Compare Kitematic and Portainer 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (82.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$0.00 3 Nodes Per Month
Kitematic
Star Rating
(6)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about KitematicPortainer
Star Rating
(294)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 3 Nodes Per Month
Learn more about PortainerPricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Kitematic
No pricing availablePortainer
Portainer Business - 3 Nodes Free
$0.00
3 Nodes Per Month
Portainer Business is our fully featured, fully supported business product. It is used by some of the largest organizations in the world to deliver a powerful Kubernetes and Docker container management experience for DevOps and IT teams. With more than 650,000 active users, Portainer is proven to be the simplest and most effective way of adopting and managing Kubernetes, and Docker/Swarm environments.
- https://www.portainer.io/take-3
Free Trial
Kitematic
No trial information availablePortainer
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
5
9.3
245
Ease of Use
9.0
5
9.4
248
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
9.4
199
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
9.6
178
Quality of Support
Not enough data
9.0
155
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.5
136
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
5
9.8
237
Features by Category
Systems Management
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.4
6
IoT Capabilities
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Agentic AI - Industrial IoT
Not enough data
Not enough data
Edge
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Simplification - Internal Developer Platform
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
8.8
20
Automation - Internal Developer Platform
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
9.0
20
Fleet & Lifecycle Management - Enterprise Kubernetes Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Day-2 Operations & Reliability - Enterprise Kubernetes Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity & Access Management - Enterprise Kubernetes Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance, Policy & Compliance - Enterprise Kubernetes Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
App Delivery & Platform Integrations - Enterprise Kubernetes Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
9.3
186
9.0
5
9.2
175
9.3
5
Feature Not Available
Organization
9.3
5
9.0
176
9.0
5
9.2
197
7.3
5
9.1
178
Development
Not enough data
8.7
143
8.3
5
9.1
169
8.0
5
8.8
140
8.3
5
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Kitematic and Portainer are categorized as Container Management
Unique Categories
Kitematic has no unique categories
Portainer is categorized as Internal Developer Platforms, IoT Edge Platforms, Industrial IoT, and Enterprise Kubernetes Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Kitematic
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Portainer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
50.0%
Telecommunications
16.7%
Information Technology and Services
16.7%
Computer Games
16.7%
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Other
0.0%
Information Technology and Services
21.1%
Computer Software
19.3%
Computer & Network Security
7.7%
Computer Networking
3.2%
Program Development
3.2%
Other
45.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
Kitematic has no discussions with answers
Can Portainer manage Swarm?
3 Comments
MP
Yes, Portainer has built-in management capabilities for both Swarm and Kubernetes.Read more
What is the difference between Portainer and Portainer CE?
3 Comments
Official Response from Portainer
Portainer Community Edition (CE) is open source software, designed for individuals (home labs). Portainer Business Edition is a commercially supported...Read more
What is Portainer used for?
3 Comments
SC
It provides a web-based GUI for managing Docker installations. (It also work for Kubernetes, but I only use it with Docker)Read more
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