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Docker on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS vs PubNub comparison

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Docker on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
465th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
3
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PubNub
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
18th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
6
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Featured Reviews

FilipGrasheski - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager - Platform Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Containerization has streamlined deployments and supports diverse monitoring and web workloads
I would rate Docker on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS a nine out of ten. I give it a nine because there is always room for improvement, so I would not give any product a perfect ten. Regarding Docker on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS's AI capabilities, I think its governance and security work quite well in terms of namespace isolation; the security is quite strong, but if you want something like image vulnerability scanning, it does not have anything built in, so you have to rely on third-party toolsets, and secret management is a bit of a downside. Docker on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is pretty accurate regarding its AI capabilities and the accuracy and reliability of output. My advice to others looking into using Docker on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is that if you are not using it, then try it. My overall review rating for Docker on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is nine.
Kirtishil Patil - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Frontend Developer at Globant
Real-time chat has boosted one-to-one messaging and user engagement in my mobile projects
The best features PubNub offers, in my opinion, are one-to-one chat, as I mentioned in my review, and the great SDK documentation which allows for easy integration that does not take much time. Setting up channels, message listeners, tracking user status to determine whether users are online or offline, and ensuring reliable message delivery are all great features. I find myself relying on all three of those features the most because the presence tracking is great, the delivery speed is superb compared to other SDKs, and the user status updates immediately pop up, which is significant. The integration is very easy, so any new developers can easily understand the integration process thanks to the clear documentation. PubNub has positively impacted my organization as I have received numerous reviews and feedback stating that the chat works much faster and cleaner, and everyone appreciates it, saying it feels powerful. After implementing PubNub, I noticed positive outcomes such as client feedback acknowledging that they enjoyed the chat features and found them much faster than in other applications, which I believe is very positive feedback for any organization.

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Pros

"Docker provides comprehensive support for any deployment process, maintenance, or surveillance of any kind of project because it offers CLI and APIs, Docker Hub, and Docker Desktop client."
"Docker on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS has positively impacted my organization as it provides a good way to run our toolsets and applications."
"For us it is a small tool; it is not a big investment, so we are not tracking the ROI of the product directly, but I can tell you that it gives a lot of useful features and overall the ROI is worth it."
"PubNub has positively impacted my organization by reducing implementation time and developers' work, making it very easy to implement and enabling fast development that has reduced the developers' time by 40-50%."
"PubNub saves development time because we do not have to create a complete chat backend and frontend from scratch, enabling a plug-and-play approach that saves time, effort, and money for the company."
"PubNub's push notification and chat features stand out because of ease of use and very easy integration within our application."
"If we had implemented all of this on our own, we would have had to hire at least 50 more employees for that, so we are very happy with PubNub and we have saved a lot of time."
"PubNub has positively impacted my organization as I have received numerous reviews and feedback stating that the chat works much faster and cleaner, and everyone appreciates it, saying it feels powerful."
"The speed and efficiency of PubNub, which helps transfer data in real-time with very low latency, received positive feedback from our customers."
 

Cons

"Connecting two containers to each other is very tricky and time-consuming for me as a developer."
"Docker on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS can be improved, particularly as security features can always be enhanced, and the configuration is somewhat fragmented with different configuration files that can sometimes be cumbersome."
"I gave PubNub a rating of nine out of ten because of the many features discussed, but I deducted one point because the cost increases with scale."
"The reliability of PubNub is really good, but occasionally we face issues where users complain about messages or push notifications not being delivered within a short period of time, as it occasionally takes longer, which could be due to outages."
"Since PubNub is a paid library, it may not be useful for everyone."
"Regarding customer support from PubNub, around six years ago, we did not receive good support."
"Most of the time there are some instances at the load peak hours or sometimes payload is missed by the application or SDK at the SDK level."
"I believe PubNub can improve in terms of pricing transparency, as I previously mentioned, since that is the only thing I think should be improved because for smaller projects or startups, estimating scaling costs can be challenging."
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Docker on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Docker on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is quite good as it is all official on Docker.
What needs improvement with Docker on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
Connecting two containers to each other is very tricky and time-consuming for me as a developer. Docker provides some encapsulation between containers, meaning they are separated from each other, a...
What is your primary use case for Docker on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
For deploying projects, I can deploy multiple projects on Docker Hub which runs on Ubuntu machines or Linux servers. I can create images of Postgres database, Node.js projects, or Java projects, an...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PubNub?
The setup cost is very low. Regarding pricing, when the data scales, the pricing increases gradually, but PubNub does not charge much in the initial phase.
What needs improvement with PubNub?
The subscription and the SDK part can be improved. If the client is offline and the application is killed, and the user comes back again, sometimes the subscription to the channel is missed, so tha...
What is your primary use case for PubNub?
We are mostly using PubNub for payload sending and for live chat. We are a mobile-based application with an admin side, so it's a live chat application. Whenever a user comes online or offline or s...
 

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