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Docker on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS vs Snowplow comparison

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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
Snowplow
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
21st
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Neha Lall - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Analytics Lead at MSE Technology
Granular behavioral tracking has transformed how we understand user journeys and optimize funnels
Snowplow could be improved in a couple of areas. The Snowplow team is readily available and proactive, always jumping on calls to make changes, especially how we track consent and non-consent data for the EU market. One area of improvement could be its vast canvas, which might feel overwhelming and confusing to people who are less technical or are not sure how to best structure their data. Although Snowplow is powerful, getting value from this granular event data does require strong SQL skills and knowledge of the underlying data model. Therefore, making the data more accessible to less technical users could enhance intuitive self-service exploration, funnel visualization, and easier debugging of tracking issues, allowing product teams to gain insights without relying heavily on analysts. Snowplow could also automate most processes and implement smarter monitoring alerts for fallback. Better documentation and easier debugging when event tracking or schemas change would help, given that managing event definitions centrally can be a hassle when there is a breaking change. Having automated systems to inform users about changes in events or properties would make things smoother across teams.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"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."
"Ease of use from the developer's point of view is the best feature."
"Docker on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS makes both managing and deploying that service easier for me."
"Fast deployment is the main benefit."
"We have a lot more insight into our user behaviour and can now make the correct decisions."
"Snowplow is doing perfectly what it says it is doing; it meets everything it promises and develops the product all the time."
"Snowplow has impacted my organization positively, very well. For DPG Media, it is the most important data source that we have, delivering a lot of value in the company."
"Snowplow has positively impacted my organization by enabling me to see user behavior in real time."
"On a broader level, Snowplow has brought a lot of credibility to the analysis and dashboards that I have created, with the biggest positive impact being that it gives us reliable, centralized behavioral data that teams can use consistently."
"Snowplow is excellent at what it is designed for: full control over data collection and processing, strong schema-driven tracking, and works really well with warehouse-first stacks like Google BigQuery."
 

Cons

"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."
"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."
"One area of improvement could be its vast canvas, which might feel overwhelming and confusing to people who are less technical or are not sure how to best structure their data."
"The only issue that we had at a certain moment was that Snowplow was offering more services and asking us to pay more, but we did not use all these services."
"Snowplow can be improved by reducing the pricing, as it is currently too high."
"Maintenance overhead was high, debugging and schema management were time-consuming, and there were increasing security concerns due to it no longer being actively maintained."
"Setup is challenging because getting the pipeline infrastructure right is hard."
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Construction Company
33%
Insurance Company
26%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

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Questions from the Community

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...
What needs improvement with Snowplow?
Snowplow could be improved in a couple of areas. The Snowplow team is readily available and proactive, always jumping on calls to make changes, especially how we track consent and non-consent data ...
What is your primary use case for Snowplow?
I have been using Snowplow for the past four or five years. We migrated from Google Analytics to Snowplow, and our main use case for Snowplow is for tracking events for instrumentation. We also use...
 

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