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Docker on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS vs Snowplow comparison

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Docker on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
465th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
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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

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.
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 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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"We have a lot more insight into our user behaviour and can now make the correct decisions."
"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."
 

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."
"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
27%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

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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 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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