migration process

  1. 1

    Assess

    We inventory clusters, workloads, statefulness, networking, IAM, secrets and CI/CD, and scope the re-platform.

  2. 2

    Design

    We design target GKE clusters (Standard vs Autopilot), networking/ingress, Workload Identity, storage and pipelines.

  3. 3

    Pilot

    Representative services are deployed to GKE to validate behaviour, ingress, storage and performance.

  4. 4

    Migrate

    Workloads are re-deployed in waves with traffic shifted gradually, EKS/AKS live in parallel.

  5. 5

    Validate

    Functional, networking, autoscaling and stateful-data checks confirm parity with source.

  6. 6

    Optimize

    Autopilot/right-sizing, autoscaling, cost and reliability tuning after cutover.

Why Codimite

Why Codimite for your Kubernetes migration

Kubernetes and platform engineering is a core practice, delivered as a Google Cloud Partner with 85+ Google Certified Specialists: GKE and Autopilot expertise, honest re-platform scoping of the cloud-specific glue, and parallel-cluster cutover with no hard downtime.

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  • Google Cloud Partner. Kubernetes and platform engineering is a core practice with 85+ Google Certified Specialists.

  • GKE & Autopilot expertise. Workload Identity, Gateway API, Anthos Service Mesh and autoscaling.

  • Honest re-platform scoping. We identify the cloud-specific glue and effort before you commit.

  • Zero-downtime cutover. Parallel clusters and gradual traffic shifting, with clear reporting.

FAQs

EKS to GKE migration FAQ

Can you migrate from EKS or AKS to GKE?

Yes, manifests/Helm re-deployed, images moved to Artifact Registry, and networking, storage, IAM and CI/CD re-wired on GKE.

Is moving Kubernetes between clouds hard?

The workloads are portable; the cloud-specific glue (IAM, ingress, storage, secrets, CI/CD) is not and must be re-platformed. We're honest about that and validate parity.

Will there be downtime?

No hard downtime for most services. We run GKE in parallel and shift traffic gradually after validation.

Why GKE?

Kubernetes originated at Google; GKE offers Autopilot, strong autoscaling, automated upgrades and deep Google Cloud integration.

What does it cost?

Pricing is scoped to cluster count, statefulness and CI/CD complexity. Start with a free assessment for a fixed quote.

Ready to move to GKE?

Codimite, a Google Cloud Partner, re-platforms your EKS or AKS Kubernetes workloads to Google Kubernetes Engine, manifests, networking, storage, IAM and CI/CD re-wired, with a parallel-cluster, no-downtime cutover. Start with a free quote.

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