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 #11 with an average rating of 8.1, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #17 with an average rating of 7.0. Google holds a 2.3% mindshare in CM, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 1.3% mindshare. Additionally, 95% 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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We performed a comparison between Google Kubernetes Engine and HPE Ezmeral Container Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Google Kubernetes Engine

Ranking in Container Management

11th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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HPE Ezmeral Container Platform

Ranking in Container Management

17th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Container Management category, the mindshare of Google Kubernetes Engine is 2.3%, down from 2.5% 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.

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Parthasarathy T

Cloud Associate DevOps at Publicis Sapient

Managed solutions enable efficient handling of web applications and migration projects

Google Kubernetes Engine can be improved by enabling the in-place upgrade of the machine type of an existing node pool since I currently need to destroy and recreate it. There is no feature present where I can upgrade directly, and having more than 1,000 to 2,000 workloads in one node pool makes changing the node pool name difficult for all those workloads. I choose eight out of ten mainly because of the node pool upgrade challenge I mentioned, but also because of the existence of Anthos service mesh, which is the ingress controller available only for the enterprise Kubernetes Engine. It would be beneficial if it could be offered in the normal Kubernetes Engine with any limitations.

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

Pros

"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."

"Google Kubernetes Engine's most valuable feature is container deployment."

"We appreciate that it is quite easy to set up a Kubernetes cluster in Google Cloud, using the managed services within this solution."

"The most beneficial feature is the ability to separate each project and manage permissions more effectively."

"Regarding deployment in the cloud platform, it is simple because there are pre-configured configurations."

"The most valuable feature of Google Kubernetes Engine is how you can automatically scale and load balance."

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

"The initial setup process is simpler and more user-friendly than other cloud providers."

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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

"The monitoring part requires some serious improvements in Google Kubernetes Engine, as it does not have very good monitoring consoles."

"There is room for improvement in this solution. For example, auto-scaling can be complex. We expect it to be easier to set up and manage, even for our customers."

"I use the Firebase tool with GKE and it would be helpful if the solution can give notifications when we reach the budget limit."

"The solution does not have a visual interface."

"The notifications are not informative."

"We would like to see some improvement in the ease of integration with this solution."

"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."

"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."

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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

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

"The solution's price is reasonable."

"Its pricing is good. They bill us only per user. That's nice."

"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."

"Initially, Google Kubernetes Engine was a little bit cheaper, but now its prices have been increased compared to the pricing model and the features that are made available by its competitors."

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

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

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

23%

Computer Software Company

10%

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

14%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

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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?

Google Kubernetes Engine solution is expensive, as are all cloud solutions in general. On a scale of one to ten for pricing, I would rate it between seven and eight.

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What needs improvement with Google Kubernetes Engine?

I have no comment about the learning curve of Google Kubernetes Engine. Regarding AI integration and features in Google Kubernetes Engine, there are currently none available. I would appreciate see...

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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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