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Google Kubernetes Engine vs Mirantis Container Cloud comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Google Kubernetes Engine
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
Container Management (9th)
Mirantis Container Cloud
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Container Virtualization (1st), Container Security (28th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Google Kubernetes Engine and Mirantis Container Cloud aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Google Kubernetes Engine is designed for Container Management and holds a mindshare of 2.4%, up 2.2% compared to last year.
Mirantis Container Cloud, on the other hand, focuses on Container Virtualization, holds 33.3% mindshare, up 23.7% since last year.
Container Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Google Kubernetes Engine2.4%
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform17.7%
Amazon EKS12.8%
Other67.1%
Container Management
Container Virtualization Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Mirantis Container Cloud33.3%
Canonical LXD26.4%
Robin Systems14.6%
Other25.700000000000003%
Container Virtualization
 

Featured Reviews

Parthasarathy T - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Hitesh D - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at pnb metlife
High availability and self-healing mechanisms ensure seamless production builds
The most useful feature of Mirantis Container Cloud for our container management is Kubernetes. It provides a cluster, high availability, and a self-healing mechanism. Its multi-cluster management capability enhances our operational efficiency as it is easy to use, and every deployment is from the CI/CD, which automatically builds and deploys without human interference, reducing our deployment time to a few seconds.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Stability is perfect for me."
"I rate Google Kubernetes Engine a ten out of ten."
"GKE is easier to understand and use than Elastic Kubernetes Service."
"Its functionalities, such as computing the namespaces, clusters, pods, and restart logs, are easy to use."
"The solution is available across AWS, GCP and Azure and is seamless."
"We used automation for the initial setup. It was okay. So it wasn't too complex."
"GKE's plugin management and configuration sync are excellent features. The amount of data it provides is good, and I've been able to integrate it with the things I need."
"The initial setup is very easy. We can create our cluster using the command line, or using our console."
"I use Docker in combination with Kubernetes. Management of software packages is easy. It also can be done fast. Rolling out new software updates is smoother and faster due to Mirantis Container Cloud."
"If we compare legacy application support to Docker, it's a superior product."
"This solution has improved our organization with the agility, microservices approach, and scalable solutions for distributed systems."
"This solution has cut down on our development time and allows us to spin off new instances for inner development, testing, productions, and security testing."
"Docker is very helpful for taking the code from development and applying it to the end user."
"Mirantis Container Cloud operates similarly to how we interact with databases. It provides a comprehensive platform for deploying and managing containerized applications across cloud environments."
"The initial setup was really easy and the deployment was fast and straightforward."
"One of the most valuable feature is its scalability because it is easy to work with. Even though I haven't fully removed it before, it's simple to get started and develop further. It's comparable to working with languages like C++ and Python. Python. It is easy to understand and more user-friendly."
 

Cons

"The management UI could be improved."
"The user interface could be improved."
"Our critique is that we have to do too much work to get the cluster production-ready."
"The price could be a bit cheaper."
"The product's integration with third-party vendors needs improvement."
"It needs to support load balancing."
"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 monitoring part requires some serious improvements in Google Kubernetes Engine, as it does not have very good monitoring consoles."
"Integration with Windows is something that can be improved."
"Mirantis Container Cloud needs to improve its documentation."
"This solution is open-source and they need to focus on improving the Linux Operating Systems' GUI. It does not have a GUI making it not user-friendly. Additionally, the containers need to improve security and compliance."
"Sometimes the basic support is a bit difficult if you have a firewall and cloud servers behind the firewall and then try to implement the backup solution, it is a bit difficult to do by yourself."
"I think this solution needs better security due to more risks from the outside world."
"The orchestration and tracing should be improved."
"The initial setup was quite complex."
"I find Docker easier to use, but I gave it to an inexperienced developer and it took him a lot of time to understand."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Currently, it costs around $1000 per month which sorted our deployment. So once we get more clients, having a huge suffix, costs can go up."
"This is an open source solution, so there is no pricing or licensing."
"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."
"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."
"The price for Google Kubernetes Engine could be lower - I'd rate its pricing at three out of five."
"We are planning to use external support, and hire a commercial partner for it."
"The solution's price is reasonable."
"Docker is a free solution."
"I rate the product price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one means low price and ten means high price."
"Mirantis Container Cloud is free. However, there are features for which you need to pay."
"The community edition does not require a license and is completely free."
"Its licensing is on a yearly basis."
"The product is not expensive."
"This solution is free."
"It is more costly than other products, but it is worth every penny."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
24%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
Marketing Services Firm
18%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise16
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise17
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Kubernetes Engine?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Google Kubernetes Engine is straightforward, as I previously indicated. The need for humans is reduced with GCP since there is no need for ...
What needs improvement with Google Kubernetes Engine?
The price could be a bit cheaper. I don't see anything with Google Kubernetes Engine that needs to be improved. I think they are already implementing Kubernetes itself, so they are the owners. Howe...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Mirantis Container Cloud?
Regarding the cost, Mirantis Container Cloud is cheaper than other solutions like Red Hat. The license costs around 10,000 Indian rupees per year.
What needs improvement with Mirantis Container Cloud?
Mirantis Container Cloud should have AI integration tools, which are not available right now. These tools should assist in app scalability and deployment error handling.
 

Also Known As

GKE
Docker Enterprise
 

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Sample Customers

Philips Lighting, Alpha Vertex, GroupBy, BQ
illumina, Groupon, PayPal, ebay, ING, New Relic
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