# ECK vs Elastic Cloud
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-vs-elastic-cloud/258878
**Category:** Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK)
**Tags:** license
**Created:** [December 16, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-vs-elastic-cloud/258878 "2020-12-16T14:47:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@wittydavid](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wittydavid)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-vs-elastic-cloud/258878/1 "2020-12-16T14:47:55Z")
Hi all,
I'm researching the main differences between using an ECK on a GKE on GCP vs just going for the fully managed Elastic-cloud solution. One of our main concerns is the price differences.
Is there some online calculator to get an estimate price on both solutions?
My guess is that the fully-managed Elastic-cloud solution is more expensive due to the fact that I won't need to manage the infrastructure underlying the Elastic.
Help will be greatly appreciated 🙂
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### Author:  [@dkow](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dkow)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-vs-elastic-cloud/258878/2 "2020-12-16T15:36:43Z")
Hi @wittydavid, thanks for your question.
ECK is free with Basic license, so the answer would greatly depend on the exact features and support you need. Refer to the license [comparison](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions/enterprise) and Elastic Cloud [pricing](https://www.elastic.co/pricing/) to find out more. I'm not aware of any online resource that would allow to calculate exact differences.
Let me know if you have more questions.
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### Author:  [@wittydavid](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wittydavid)
#### Post date: [December 24, 2020, 10:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-vs-elastic-cloud/258878/3 "2020-12-24T10:54:15Z")
Hi @dkow!
Sorry for the belated response.
Thank you for your response, I'll look into the mentioned links 🙂
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### Author:  [@Shubha\_Anjur\_Tupil](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shubha_Anjur_Tupil)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-vs-elastic-cloud/258878/4 "2020-12-31T03:14:08Z")
Hi @wittydavid,
Besides what @dkow has mentioned, ECK as you correctly understand is an on-prem offering and the real difference lies in the total cost of ownership and operation. Elastic Cloud is our hosted managed offering, and really simplies the operational aspects of running Elasticsearch or any of our solutions. We could also connect you with someone on our team to help understand your usecase and help you make a decision. An email to [info@elastic.co](mailto:info@elastic.co) should get you in touch with our team.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/eck-vs-elastic-cloud/258878/5 "2022-11-04T08:19:53Z")