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    Cycle

    N/AN/ACycle is a container orchestration platform. By simplifying the processes around container and infrastructure deployments, Cycle aims to enable developers to spend more time building and less time managing. With automatic platform updates, standardized deployments, a powerful API, and bottleneck crushing automation—the platform is designed to give organizations the capabilities of an elite DevOps team.

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    Kubernetes

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AKubernetes is an open-source container cluster manager.N/A
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    CycleKubernetes
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    CycleKubernetes
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    CycleKubernetes
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    CycleKubernetes
    Container Management
    Comparison of Container Management features of Cycle and Kubernetes
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    Ratings
    Kubernetes
    8.4
    3 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Security and Isolation00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Container Orchestration00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Cluster Management00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Storage Management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Resource Allocation and Optimization00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
    Discovery Tools00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Update Rollouts and Rollbacks00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Self-Healing and Recovery00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Analytics, Monitoring, and Logging00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    CycleKubernetes
    Small Businesses
    Mirantis Kubernetes Engine
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Mirantis Kubernetes Engine
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
    Score7.4 out of 10
    IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
    Score7.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CycleKubernetes
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    9.5
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    CycleKubernetes
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cycle
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    Kubernetes
    K8s should be avoided - If your application works well without being converted into microservices-based architecture & fits correctly in a VM, needs less scaling, have a fixed traffic pattern then it is better to keep away from Kubernetes. Otherwise, the operational challenges & technical expertise will add a lot to the OPEX. Also, if you're the one who thinks that containers consume fewer resources as compared to VMs then this is not true. As soon as you convert your application to a microservice-based architecture, a lot of components will add up, shooting your resource consumption even higher than VMs so, please beware. Kubernetes is a good choice - When the application needs quick scaling, is already in microservice-based architecture, has no fixed traffic pattern, most of the employees already have desired skills.
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    Pros
    Cycle
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    Kubernetes
    • Complex cluster management can be done with simple commands with strong authentication and authorization schemes
    • Exhaustive documentation and open community smoothens the learning process
    • As a user a few concepts like pod, deployment and service are sufficient to go a long way
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    Cons
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    Kubernetes
    • Local development, Kubernetes does tend to be a bit complicated and unnecessary in environments where all development is done locally.
    • The need for add-ons, Helm is almost required when running Kubernetes. This brings a whole new tool to manage and learn before a developer can really start to use Kubernetes effectively.
    • Finicy configmap schemes. Kubernetes configmaps often have environment breaking hangups. The fail safes surrounding configmaps are sadly lacking.
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    Kubernetes
    The Kubernetes is going to be highly likely renewed as the technologies that will be placed on top of it are long term as of planning. There shouldn't be any last minute changes in the adoption and I do not anticipate sudden change of the core underlying technology. It is just that the slow process of technology adoption that makes it hard to switch to something else.
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    Usability
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    Kubernetes
    It is an eminently usable platform. However, its popularity is overshadowed by its complexity. To properly leverage the capabilities and possibilities of Kubernetes as a platform, you need to have excellent understanding of your use case, even better understanding of whether you even need Kubernetes, and if yes - be ready to invest in good engineering support for the platform itself
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cycle
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    Kubernetes
    Most of the required features for any orchestration tool or framework, which is provided by Kubernetes. After understanding all modules and features of the K8S, it is the best fit for us as compared with others out there.
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    Return on Investment
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    Kubernetes
    • Because of microservices, Kubernetes makes it easy to find the cost of each application easily.
    • Like every new technology, initially, it took more resources to educate ourselves but over a period of time, I believe it's going to be worth it.
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