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Naga Kiran K.
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Master
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Lightweight Kubernetes Distribution"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Canonical MicroK8s?

Available as a single snap package on Ubuntu and other linux distributions. Easy to install. Low memory footprint. Can get it up and running in less than 10 mins and supports all Kubernetes features. Supports building a cluster with multiple nodes. It doesn’t require spinning up a virtual machine to run. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Canonical MicroK8s?

can be installed only on Linux distributions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services
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Verified User in Financial Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Light weight kubernetes engine"
4/5
What do you like best about Canonical MicroK8s?

1. Snap store - can be installed in one command from the store

2. Istio ingress can be enabled as a sidecar service Prometheus, kiali, grafana, jaeger dashboard

3. Multi-node clusters can be enabled.

4. Managed by ubuntu team

5. MicroK8S can be installed in 10 minutes

6. Support all Kubernetes features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Canonical MicroK8s?

1. Load balancing - running open prem needs to have Nginx or any reverse proxy for routing traffic to istio ingress Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Telecommunications
UT
Verified User in Telecommunications
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Kubernetes using microk8s"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Canonical MicroK8s?

Easy setup, can add multiple nodes and build a cluster, easy to enable or disable k8s services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Canonical MicroK8s?

It utilizes more memory than vanilla k8s. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Originally submitted 11/7/2021
"Good for beginners, not recommended for production"
4/5
What do you like best about Canonical MicroK8s?

- Easy to use

- Lots of information

- Lots of guides Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Canonical MicroK8s?

- Prone to errors

- Unresponsive after a ram saturation because of ingress unexplained loop

- Its embedded in SNAP Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Verified User in Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Originally submitted 10/12/2021
"Quick and easy local kubernetes setup"
5/5
What do you like best about Canonical MicroK8s?

No need of any hard steps to setup local kubernetes for development. One step installation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Canonical MicroK8s?

It could have smaller commands, without needing to add microk8s in the command Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
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Verified User in Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Best for local k8s development"
5/5
What do you like best about Canonical MicroK8s?

Simple one line installation for simple one node k8s setup using snap packages Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Canonical MicroK8s?

It can extend to multi node setup for kubernetes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
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Verified User in Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Microk8s for Edge"
4/5
What do you like best about Canonical MicroK8s?

Easy install and adopt on any architecture Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Canonical MicroK8s?

some of the logs are not understandable and not enough documents Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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