The author shares their experience transitioning from Kubernetes to Google Cloud Run for container orchestration, citing simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and scalability as driving factors. They highlight the challenges faced with Kubernetes, such as cost overruns, managing large job volumes, and complexity overload. Cloud Run’s benefits include cost efficiency, fast, reliable autoscaling, and simple async task execution. The author addresses concerns, debunking misconceptions and discussing remaining workflow pains with Cloud Run. They share their new stack and workflow, concluding that Cloud Run offers the perfect balance of cost savings, speed, and scalability for agile projects. Overall, Cloud Run is recommended for those seeking reduced DevOps overhead and responsive scaling.
https://benhouston3d.com/blog/why-i-left-kubernetes-for-google-cloud-run