# Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) vs Kubernetes Comparison | | Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) | Kubernetes | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 259 | 157 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (43.9% of reviews) | Enterprise (38.4% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Pros: - Ease of Use (9 reviews) - Features (9 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (8 reviews) - Poor Customer Support (5 reviews) ### Kubernetes Pros: - Auto-scaling (6 reviews) - Auto-Scaling (5 reviews) Cons: - Learning Curve (9 reviews) - Difficult Learning (7 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) | Kubernetes | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.9 (140 reviews) | 9.2 (130 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (142 reviews) | 7.9 (138 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.4 (89 reviews) | 7.4 (92 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.2 (74 reviews) | 8.0 (71 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.1 (133 reviews) | 8.4 (112 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.2 (71 reviews) | 8.9 (57 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.4 (132 reviews) | 9.7 (125 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) #### 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 | |---|---|---| | **Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)** | 8.6/10 | 83 | | **Kubernetes** | 9.0/10 | 76 | #### Management | Feature | Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) | Kubernetes | |---|---|---| | **Access Control** | 8.4 (65 reviews) | 8.9 (70 reviews) | | **Network Isolation** | 8.5 (64 reviews) | Feature Not Available | #### Organization | Feature | Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) | Kubernetes | |---|---|---| | **Packaging ** | 8.4 (66 reviews) | 9.1 (65 reviews) | | **Container Networking** | 8.6 (69 reviews) | 9.1 (71 reviews) | | **Orchestration** | 9.0 (70 reviews) | 9.6 (74 reviews) | #### Development | Feature | Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) | Kubernetes | |---|---|---| | **Developer Toolkit** | Feature Not Available | 8.7 (54 reviews) | | **Architecture** | 8.8 (68 reviews) | 9.1 (70 reviews) | | **Datacenter** | Feature Not Available | 9.0 (55 reviews) | | **Virtualization** | 8.4 (65 reviews) | 9.0 (57 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (2):** [Container Orchestration Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-orchestration), [Container Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-management) **Unique to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) (2):** [Container Networking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-networking), [Service Discovery Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/service-discovery) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) | Kubernetes | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 24.8% | 28.5% | | **Mid-Market** | 31.3% | 33.1% | | **Enterprise** | 43.9% | 38.4% | ### By Industry #### Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) - **Computer Software:** 21.1% - **Information Technology and Services:** 19.2% - **Retail:** 5.2% - **Financial Services:** 4.7% - **Banking:** 4.2% - **Computer & Network Security:** 3.8% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.8% - **Computer Networking:** 2.8% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.3% - **Entertainment:** 2.3% - **Other:** 31.5% #### Kubernetes - **Computer Software:** 33.1% - **Information Technology and Services:** 21.2% - **Telecommunications:** 9.3% - **Financial Services:** 5.3% - **Banking:** 3.3% - **Internet:** 3.3% - **Government Administration:** 2.6% - **Retail:** 2.0% - **Computer & Network Security:** 2.0% - **Computer Networking:** 2.0% - **Other:** 15.9% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) - [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (303 reviews) - [Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (282 reviews) - [Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise)](https://www.g2.com/products/mirantis-kubernetes-engine-formerly-docker-enterprise/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (281 reviews) - [Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-kubernetes-service-aks/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (115 reviews) - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (746 reviews) - [SUSE Rancher](https://www.g2.com/products/suse-rancher/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (122 reviews) - [AWS Fargate](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-fargate/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (95 reviews) - [Portainer](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (294 reviews) - [Akamai Cloud Computing](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (406 reviews) - [Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-kubernetes-service-amazon-eks/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (108 reviews) ### Alternatives to Kubernetes - [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (303 reviews) - [Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (282 reviews) - [Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise)](https://www.g2.com/products/mirantis-kubernetes-engine-formerly-docker-enterprise/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (281 reviews) - [Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-kubernetes-service-aks/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (115 reviews) - [Portainer](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (294 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 (122 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) - [Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-kubernetes-service-amazon-eks/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (108 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) - Title: [What is Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-google-kubernetes-engine-gke-used-for) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is a tool that helps manage and organize your computer programs. It uses containers to neatly package each part of your..." - Title: [What is Google Cloud Anthos Config Management used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-google-cloud-anthos-config-management-used-for) — 1 comment, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "GKE is used to run and manage containerized applications on Kubernetes with autoscaling, load balancing, and easier deployment/operations in Google Cloud." ### 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/google-kubernetes-engine-gke-vs-kubernetes)