# Helios, Kubernetes vs AWS Elastic Beanstalk Comparison | | Helios | Kubernetes | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 21 | 157 | 197 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (65.0% of reviews) | Enterprise (38.4% of reviews) | Small-Business (34.7% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Helios **Not enough data** ### Kubernetes Pros: - Auto-scaling (6 reviews) - Auto-Scaling (5 reviews) Cons: - Learning Curve (9 reviews) - Difficult Learning (7 reviews) ### AWS Elastic Beanstalk Pros: - Deployment Ease (2 reviews) - Ease of Use (2 reviews) Cons: - Learning Curve (2 reviews) - Complexity (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Helios | Kubernetes | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (14 reviews) | 9.2 (130 reviews) | 8.5 (149 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (15 reviews) | 7.9 (138 reviews) | 8.5 (148 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | Not enough data | 7.4 (92 reviews) | 8.2 (75 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | Not enough data | 8.0 (71 reviews) | 8.1 (68 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.1 (12 reviews) | 8.4 (112 reviews) | 8.1 (131 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | Not enough data | 8.9 (57 reviews) | 8.2 (65 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.2 (15 reviews) | 9.7 (125 reviews) | 8.5 (143 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Helios #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Kubernetes #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### AWS Elastic Beanstalk #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Helios** | N/A | N/A | | **Kubernetes** | N/A | N/A | | **AWS Elastic Beanstalk** | 8.4/10 | 103 | #### Development | Feature | Helios | Kubernetes | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | |---|---|---|---| | **Application Deployment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (86 reviews) | | **Development Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (82 reviews) | | **Development Environment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (82 reviews) | | **Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (78 reviews) | | **Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (80 reviews) | #### Database | Feature | Helios | Kubernetes | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | |---|---|---|---| | **Database Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (76 reviews) | | **Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.8 (80 reviews) | | **Auto Scaling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (86 reviews) | | **Backup / Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (80 reviews) | | **Storage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (81 reviews) | #### Infrastructure | Feature | Helios | Kubernetes | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | |---|---|---|---| | **Networking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (82 reviews) | | **Virtual Machines** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (83 reviews) | | **Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (83 reviews) | ### Container Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Helios** | N/A | N/A | | **Kubernetes** | 9.0/10 | 76 | | **AWS Elastic Beanstalk** | N/A | N/A | #### Management | Feature | Helios | Kubernetes | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | |---|---|---|---| | **Access Control** | Not enough data | 8.9 (70 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Network Isolation** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **File Isolation** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | #### Organization | Feature | Helios | Kubernetes | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | |---|---|---|---| | **Packaging ** | Not enough data | 9.1 (65 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Container Networking** | Not enough data | 9.1 (71 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Orchestration** | Not enough data | 9.6 (74 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Development | Feature | Helios | Kubernetes | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | |---|---|---|---| | **Developer Toolkit** | Not enough data | 8.7 (54 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Architecture** | Not enough data | 9.1 (70 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Datacenter** | Not enough data | 9.0 (55 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Virtualization** | Not enough data | 9.0 (57 reviews) | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Unique to Helios (1):** [Other Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-analytics) **Unique to Kubernetes (2):** [Container Orchestration Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-orchestration), [Container Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-management) **Unique to AWS Elastic Beanstalk (1):** [Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-platform-as-a-service-paas) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Helios | Kubernetes | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 65.0% | 28.5% | 34.7% | | **Mid-Market** | 30.0% | 33.1% | 31.3% | | **Enterprise** | 5.0% | 38.4% | 34.1% | ### By Industry #### Helios - **Education Management:** 10.0% - **Financial Services:** 10.0% - **Banking:** 5.0% - **Computer Software:** 5.0% - **Consumer Goods:** 5.0% - **Cosmetics:** 5.0% - **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 5.0% - **Entertainment:** 5.0% - **Graphic Design:** 5.0% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 5.0% - **Other:** 40.0% #### 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% #### AWS Elastic Beanstalk - **Computer Software:** 23.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 19.3% - **Financial Services:** 4.5% - **Automotive:** 4.0% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.4% - **Computer & Network Security:** 3.4% - **Education Management:** 2.8% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.3% - **Hospitality:** 2.3% - **Retail:** 1.7% - **Other:** 33.0% --- ## 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Top Discussions ### Helios 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..." ### AWS Elastic Beanstalk - Title: [Any late 2019 updates you wanna add? Did they got better on the stack upgrade communication? Any ne](https://www.g2.com/discussions/any-late-2019-updates-you-wanna-add-did-they-got-better-on-the-stack-upgrade-communication-any-ne) — 4 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "This is a very nice one and gives in-depth information. I am really happy with the quality and presentation of the article. I’d really like to appreciate the..." - Title: [What is AWS Elastic Beanstalk used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/aws-elastic-beanstalk-what-is-aws-elastic-beanstalk-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "AWS Elastic Beanstalk is used for deploying and scaling web applications within minutes." - Title: [Is AWS Elastic Beanstalk PaaS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-aws-elastic-beanstalk-paas) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Yes" - Title: [Should you use Elastic Beanstalk?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/should-you-use-elastic-beanstalk) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Definitely. This way, you only have to worry about your application and data, and nothing else." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/helios-vs-kubernetes-vs-aws-elastic-beanstalk)