We performed a comparison between Google Kubernetes Engine and IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Red Hat, Amazon Web Services (AWS), VMware and others in Container Management."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."
"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."
"Google Kubernetes Engine's most valuable feature is container deployment."
"The initial setup is very easy. We can create our cluster using the command line, or using our console."
"The product has no downtime."
"The solution is more user-friendly than AWS or Azure. I can also easily scale out the service in the future when the number of customers grows. GKE is the leader of Kubernetes service and it can be easily updated. I love the tool's user interfaces."
"It's easy to manage and deploy. It's the best."
"The most valuable feature of Google Kubernetes Engine is how you can automatically scale and load balance."
"IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service has enough flexibility that we needed."
"We deploy the solution in parts so we can easily manage the parts to improve the robustness and reliability of the software."
"An area in which Google Kubernetes Engine could improve is configuration."
"Google Kubernetes Engine's cost should be improved because it is high."
"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."
"There are some security issues, but it might just be because we are not up to speed yet as much as we should be and so we haven't found it in the documentation yet. That's why I don't want to confuse this. Still, it could be a little bit easier to understand and implement."
"I would like to see the ability to create multiple notebook configurations."
"The tool's configuration features need improvement."
"While the GKE cluster is secure, application-level security is an essential aspect that needs to be addressed. The security provided by GKE includes the security of communication between nodes within the cluster and the basic features of Kubernetes security. However, these features may not be sufficient for the security needs of an enterprise. Additional security measures must be added to ensure adequate protection. It has become a common practice to deploy security tools within a Kubernetes cluster. It would be ideal if these tools were included as part of the package, as this is a standard requirement in the industry. Thus, application-level security should be integrated into GKE for improved security measures."
"Google Kubernetes Engine is less stable in some highly complex deployments with many nodes."
"IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is not user-friendly, they could improve the user interface, and add more features to compete with Amazon AWS which is better."
"IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service's log management should be improved because it is a bit complicated."
Google Kubernetes Engine is ranked 9th in Container Management with 32 reviews while IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is ranked 5th in Containers as a Service (CaaS) with 2 reviews. Google Kubernetes Engine is rated 8.0, while IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is rated 6.6. The top reviewer of Google Kubernetes Engine writes "The auto-scaling feature helps during peak hours, but the support is not great". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service writes "A stable solution that can be deployed in parts to improve its robustness and reliability". Google Kubernetes Engine is most compared with Linode, Kubernetes, Rancher Labs, VMware Tanzu Mission Control and OpenShift Container Platform, whereas IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is most compared with Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks.
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