# Kubernetes, Portainer vs F5 NGINX Comparison | | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.8 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 158 | 294 | 107 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (38.4% of reviews) | Small-Business (82.2% of reviews) | Small-Business (41.5% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | $0.00 3 Nodes Per Month | Starting at $2500 per year | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Kubernetes Pros: - Auto-scaling (6 reviews) - Auto-Scaling (5 reviews) Cons: - Learning Curve (9 reviews) - Difficult Learning (7 reviews) ### Portainer Pros: - Ease of Use (33 reviews) - Docker Management (30 reviews) Cons: - Usability Issues (12 reviews) - Technical Issues (11 reviews) ### F5 NGINX Pros: - Configuration Ease (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.2 (130 reviews) | 9.3 (245 reviews) | 9.3 (96 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 7.9 (138 reviews) | 9.4 (248 reviews) | 8.4 (96 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 7.4 (92 reviews) | 9.4 (199 reviews) | 8.3 (65 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.0 (71 reviews) | 9.6 (178 reviews) | 8.4 (65 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.4 (112 reviews) | 9.0 (155 reviews) | 7.6 (70 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.9 (57 reviews) | 9.5 (136 reviews) | 9.1 (45 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.7 (125 reviews) | 9.8 (237 reviews) | 9.0 (93 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Kubernetes #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Portainer #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Portainer Business - 3 Nodes Free Price: $0.00 3 Nodes Per Month Description: 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. Key Features: - https://www.portainer.io/take-3 [Learn more about Portainer](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews) #### Free Trial Yes ### F5 NGINX #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: NGINX Plus, Single Instance Price: Starting at $2500 per year Description: 24/7 Enterprise support with 30-minute SLA is available, for $5,000/year per instance. We also provide Basic support for $2,500/year and Professional support for $3,500/year for less-critical deployments. [Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/f5-nginx/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Web Application Firewall (WAF) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Kubernetes** | N/A | N/A | | **Portainer** | N/A | N/A | | **F5 NGINX** | 8.7/10 | 22 | #### Analysis | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Logging and Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.4 (21 reviews) | | **Issue Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (20 reviews) | | **Security Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (20 reviews) | #### Controls | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Application-Layer Controls ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (21 reviews) | | **Traffic Controls** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (21 reviews) | | **Network Controls** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (20 reviews) | #### Functionality | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **API / Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (18 reviews) | | **Extensibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (21 reviews) | | **Bot Traffic** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### DDoS Protection | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Kubernetes** | N/A | N/A | | **Portainer** | N/A | N/A | | **F5 NGINX** | 8.3/10 | 24 | #### Management | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **IT Alerting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (22 reviews) | | **Network Capacity** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (23 reviews) | | **Logging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (23 reviews) | | **API / Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (18 reviews) | #### Protection | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **DNS Protection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (21 reviews) | | **Website Protection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (22 reviews) | | **Infrastructure Protection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (23 reviews) | #### Resolution | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Attack Mitigation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.1 (23 reviews) | | **Network Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.7 (21 reviews) | | **Security Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.5 (21 reviews) | | **Anomoly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.9 (21 reviews) | | **Resolution Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Industrial IoT | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Kubernetes** | N/A | N/A | | **Portainer** | 9.2/10 | 6 | | **F5 NGINX** | N/A | N/A | #### Systems Management | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Device Discovery** | Not enough data | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **System Integration** | Not enough data | 10.0 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Remote Access** | Not enough data | 9.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Workflows** | Not enough data | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Hardware** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Dashboard** | Not enough data | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | #### IoT Capabilities | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Process Automation** | Not enough data | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Security** | Not enough data | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Safety** | Not enough data | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Environmental Conditions** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Resource Optimization** | Not enough data | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Product Quality** | Not enough data | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Predictive Maintenance** | Not enough data | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Industrial IoT | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Web Server Accelerator | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Kubernetes** | N/A | N/A | | **Portainer** | N/A | N/A | | **F5 NGINX** | 8.7/10 | 5 | #### Performance | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Content Delivery Acceleration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Caching and Prefetching** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Content Compression** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Load Balancing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Server Clustering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Real-Time Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **SSL/TLS Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | | **Adminstration Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (5 reviews) | ### IoT Edge Platforms | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Kubernetes** | N/A | N/A | | **Portainer** | N/A | N/A | | **F5 NGINX** | N/A | N/A | #### Edge | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Local processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Edge Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Edge Data Storage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Edge Application Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Operations | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Process Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Interoperability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Interface** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Access Controls** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Performance | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Containerization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Performance and Stability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Device Performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Application Server | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Kubernetes** | N/A | N/A | | **Portainer** | N/A | N/A | | **F5 NGINX** | 8.4/10 | 9 | #### Data Management | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Redundancy** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (9 reviews) | | **Server Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (9 reviews) | | **Version and Profile Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (9 reviews) | | **Web-based frameworks** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (9 reviews) | | **Data exchange** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.9 (7 reviews) | #### User Features | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Centralized offering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (8 reviews) | | **Security updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (9 reviews) | | **Real-time visibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (8 reviews) | #### Modernization | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Cloud deployment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (7 reviews) | | **Microservices development** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (8 reviews) | | **On-premises support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.7 (8 reviews) | | **Modular architecture** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (8 reviews) | #### AI Performance Improvement - Application Server | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Application Scaling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Error Prediction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Intelligent Resource Forecasting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Intrusion Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Application Server | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Internal Developer Platforms | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Kubernetes** | N/A | N/A | | **Portainer** | 8.8/10 | 20 | | **F5 NGINX** | N/A | N/A | #### Simplification - Internal Developer Platform | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Self-Service** | Not enough data | 8.6 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Utilization** | Not enough data | 9.3 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Streamlining** | Not enough data | 8.8 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Automation - Internal Developer Platform | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Integration** | Not enough data | 8.5 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Infrastructure** | Not enough data | 9.0 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Load Balancing | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Kubernetes** | N/A | N/A | | **Portainer** | N/A | N/A | | **F5 NGINX** | N/A | N/A | #### Usability - Load Balancing | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **User Interface Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Setup Simplicity** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Platform Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Container Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Performance Optimization - Load Balancing | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Global Load Balancing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Dynamic Resource Allocation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Server Health Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security & Compliance - Load Balancing | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **SSL/TLS Termination** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Application Firewall Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **DDoS Mitigation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **IP Whitelisting/Blacklisting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Enterprise Kubernetes Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Kubernetes** | N/A | N/A | | **Portainer** | N/A | N/A | | **F5 NGINX** | N/A | N/A | #### Fleet & Lifecycle Management - Enterprise Kubernetes Management | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Automated Cluster Provisioning & Onboarding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-Cluster Fleet Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cluster Templates & Blueprints** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Day-2 Operations & Reliability - Enterprise Kubernetes Management | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Auto-Remediation for Nodes & Clusters** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Resource & Cost Visibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Backup & Restore for Cluster Resources** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Identity & Access Management - Enterprise Kubernetes Management | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Policy-Based Access Controls** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Enterprise SSO Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-Tenancy & Team Isolation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Centralized RBAC Across Clusters** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Governance, Policy & Compliance - Enterprise Kubernetes Management | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Compliance Reporting & History** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Standards Guardrails for Cluster Config** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Audit Logging & Forensics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### App Delivery & Platform Integrations - Enterprise Kubernetes Management | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **CI/CD Toolchain Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **GitOps-Based Config & Deployment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Container Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Kubernetes** | 9.0/10 | 76 | | **Portainer** | 9.1/10 | 216 | | **F5 NGINX** | N/A | N/A | #### Management | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Access Control** | 8.9 (70 reviews) | 9.3 (186 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Network Isolation** | Feature Not Available | 9.2 (175 reviews) | Not enough data | | **File Isolation** | Feature Not Available | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | #### Organization | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Packaging ** | 9.1 (65 reviews) | 9.0 (176 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Container Networking** | 9.1 (71 reviews) | 9.2 (197 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Orchestration** | 9.6 (74 reviews) | 9.1 (178 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Development | Feature | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Developer Toolkit** | 8.7 (54 reviews) | 8.7 (143 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Architecture** | 9.1 (70 reviews) | 9.1 (169 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Datacenter** | 9.0 (55 reviews) | 8.8 (140 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Virtualization** | 9.0 (57 reviews) | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **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 Portainer (5):** [Internal Developer Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/internal-developer-platforms), [IoT Edge Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/iot-edge-platforms), [Industrial IoT Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/industrial-iot), [Container Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-management), [ Enterprise Kubernetes Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/enterprise-kubernetes-management) **Unique to F5 NGINX (6):** [Load Balancing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/load-balancing), [Container Networking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-networking), [Web Server Accelerator Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/web-server-accelerator), [Application Server Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-server), [DDoS Protection Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/ddos-protection), [Web Application Firewalls (WAF)](https://www.g2.com/categories/web-application-firewall-waf) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Kubernetes | Portainer | F5 NGINX | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 28.5% | 82.2% | 41.5% | | **Mid-Market** | 33.1% | 10.8% | 39.6% | | **Enterprise** | 38.4% | 7.0% | 18.9% | ### By Industry #### 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% #### Portainer - **Information Technology and Services:** 21.1% - **Computer Software:** 19.3% - **Computer & Network Security:** 7.7% - **Computer Networking:** 3.2% - **Program Development:** 3.2% - **Telecommunications:** 2.5% - **Consulting:** 2.1% - **Education Management:** 1.8% - **Retail:** 1.8% - **Higher Education:** 1.8% - **Other:** 35.8% #### F5 NGINX - **Information Technology and Services:** 38.7% - **Computer Software:** 17.0% - **Internet:** 7.5% - **Banking:** 2.8% - **E-Learning:** 2.8% - **Retail:** 2.8% - **Building Materials:** 2.8% - **Financial Services:** 1.9% - **Higher Education:** 1.9% - **Consumer Goods:** 1.9% - **Other:** 19.8% --- ## Alternatives ### 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) - [Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)](https://www.g2.com/products/google-kubernetes-engine-gke/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (259 reviews) - [Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-kubernetes-service-aks/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (116 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) ### Alternatives to Portainer - [SUSE Rancher](https://www.g2.com/products/suse-rancher/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (122 reviews) - [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (303 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) - [Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (282 reviews) - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews) - [Akamai Cloud Computing](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (406 reviews) - [Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)](https://www.g2.com/products/google-kubernetes-engine-gke/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (259 reviews) - [Harness Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/harness-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (281 reviews) - [Google Cloud Run](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-run/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (241 reviews) - [AWS Fargate](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-fargate/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (95 reviews) ### Alternatives to F5 NGINX - [HAProxy](https://www.g2.com/products/haproxy/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (900 reviews) - [Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (601 reviews) - [Azure Application Gateway](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-application-gateway/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (160 reviews) - [Traefik](https://www.g2.com/products/traefik/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (35 reviews) - [HashiCorp Consul](https://www.g2.com/products/hashicorp-consul/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (23 reviews) - [Progress Kemp LoadMaster](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-kemp-loadmaster/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (213 reviews) - [Squid](https://www.g2.com/products/squid/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (16 reviews) - [Lighttpd](https://www.g2.com/products/lighttpd/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (11 reviews) - [NetScaler](https://www.g2.com/products/netscaler/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (85 reviews) - [Hostwinds](https://www.g2.com/products/hostwinds/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (438 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### 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..." ### Portainer - Title: [Can Portainer manage Swarm?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-portainer-manage-swarm) — 3 comments > **Top comment:** "Yes, Portainer has built-in management capabilities for both Swarm and Kubernetes." - Title: [What is the difference between Portainer and Portainer CE?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-difference-between-portainer-and-portainer-ce) — 3 comments *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Portainer Community Edition (CE) is open source software, designed for individuals (home labs). Portainer Business Edition is a commercially supported..." - Title: [What is Portainer used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-portainer-used-for) — 3 comments > **Top comment:** "It provides a web-based GUI for managing Docker installations. (It also work for Kubernetes, but I only use it with Docker)" - Title: [Is Portainer an orchestrator?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-portainer-an-orchestrator) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "No, Portainer is not an orchestrator. Portainer is a universal container management platform that helps organizations adopt and get up to speed with..." ### F5 NGINX - Title: [Improve the delivery of static resources](https://www.g2.com/discussions/12716-improve-the-delivery-of-static-resources) — 3 comments, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "Application server" - Title: [Can I use nginx for free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-use-nginx-for-free) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Yes" --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/kubernetes-vs-portainer-vs-f5-nginx)