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F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack vs. Google Kubernetes Engine

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AA solution to deploy and orchestrate applications on a managed Kubernetes platform with centralized, SaaS-based management of distributed applications with a single pane of glass and rich observability. Simplified by managing deployments as one across on-prem, cloud, and edge locations.N/A

    Google Kubernetes Engine

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Kubernetes Engine supplies containerized application management powered by Kubernetes which includes Google Cloud services including load balancing, automatic scaling and upgrade, and other Google Cloud services.

    $0.04

    vCPU-hr Autopilot Mode

    Pricing
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackGoogle Kubernetes Engine
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Autopilot Mode - 3 year commitment price (USD)
    $0
    GKE Autopilot Ephemeral Storage Price GB-hr
    Autopilot Mode - 1 year commitment price (USD)
    $0.0000438
    GKE Autopilot Ephemeral Storage Price GB-hr
    Autopilot Mode - Regular Price
    $0.0000548
    GKE Autopilot Ephemeral Storage Price GB-hr
    Autopilot Mode - Spot Price
    $0.0000548
    GKE Autopilot Ephemeral Storage Price GB-hr
    Autopilot Mode - Spot Price
    $0.0014767
    GKE Autopilot Pod Memory Price GB-hr
    Autopilot Mode - 3 year commitment price (USD)
    $0
    GKE Autopilot Pod Memory Price GB-hr
    Autopilot Mode - 1 year commitment price (USD)
    $0.0039380
    GKE Autopilot Pod Memory Price GB-hr
    Autopilot Mode - Regular Price
    $0.0049225
    GKE Autopilot Price GB-hr
    Autopilot Mode - Spot Price
    $0.0133
    GKE Autopilot vCPU Price vCPU-hr
    Autopilot Mode - 3 year commitment price (USD)
    $0.02
    GKE Autopilot vCPU Price vCPU-hr
    Autopilot Mode - 1 year commitment price (USD)
    $0.0356000
    GKE Autopilot vCPU Price vCPU-hr
    Autopilot Mode - Regular Price
    $0.0445
    vCPU Price vCPU-hr
    Standard Mode
    $0.10
    per hour
    Cluster Management
    $0.10
    per cluster per hour
    Cluster Management
    $74.40 monthly credit
    per month per hour
    Standard Mode - Free Version
    Free
    per hour
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackGoogle Kubernetes Engine
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackGoogle Kubernetes Engine
    Considered Both Products
    F5
    No answer on this topic
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackGoogle Kubernetes Engine
    Container Management
    Comparison of Container Management features of F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack and Google Kubernetes Engine
    Feature
    F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack
    6.0
    4 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Google Kubernetes Engine
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Security and Isolation6.64 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Container Orchestration5.73 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Cluster Management5.73 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Resource Allocation and Optimization5.73 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Discovery Tools4.93 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Update Rollouts and Rollbacks6.53 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Self-Healing and Recovery6.53 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Analytics, Monitoring, and Logging6.33 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Storage Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackGoogle Kubernetes Engine
    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
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackGoogle Kubernetes Engine
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackGoogle Kubernetes Engine
    Likelihood to Recommend
    F5
    F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack is quite straightforward with the UI and you can expose the features you want. This simplifies the experience for non-admins
    Incentivized
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    Google
    If your application is complex, if it's planet-scale, or if you need autoscaling, then Kubernetes is best suited. If your application is straightforward, you can opt for App Engine or Cloud Run. In many cases, you can prefer to run the cloud on GKE. But once you deploy on Kubernetes, you get the flexibility to try different things. But if you don't seek flexibility, it's not an option for you.
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    Pros
    F5
    • Kubernetes
    • Cloud
    • Ease of use
    • Value
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    Google
    • Engine upgrade rollout strategy - well documented and configurable
    • Integration with other Google Cloud services like the Compute Engine, SaaS databases, and some cloud networking like Cloud Armor
    • Graphical interface for a lot of operations - either for a quick peek/overview or actual work done by administrators and/or developers (via the Google Cloud Console, for example)
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    Cons
    F5
    • It's still a little early so the app feels foreign to our ops teams
    • I would like to customize the UI so I can visually see if I'm in Prod or Dev based on background colors
    • Templates are a little awkward to create
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    Google
    • Support of IPv6.
    • Better GitOps.
    • A "serverless" Kubernetes so we can install Google config connector will be really awesome.
    • Container-native load balancers do not support internal TCP/UDP load balancers or network load balancers.
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    Usability
    F5
    Wowza, keep going this direction.
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    Google
    • Google Kubernetes Engine has a good UI and documentation that facilitates setup and helps get projects moving along quickly
    • Its built-in logging integrations with StackDriver make it easier to monitor the application and log issues quickly
    • Automated orchestration, deployment, and scaling of nodes and networking are all easily configurable with yaml files
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    Support Rating
    F5
    generally support is fast
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    Google
    Very good Kubernetes distribution with a reasonable total price. Integration with storage and load balancer for ingress and services speed up every process deployment.
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    Implementation Rating
    F5
    F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack's partner provided services are excellent
    Incentivized
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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    F5
    F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack is much more robust and feature rich than Agile Fleet
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    Google
    GKE spins up new nodes a LOT faster than AKS. GKE's auto scaler runs a lot smoother than AKS. GKE has a lot more Kubernetes features baked in natively.
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    F5
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    • When issues came up, we reached out to some folks at GCP and they seemed to be very prompt and attentive to our needs. They were always willing to help and provide additional details or recommendations or links to resources. This kind of support is very helpful as it allows us to navigate GKE with more confidence.
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    Return on Investment
    F5
    • We are able to consolidate with F5, eliminating Cloudflare.
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    Google
    • Reduced cloud computing costs.
    • Easier management of applications.
    • Extra time investment to learn how to setup applications in Google versus Amazon.
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