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Calico Cloud vs SUSE Rancher comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Calico Cloud
Ranking in Container Security
53rd
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (37th), AI Observability (120th)
SUSE Rancher
Ranking in Container Security
20th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Container Security category, the mindshare of Calico Cloud is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SUSE Rancher is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Container Security Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SUSE Rancher0.5%
Calico Cloud0.2%
Other99.3%
Container Security
 

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Presales Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Modernization of microservices and edge workloads has accelerated while integration still needs improvement
One of the major challenges I faced with SUSE Rancher was during a POC for one customer who was using VMware. There was a significant challenge between VMware CSI and SUSE integrations. We had to move that deployment from VMware, which the customer wanted, to a bare metal solution. Flexibility also means better integrations with major industry solution providers like VMware, which many enterprise organizations use. The integrations with SUSE Rancher are fine, as long as you have open APIs, anyone can connect. For me, there were no challenges because we had standard products already certified. However, the integration between VMware and SUSE could definitely be improved. I chose 7 out of 10 because I faced VMware-related challenges as I explained. A lot of customers are still on VMware, while many also use Red Hat solutions, especially with the IBM push now. The marketing and outreach need to increase to penetrate more accounts, which are the two improvements I suggest.
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Construction Company
9%
 

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Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SUSE Rancher?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for SUSE Rancher was positive. Getting licenses was easy as I worked directly with the SUSE team for assistance. The costs compared well with l...
What needs improvement with SUSE Rancher?
One of the major challenges I faced with SUSE Rancher was during a POC for one customer who was using VMware. There was a significant challenge between VMware CSI and SUSE integrations. We had to m...
What is your primary use case for SUSE Rancher?
My main use case for SUSE Rancher was majorly about container orchestration and microservices onboarding and deployments. I was working for a Telco with my previous organization where we used SUSE ...
 

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