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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

    Kubernetes

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AKubernetes is an open-source container cluster manager.N/A
    Pricing
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackKubernetes
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackKubernetes
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackKubernetes
    Considered Both Products
    F5
    Chose F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack
    Its capable of a better more powerful hybrid and cloud scenario.
    Incentivized
    Kubernetes
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackKubernetes
    Container Management
    Comparison of Container Management features of F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack and Kubernetes
    Feature
    F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack
    6.0
    4 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Kubernetes
    8.4
    3 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Security and Isolation6.64 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Container Orchestration5.73 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Cluster Management5.73 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Resource Allocation and Optimization5.73 Ratings7.53 Ratings
    Discovery Tools4.93 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Update Rollouts and Rollbacks6.53 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Self-Healing and Recovery6.53 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Analytics, Monitoring, and Logging6.33 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Storage Management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackKubernetes
    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
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackKubernetes
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    9.5
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    F5 Distributed Cloud App StackKubernetes
    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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    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
    F5
    • Kubernetes
    • Cloud
    • Ease of use
    • Value
    Incentivized
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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
    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
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    F5
    No answers on this topic
    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
    F5
    Wowza, keep going this direction.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    F5
    generally support is fast
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    Kubernetes
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    F5
    F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack's partner provided services are excellent
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    Kubernetes
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    Alternatives Considered
    F5
    F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack is much more robust and feature rich than Agile Fleet
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    F5
    • We are able to consolidate with F5, eliminating Cloudflare.
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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.
    Incentivized
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