Kubernetes vs autoscaling virtual machine for windows container

11/2/2021

I want to host an IIS web application in the cloud to create a SaaS offer. My application is already containerized thanks to Windows container and is stateless.
I hesitate between using VM with autoscaling (for example MIG autoscaling at GCP) and GKE for Windows container (for example GKE at GCP).
Kubernetes seems to be a better alternative because more finely configurable and more easily extensible.
What do you think is the best choice in terms of setup time, maintainability and price?
VM with autoscaling seem less used than Kubernetes, is there a reason for this?
Have a nice day

-- Pou belle
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