# Kubernetes vs SUSE Rancher Comparison | | Kubernetes | SUSE Rancher | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 157 | 122 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (38.4% of reviews) | Enterprise (41.0% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Kubernetes Pros: - Auto-scaling (6 reviews) - Auto-Scaling (5 reviews) Cons: - Learning Curve (9 reviews) - Difficult Learning (7 reviews) ### SUSE Rancher Pros: - Kubernetes Management (12 reviews) - Cluster Management (11 reviews) Cons: - Complexity (4 reviews) - Complex Setup (4 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Kubernetes | SUSE Rancher | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.2 (130 reviews) | 8.5 (93 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 7.9 (138 reviews) | 8.8 (102 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 7.4 (92 reviews) | 8.2 (72 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.0 (71 reviews) | 8.7 (62 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.4 (112 reviews) | 8.1 (84 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.9 (57 reviews) | 8.6 (56 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.7 (125 reviews) | 9.6 (92 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Kubernetes #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### SUSE Rancher #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### IoT Edge Platforms | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Kubernetes** | N/A | N/A | | **SUSE Rancher** | 9.1/10 | 16 | #### Edge | Feature | Kubernetes | SUSE Rancher | |---|---|---| | **Local processing** | Not enough data | 8.8 (15 reviews) | | **Edge Analytics** | Not enough data | 9.2 (15 reviews) | | **Edge Data Storage** | Not enough data | 8.7 (15 reviews) | | **Edge Application Management** | Not enough data | 8.8 (15 reviews) | #### Operations | Feature | Kubernetes | SUSE Rancher | |---|---|---| | **Process Control** | Not enough data | 9.3 (15 reviews) | | **Interoperability** | Not enough data | 8.4 (15 reviews) | | **Interface** | Not enough data | 9.5 (16 reviews) | | **Access Controls** | Not enough data | 9.1 (15 reviews) | #### Performance | Feature | Kubernetes | SUSE Rancher | |---|---|---| | **Containerization** | Not enough data | 9.5 (16 reviews) | | **Performance and Stability** | Not enough data | 9.0 (16 reviews) | | **Device Performance** | Not enough data | 9.1 (15 reviews) | | **Scalability** | Not enough data | 9.2 (15 reviews) | ### Enterprise Kubernetes Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Kubernetes** | N/A | N/A | | **SUSE Rancher** | N/A | N/A | #### Fleet & Lifecycle Management - Enterprise Kubernetes Management | Feature | Kubernetes | SUSE Rancher | |---|---|---| | **Automated Cluster Provisioning & Onboarding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-Cluster Fleet Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cluster Templates & Blueprints** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Day-2 Operations & Reliability - Enterprise Kubernetes Management | Feature | Kubernetes | SUSE Rancher | |---|---|---| | **Auto-Remediation for Nodes & Clusters** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Resource & Cost Visibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Backup & Restore for Cluster Resources** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Identity & Access Management - Enterprise Kubernetes Management | Feature | Kubernetes | SUSE Rancher | |---|---|---| | **Policy-Based Access Controls** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Enterprise SSO Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-Tenancy & Team Isolation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Centralized RBAC Across Clusters** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Governance, Policy & Compliance - Enterprise Kubernetes Management | Feature | Kubernetes | SUSE Rancher | |---|---|---| | **Compliance Reporting & History** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Standards Guardrails for Cluster Config** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Audit Logging & Forensics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### App Delivery & Platform Integrations - Enterprise Kubernetes Management | Feature | Kubernetes | SUSE Rancher | |---|---|---| | **CI/CD Toolchain Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **GitOps-Based Config & Deployment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Container Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Kubernetes** | 9.0/10 | 76 | | **SUSE Rancher** | 8.4/10 | 84 | #### Management | Feature | Kubernetes | SUSE Rancher | |---|---|---| | **Access Control** | 8.9 (70 reviews) | 8.5 (79 reviews) | | **Network Isolation** | Feature Not Available | 8.4 (75 reviews) | | **File Isolation** | Feature Not Available | 8.1 (73 reviews) | #### Organization | Feature | Kubernetes | SUSE Rancher | |---|---|---| | **Packaging ** | 9.1 (65 reviews) | 8.5 (75 reviews) | | **Container Networking** | 9.1 (71 reviews) | 8.8 (74 reviews) | | **Orchestration** | 9.6 (74 reviews) | 8.7 (78 reviews) | #### Development | Feature | Kubernetes | SUSE Rancher | |---|---|---| | **Developer Toolkit** | 8.7 (54 reviews) | 7.8 (72 reviews) | | **Architecture** | 9.1 (70 reviews) | 8.4 (75 reviews) | | **Datacenter** | 9.0 (55 reviews) | 8.2 (72 reviews) | | **Virtualization** | 9.0 (57 reviews) | 8.7 (74 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Container Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-management) **Unique to Kubernetes (1):** [Container Orchestration Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-orchestration) **Unique to SUSE Rancher (2):** [IoT Edge Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/iot-edge-platforms), [ Enterprise Kubernetes Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/enterprise-kubernetes-management) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Kubernetes | SUSE Rancher | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 28.5% | 29.9% | | **Mid-Market** | 33.1% | 29.1% | | **Enterprise** | 38.4% | 41.0% | ### 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% #### SUSE Rancher - **Information Technology and Services:** 25.0% - **Computer Software:** 8.6% - **Telecommunications:** 5.2% - **Financial Services:** 5.2% - **Computer & Network Security:** 4.3% - **Banking:** 4.3% - **Higher Education:** 3.4% - **Automotive:** 2.6% - **Retail:** 2.6% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 2.6% - **Other:** 36.2% --- ## 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 (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) - [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 SUSE Rancher - [Portainer](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (294 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) - [Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)](https://www.g2.com/products/nutanix-kubernetes-platform-nkp/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (11 reviews) - [Platform9 Managed Kubernetes (PMK)](https://www.g2.com/products/platform9-managed-kubernetes-pmk/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (21 reviews) - [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) - [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 (115 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) - [AWS Fargate](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-fargate/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (95 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..." ### SUSE Rancher - Title: [How good is Rancher?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-good-is-rancher) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "very good " - Title: [How is Rancher different from Kubernetes?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-is-rancher-different-from-kubernetes) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "You don't compare these products. Rancher creates and manages Kubernetes clusters like VMWare ESXi creates and manages virtual machines." - Title: [What are features of Rancher?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-features-of-rancher) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Rancher creates and manages Kubernetes clusters. It has the most complete GUI to interact with Kubernetes clusters without diving deep in "kubectl" and YAMLs." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/kubernetes-vs-suse-rancher)