Docker is oftentimes complicated, requiring a series of terminal commands to perform otherwise simple actions. Portainer provides a user interface that is both beautiful and functional. Our company services such as our DNS server and website can now be easily monitored via Portainer's interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some aspects of Portainer seem to have some lack of thought to them. An example is the update prompt, which reminds the user to update. While not a bad idea, the prompt is loaded in half a second after the rest of the page, shifting the entire page down. The result is the click, to select a specific server in the dashboard, selecting a different instance. This is a very minor annoyance that could easily be solved by moving the reminder away from the top. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Great interface, simplifying management of containers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Limited third-party integrations, RBAC and scaling Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We use portainer to manage all our containers and to automate the deployment of new builds.

In fact, what we love about Portainer is the GitOps updates feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only feature that I think Portainer is missing is global git credentials. At the moment git credentials are associated only with a single user and that is very limiting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of access and presentation of features. I also particularly appreciate the compose feature, especially when combined with GitHub access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Docker Desktop extension does not appear to support a license, and thus it doesn't appear to be able to save my GitHub credentials. However, this is a new way of using Portainer for me, as I generally use it running as a container from a docker compose file. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like how Portainer makes docker service's management so much easier.

My prefered feature is the hability to easily implement stacks using git integration, as it gets really streamlined with other software development flows we currently use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think Portainer misses an easy backup and restore feature - either options to export and import a full config file on the control panel, or options to automate a remote backup embeded on the tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As said, the ease of use (without the need of console) in a webinterface, whith the ability of multiple users and over a secure connection is a great win, especially in my very small docker environment. Also the recent check of running contrainers for current image versions is a nice benefit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Missing a progress of docker-compose while starting up stacks (downloading image x%, starting...). Even the bare docker-compose output would be sufficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's a simple-to-use container management system that you can use from the web. It runs in Docker and allows me to manage all of my systems (I'm currently managing two Docker standalone instances, and a Kubernetes cluster).

Having a simple and well-documented web-ui makes managing these systems so much easier, as I don't have to do everything from the cli (command line interface). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Although it isn't specifically designed to do so, according to their own documentation, Portainer can work with podman (a docker alternative). I have tried this on several occations, and have had barely-usable results. The glitches and issues when using podman make it impractical to use Portainer over the normal cli.

If Podman implemented native podman support, it would cover all my needs for container management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- Ease of deployment

- Checks image updates

- Clear status messages Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- TFA/MFA is missing, would be great to have this as an extra security measure for login.

- Uninstall of container, leaves behind files/folders under /portainer/Files/AppData/Config/ which needs to be manually removed.

- Have an option to archive App Template URL. Currently only 1 URL can be specified, it would be nice to be able to save/archives multiple URLs and select which URL must be referred or used by Portainer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- Ease of use

- Built-in monitoring

- Active Directory integration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- Pesters constantly about updating with an annoying banner

- Stacks feature does not support bind mounts, forcing the use of named volumes

- Lackluster default App templates (although source can be changed) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I can manage all my VM's running Docker in one place. It is also nice that the program is open source, and that I can self-host it. Managing Docker containers/images/volumes in a GUI allows you to be more efficient and avoid wasting storage on unused resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Portainer Business Edition has some limitations. This is a bit silly since you host the software on your own hardware. However, a 5-machine limit does exist for free, and is enough for smaller operations. For most people and organizations, this is probably more than enough. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.