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Google Cloud Run vs Platform9 Managed Kubernetes comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud Run
Ranking in Containers as a Service (CaaS)
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
2.2
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Container Management (15th)
Platform9 Managed Kubernetes
Ranking in Containers as a Service (CaaS)
4th
Average Rating
7.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

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Technical Lead at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Microservices deployment has become faster and cost optimization is driving daily development
While Google Cloud Run does a great job of reducing costs, to mitigate cold starts, users can set minimum instances, but scaling to zero costs has become a cost-saving advantage even when idle, and idle instance costs might occur. This can be avoided because whenever a heavy container causes a cold start, it affects latency and sensitivity of the application. When it starts from idle to full run, it scales slowly, causing slowness in the service deployed; sometimes some of the APIs fail to respond. It is difficult to identify the bug because it is often due to the idleness of the application and not the code, which can be quite frustrating. Additionally, simple tasks for developers who just want to run a few lines of code can be more complex. I would say optimizing concurrency can improve the experience; currently, managing multiple containers in a single Google Cloud Run instance becomes quite difficult, especially tasks such as logging and local proxy monitoring. Google provides fully orchestrated alternatives, but Cloud Run is better for scaling. Slowness in applications is a notable issue.
Ravi Raushan Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at ValueMomentum
Managed Kubernetes has streamlined hybrid deployments and has allowed my team to focus on development
My overall experience with Platform9 Managed Kubernetes has been positive, but there are a few areas where I think it could improve. Since it is a managed platform, there are times when there is limited control over certain low-level configurations compared to self-managed Kubernetes. Although Kubernetes concepts are standard, some platform-specific workflows and UI elements take time to get used to initially. Troubleshooting can also be slightly challenging because we do not have direct access to the control plane, so we rely on the platform tools and logs, which can be somewhat cumbersome. I feel that more real-world use case examples or deeper documentation for advanced scenarios would make onboarding even smoother.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Google Cloud Run is a very good tool that I use for deploying applications; its ease of deployment, auto scaling features, and resource optimization are very nice features that help individuals deploy their apps and solutions into the cloud without any hiccups."
"Google Cloud Run has positively impacted my organization in numerous ways, such as significant cost efficiency and reduced overhead since we only pay for the resources that we use."
"In Google Cloud Run, we are mainly using the feature where we can directly pull images from Docker Hub."
"Google Cloud Run has positively impacted our organization by saving us five thousand dollars per month based on scheduling our infrastructure from nine p.m. to nine a.m. for shutdown and starting, as well as stopping the MongoDB clusters."
"Google Cloud Run has impacted my organization positively through faster deployment and development, where developers can deploy applications quickly without worrying about infrastructure, push the app live with just containers, speed up time to market significantly, launch features faster and iterate more often, pay only when code runs without maintaining idle servers, reduce cloud costs dramatically for applications with low or unpredictable traffic, automatically scale based on traffic spikes to handle sudden loads without manual intervention so our business does not lose users during peak hours, and let developers focus on business logic instead of DevOps."
"Google Cloud Run and the Google Cloud environment positively impact my organization by providing almost 99.9% availability for applications, which instills confidence in the organization and users by reducing the dependency on the physical network and allowing access to applications and data."
"Platform9 Managed Kubernetes has helped us move faster, reducing operational complexity and improving system reliability, which has had a direct positive impact on both productivity and delivery timelines."
"Previously, we used multiple platforms for our business purposes, but after adopting Platform9 Managed Kubernetes, we are able to use multiple tools in a single graphical interface, which makes it really helpful."
"The best features of Platform9 Managed Kubernetes are automatic cluster management, high availability, scalability, cost management, comprehensive security features, and high integrations."
"Platform9 Managed Kubernetes has saved our resources because on a cluster, it consumes only the resources that are required at that time."
 

Cons

"When it starts from idle to full run, it scales slowly, causing slowness in the service deployed; sometimes some of the APIs fail to respond."
"If speaking about improvements for Google Cloud Run, I think they could reduce the cold starts and manage to configure a set number of minimum instances to keep the instances in a warm phase."
"There are a few areas that could be improved. We have experienced cold start latency because when scaling from zero, the first request is slow."
"There are a few areas where Google Cloud Run could improve."
"One area where Google Cloud Run could be better is the cold start; when a container scales, it starts from zero and takes a moment to boot up before it can serve the request."
"Platform9 Managed Kubernetes could be better as the implementation part was somewhat challenging, but after the first implementation, it became easy to manage."
"Platform9 support is not up to par at the moment."
"The biggest friction point I've encountered with Platform9 Managed Kubernetes is implementing Ingress on an application; it's really frustrating and takes more than a month to stabilize the application."
"Since it is a managed platform, there are times when there is limited control over certain low-level configurations compared to self-managed Kubernetes."
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Google Cloud Run?
While Google Cloud Run does a great job of reducing costs, to mitigate cold starts, users can set minimum instances, but scaling to zero costs has become a cost-saving advantage even when idle, and...
What is your primary use case for Google Cloud Run?
I am mainly using Google Cloud Run for running microservices and its web APIs, creating GraphQL APIs and validation. I also use it for event-driven processing, uploading files into cloud storage, a...
What advice do you have for others considering Google Cloud Run?
Google Cloud Run is something I have worked with and I have experience using it. The platform is very user-friendly, simple, and easy to use. The portability is highly portable. Google handles its ...
What needs improvement with Platform9 Managed Kubernetes?
With Platform9 Managed Kubernetes, cluster upgrades sometimes fail. Private registry support is available, but integrations with private registry can be somewhat harder. The support part can be bet...
What is your primary use case for Platform9 Managed Kubernetes?
Platform9 Managed Kubernetes is a SaaS-managed solution where Kubernetes is managed by the provider, and we use it extensively. It is a solution that avoids significant headaches because self-manag...
What advice do you have for others considering Platform9 Managed Kubernetes?
If you are considering Platform9 Managed Kubernetes, have your infrastructure team be very strong. Even though you have a fully managed Kubernetes service, your platform team and DevOps team should...
 

Also Known As

Google Cloud Functions, Google Run, GCF
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Agilitix, Amobee, autodesk, bitly
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