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AMD Vivado Design Suite vs Docker on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS comparison

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AMD Vivado Design Suite
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
16th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Docker on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
448th
Average Rating
9.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Alen Cherian - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Digital ASIC design engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Created complex video pipelines and now design reusable IP-based FPGA projects efficiently
The best features of AMD Vivado Design Suite is that it is a mature tool with a very good GUI. The most fascinating feature is its block design feature, which allows me to add and drop various IPs from AMD Vivado Design Suite's IP catalog and create a block design for my video designs. That is the one feature that I find very interesting. It is also very easy to source control AMD Vivado Design Suite projects using Git. The IP catalog is another valuable feature, and it is a very good tool that I install on all of my employees' project devices.
Arkajyoti Misra - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Director at Husk Power Systems
Containerization has accelerated testing cycles and consistently reduced time to market
Docker on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is a very mature product, and I don't think there is a lot of improvement that they need to do on their end. The Docker team is coming up with new features, and integration with the IDE, for example, would be amazing. Support on Windows is not so great from Docker, so that is something that they could examine. I chose nine out of ten for Docker on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS because I think they could improve a little more on optimization. It sometimes demands a lot of RAM and computing power, so that is one area that the Docker team could improve upon.

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Pros

"To others considering using AMD Vivado Design Suite, I recommend that it can be a fantastic tool for various applications, emphasizing the importance of integrating with third-party software."
"AMD Vivado Design Suite has positively impacted our organization because it is a great tool that makes jobs easier."
"Using AMD Vivado Design Suite has helped me personally be more productive and improve the quality of my work."
"AMD Vivado Design Suite has impacted my organization positively, as it was possible to implement projects that would not work otherwise."
"I really appreciate the IP Integrator in AMD Vivado Design Suite, but the real benefit is the integration with AMD Xilinx FPGAs."
"The integrated logic analyzer, ILA, has been the biggest game-changer for my workflow."
"AMD Vivado Design Suite has positively impacted my organization because it helped very well by having everything in one tool."
"What I appreciated most about my use case or the project is having the complete FPGA development workflow with AMD Vivado Design Suite."
"Ease of use from the developer's point of view is the best feature."
"Docker on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS positively impacts my organization because we have sped up our development very quickly, and our team has grown quickly, not only because of Docker but also due to Docker."
"Docker on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS makes both managing and deploying that service easier for me."
"Fast deployment is the main benefit."
 

Cons

"Synthesis and implementation can take considerable time. When I experiment with many different configurations, the iteration cycle can become quite long."
"The only disadvantage would be the CLI and UI not being on the same page, and I personally have run into a lot of issues on that aspect."
"I consider AMD Vivado Design Suite a very large and complex tool, yet it can be slower than other integration tools."
"The design suite is very effective for its intended purpose, but it has many software bugs and is sometimes counter-intuitive, which makes the workflow worse."
"AMD Vivado Design Suite could be improved regarding speed; sometimes it will take so much time to show the schematics and performance analyzing tool."
"Do not directly go into AMD Vivado Design Suite because it can be very complex for first-time users; first, you should understand the basics such as digital design fundamentals and signals and systems."
"AMD Vivado Design Suite could be improved with clearer error messages, more actionable suggestions for resolving timing violations, and a more responsive interface when working with large designs."
"The graphical user interface for IP integration is a disaster and needs to be rewritten from scratch."
"I have not seen a return on investment that I can quantify, and I do not have specific metrics to share regarding fewer employees needed, money saved, or time saved."
"Maybe the daemons need to be improved, as they consume a lot of resources for building and running images."
"Support on Windows is not so great from Docker, so that is something that they could examine."
"Docker on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is stable enough, but again, it is very old."
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Construction Company
30%
Educational Organization
11%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with AMD Vivado Design Suite?
AMD Vivado Design Suite could be modernized so it does not function as a 1970s tool, particularly in the areas of technology mapping, placement, and routing where it could perform more intelligent ...
What is your primary use case for AMD Vivado Design Suite?
My main use case for AMD Vivado Design Suite is the design of FPGAs for educational purposes and also for solving contracting problems for interfacing chips. In a recent project, I used AMD Vivado ...
What advice do you have for others considering AMD Vivado Design Suite?
My advice to others looking into using AMD Vivado Design Suite is to avoid it if you can. I rate AMD Vivado Design Suite a three on a scale of one to ten because it is quite poor. It is not a total...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Docker on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
My experience with the pricing, setup cost, and licensing of Docker on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is very good. I do not see a lot of challenges there, and it definitely provides value for money.
What needs improvement with Docker on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
Docker on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is a very mature product, and I don't think there is a lot of improvement that they need to do on their end. The Docker team is coming up with new features, and integ...
What is your primary use case for Docker on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
My main use case for Docker on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is containerizing our applications so that we are able to test it before deployment. Even the developers do a lot of development level testing before...
 

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