# Azure Service Fabric vs Kubernetes Comparison | | Azure Service Fabric | Kubernetes | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.0 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 13 | 158 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (66.7% of reviews) | Enterprise (38.2% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Azure Service Fabric **Not enough data** ### Kubernetes Pros: - Auto-scaling (6 reviews) - Auto-Scaling (5 reviews) Cons: - Learning Curve (9 reviews) - Difficult Learning (7 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Azure Service Fabric | Kubernetes | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.6 (11 reviews) | 9.2 (131 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 7.6 (11 reviews) | 7.9 (139 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | Not enough data | 7.4 (93 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | Not enough data | 8.0 (71 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 7.8 (9 reviews) | 8.4 (113 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | Not enough data | 8.9 (57 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 6.8 (11 reviews) | 9.7 (126 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Azure Service Fabric #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Kubernetes #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Container Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Azure Service Fabric** | N/A | N/A | | **Kubernetes** | 9.0/10 | 77 | #### Management | Feature | Azure Service Fabric | Kubernetes | |---|---|---| | **Access Control** | Not enough data | 8.9 (71 reviews) | | **Network Isolation** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **File Isolation** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Organization | Feature | Azure Service Fabric | Kubernetes | |---|---|---| | **Packaging ** | Not enough data | 9.1 (65 reviews) | | **Container Networking** | Not enough data | 9.1 (71 reviews) | | **Orchestration** | Not enough data | 9.6 (74 reviews) | #### Development | Feature | Azure Service Fabric | Kubernetes | |---|---|---| | **Developer Toolkit** | Not enough data | 8.7 (54 reviews) | | **Architecture** | Not enough data | 9.1 (70 reviews) | | **Datacenter** | Not enough data | 9.0 (55 reviews) | | **Virtualization** | Not enough data | 9.0 (57 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Container Orchestration Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-orchestration) **Unique to Kubernetes (1):** [Container Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-management) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Azure Service Fabric | Kubernetes | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 16.7% | 28.9% | | **Mid-Market** | 16.7% | 32.9% | | **Enterprise** | 66.7% | 38.2% | ### By Industry #### Azure Service Fabric - **Information Technology and Services:** 25.0% - **Computer Software:** 25.0% - **Retail:** 8.3% - **Internet:** 8.3% - **Financial Services:** 8.3% - **Building Materials:** 8.3% - **Airlines/Aviation:** 8.3% - **Accounting:** 8.3% #### Kubernetes - **Computer Software:** 32.9% - **Information Technology and Services:** 21.1% - **Telecommunications:** 9.2% - **Financial Services:** 5.3% - **Banking:** 3.3% - **Internet:** 3.3% - **Computer & Network Security:** 2.6% - **Government Administration:** 2.6% - **Retail:** 2.0% - **Computer Networking:** 2.0% - **Other:** 15.8% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Azure Service Fabric - [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (304 reviews) - [Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (283 reviews) - [Google Cloud Build](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-build/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (62 reviews) - [VMware vSphere](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsphere/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (761 reviews) - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews) - [VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-cloud-foundation-vcf/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (668 reviews) - [Akamai Cloud Computing](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (406 reviews) - [Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise)](https://www.g2.com/products/mirantis-kubernetes-engine-formerly-docker-enterprise/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (282 reviews) - [Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)](https://www.g2.com/products/google-kubernetes-engine-gke/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (260 reviews) - [Google Cloud Run](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-run/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (241 reviews) ### Alternatives to Kubernetes - [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (304 reviews) - [Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (283 reviews) - [Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise)](https://www.g2.com/products/mirantis-kubernetes-engine-formerly-docker-enterprise/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (282 reviews) - [Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)](https://www.g2.com/products/google-kubernetes-engine-gke/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (260 reviews) - [Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-kubernetes-service-aks/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (116 reviews) - [Portainer](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (296 reviews) - [Google Cloud Run](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-run/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (241 reviews) - [SUSE Rancher](https://www.g2.com/products/suse-rancher/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (151 reviews) - [Cloud Foundry](https://www.g2.com/products/cloud-foundry/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (19 reviews) - [Apache Mesos](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-mesos/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (16 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Azure Service Fabric No discussions available for this product. ### Kubernetes - Title: [What does Kubernetes do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-kubernetes-do) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Container orchestration and container management. You can also configure properties on the basis of which scaling of pods will be done. It makes your..." - Title: [What are the main features of Kubernetes?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-main-features-of-kubernetes) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "- Container orchestration utilising available hardware or VMs, thus decreasing costs - High Availability within a data center / availability zone - Ability..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/azure-service-fabric-vs-kubernetes)