Google Kubernetes Engine vs HPE Ezmeral Container Platform comparison

Google and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Container Management category. Google is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.2, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #16 with an average rating of 7.0. Google holds a 2.1% mindshare in CM, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 1.3% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.

Google Kubernetes Engine

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Google Kubernetes Engine and HPE Ezmeral Container Platform 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.

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Categories and Ranking

Google Kubernetes Engine

Ranking in Container Management

10th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

HPE Ezmeral Container Platform

Ranking in Container Management

16th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Container Management category, the mindshare of Google Kubernetes Engine is 2.1%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Ezmeral Container Platform is 1.3%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Container Management

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Immánuel Fodor

Product Manager at Traefik Labs

The auto-scaling feature ensures that we only use resources when needed

The most valuable aspect of Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is its managed nature, which significantly reduces the burden on our platform team. Features like auto-scaling are highly beneficial for both handling traffic spikes and optimizing costs. Furthermore, Google's promise of good SLA availability, with the service being available in different locations, adds to its robustness.

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Chaianan Chaiyakeereepong

Pre-Sale at Yip Intsoi

Effective cost management achieved with robust storage features but user experience and data management require improvements

HPE Ezmeral Container Platform is not user-friendly and has many parts that are more difficult than Cloudera. It is also a complex solution and has low features for data management. For example, it cannot make a data catalog or process data lineage without third-party support, which increases the cost for development.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The deployment of the cluster is very easy."

"Its functionalities, such as computing the namespaces, clusters, pods, and restart logs, are easy to use."

"The product’s dashboard is very intuitive."

"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."

"It's easy to manage and deploy. It's the best."

"The solution simplified deployment, making it more automated. Previously, Docker required manual configuration, often done by developers on their computers. However, with Google Kubernetes Engine, automation extends to configuration, deployment, scalability, and viability, primarily originating from Docker rather than Kubernetes. Its most valuable feature is the ease of configuration."

"The initial setup is very easy. We can create our cluster using the command line, or using our console."

"The product has valuable security features. It can connect with multiple DevOps tools."

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"If customers focus on primary apps or if they are using them for data science, this is a good solution."

"The stability of the HPE Ezmeral Container Platform is good, and I rate it an eight out of ten."

Cons

"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."

"Log observability could be made easier so someone from high school can use it without having technological expertise."

"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."

"The product could be cheaper."

"I would like to see the ability to create multiple notebook configurations."

"The user interface could be improved."

"There is a limitation for our infrastructure. It's very complex to see in one dashboard all the components and all the behavior on performance. I am looking for some additional tools for that. If I want to check the disk or file storage, it gets complex. There should be an integrated dashboard so that we can manage everything through a single pane."

"Google Kubernetes Engine is less stable in some highly complex deployments with many nodes."

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"The modernization in Ezmeral could be improved."

"HPE Ezmeral Container Platform is not user-friendly and has many parts that are more difficult than Cloudera. It is also a complex solution and has low features for data management."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is a little bit expensive."

"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."

"This is an open source solution, so there is no pricing or licensing."

"I would rate Kubernetes' pricing four out of five."

"The price for Google Kubernetes Engine could be lower - I'd rate its pricing at three out of five."

"It is competitive, and it is not expensive. It is almost competitive with AWS and the rest of the cloud solutions. We are spending around 3K USD per month. There are four projects that are currently running, and each one is incurring a cost of around 3K USD."

"Pricing is a bit expensive compared to some other products, but it's acceptable."

"I would rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten. The tool costs around 3000 dollars per month. There are no additional costs apart from these."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

12%

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

Government

16%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

14%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google Kubernetes Engine?

The product has no downtime.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Kubernetes Engine?

The on-demand nodes are quite expensive, so we now use spot machines.

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What needs improvement with Google Kubernetes Engine?

Gemini could be more integrated with Google Kubernetes Engine ( /products/google-kubernetes-engine-reviews ). For example, it would be helpful if I could easily find log information in a particular...

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What needs improvement with HPE Ezmeral Container Platform?

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What is your primary use case for HPE Ezmeral Container Platform?

We want to replace the existing Cloudera data lake with HPE Ezmeral Container Platform ( /products/hpe-ezmeral-container-platform-reviews ).

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What advice do you have for others considering HPE Ezmeral Container Platform?

I rate the HPE Ezmeral Container Platform seven out of ten because it has strong features for storage but lacks certain data management functionalities, requiring additional investments for third-p...

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Overview

Kubernetes Engine is a managed, production-ready environment for deploying containerized applications. It brings our latest innovations in developer productivity, resource efficiency, automated operations, and open source flexibility to accelerate your time to market.

Google

Accelerate your journey to hybrid cloud with the industry’s first enterprise-grade container software platform for cloud-native and distributed non-cloud native applications.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Philips Lighting, Alpha Vertex, GroupBy, BQ

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