PaaS (serverless containers) · Container-only

Azure Container Apps

Serverless containers built on Kubernetes, without exposing the Kubernetes API.

Trade-offs at a glance

Hosting model PaaS (serverless containers)
Container support Container-only
Minimum nodes Serverless
State management Stateless or stateful
Web hosting Agnostic
Autoscaling Scaling rules
Load balancer Integrated
Scale limit 1,000 replicas per revision; 15 environments per region
Multiregion Single region only — external router plus multiple environments
Virtual network integration Supported
Hybrid connectivity Supported
GPU support Supported
TLS Ingress controller
Architecture styles Microservices, event-driven architecture
Required skills Container basics, cloud-native patterns
Operational overhead Low — abstracted Kubernetes management
Best for teams Teams that want modern patterns without Kubernetes complexity

Starting point, not a verdict

This is one candidate from the Azure compute decision guide. The right choice depends on your full requirements — evaluate scaling, cost, and operational fit before committing.

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