Exactly this. Kubernetes is a service orchestrator, not a hosting platform. Those getting caught up in it just want a hosting platform, but those getting value

Exactly this. Kubernetes is a service orchestrator, not a hosting platform. Those getting caught up in it just want a hosting platform, but those getting value out of it want a service orchestrator. If you have one monolithic backend service (and most web applications really should start out this way), Kubernetes offers almost no benefits over alternatives.