We performed a comparison between Docker and Google Kubernetes Engine based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Container Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution's most valuable feature is the Dockerfile, which makes the life of developers easy. Developers get a real understanding of container creation."
"The most valuable feature of Docker is automation. When I deploy the solution I am confident it will work anywhere. It is reliable and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Docker is that it revolutionized virtualization by providing a new approach with containers that completely nullified the time it used to take to deploy applications on virtual servers, resulting in deployment times that can be as quick as milliseconds, unless it is a heavy application, such as Java. Additionally, resource utilization has greatly improved with Docker, allowing for more resources to be allocated to other tasks. These are a few key features that make Docker a preferred choice."
"The initial setup was easy, and you are only required to run commands."
"The most valuable feature of Docker is its integration with other solutions, such as KVM and AlmaLinux."
"I am impressed with the product's independence. We can also deploy it anywhere."
"The most valuable feature of Docker is the dedicated QA environment for connecting the team members. Additionally, there are many core features available and it is highly secure when we are imaging a client's server."
"The solution is easy to install."
"Stability-wise, this solution is really good."
"The solution is available across AWS, GCP and Azure and is seamless."
"The logs are important for detecting problems in our clusters."
"The product has no downtime."
"The feature that I like the most is the ease of use as compared to AWS. Its ease of use is very high, and I can quickly deploy clusters with a simple template."
"The deployment of the cluster is very easy."
"It's easy to manage and deploy. It's the best."
"The initial setup was very easy because it's like a Google platform as a service. It's just one button to set it up. The deployment took only a few minutes."
"We are facing multiple issues with the solution's stability."
"Management can be improved with the necessary tools for orchestration."
"I advise new users to review their website, commands, and the steps for creating images."
"I want to see if new architectures have been incorporated in Docker or if we have to wait for another release."
"If you install Docker on a host, it creates its own firewalls. It can become an issue. Usually, when you want to install Docker, you need to restart the firewall or restart the active tables on the machine, but this is not the case with Kubernetes. It uses the default set up by the next administrator, but with Docker, you have to restart the firewall and restart Docker before the firewall on the system will be okay. If you do not the rules will not be created."
"The security layer is very vulnerable, although they are working to improve the system hardening and email hardening."
"There is always room for improvement. I often refer to forums such as StackOverflow to learn from other developers' experiences and the challenges they have faced while using Docker."
"One item that could be improved is the overall stability of Docker."
"The solution does not have a visual interface."
"The product could be cheaper."
"Google Kubernetes Engine is less stable in some highly complex deployments with many nodes."
"One of the things I missed a bit is the visibility and availability of solutions. If I compare it to a different solution, it is a bit behind."
"Our critique is that we have to do too much work to get the cluster production-ready."
"I think that security is an important point, and there should be additional features for the evaluation of data in containers that will create a more secure environment for usage in multi-parent models."
"The user interface could be improved."
"I use the Firebase tool with GKE and it would be helpful if the solution can give notifications when we reach the budget limit."
Docker is ranked 7th in Container Management with 40 reviews while Google Kubernetes Engine is ranked 9th in Container Management with 32 reviews. Docker is rated 8.6, while Google Kubernetes Engine is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Docker writes "Easy to deploy with an impressive networking feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Kubernetes Engine writes "The auto-scaling feature helps during peak hours, but the support is not great". Docker is most compared with Mirantis Container Runtime, Rancher Labs, VMware Tanzu Mission Control, Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE and AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), whereas Google Kubernetes Engine is most compared with Linode, Kubernetes, Rancher Labs, VMware Tanzu Mission Control and OpenShift Container Platform. See our Docker vs. Google Kubernetes Engine report.
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