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Google Kubernetes Engine vs. Linux Containers LXC

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    LXC

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ALXC is a userspace interface for the Linux kernel containment features. Through its API and simple tools, it lets Linux users create and manage system or application containers. LXC is free software sponsored by Canonical Ltd, most of the code is released under the terms of the GNU LGPLv2.1+ license, some Android compatibility bits are released under a standard 2-clause BSD license and some binaries and templates are released under the GNU GPLv2 license.N/A
    Pricing
    Google Kubernetes EngineLXC
    Editions & Modules
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Kubernetes EngineLXC
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Google Kubernetes EngineLXC
    Considered Both Products
    Google
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    Open Source
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
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    Features
    Google Kubernetes EngineLXC
    Container Management
    Comparison of Container Management features of Google Kubernetes Engine and Linux Containers LXC
    Feature
    Google Kubernetes Engine
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Linux Containers LXC
    -
    Ratings
    Security and Isolation7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Container Orchestration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cluster Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Allocation and Optimization9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discovery Tools6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update Rollouts and Rollbacks10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-Healing and Recovery9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics, Monitoring, and Logging8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Google Kubernetes EngineLXC
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Kubernetes EngineLXC
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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
    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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    Open Source
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    Usability
    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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    Open Source
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    Support Rating
    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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    Open Source
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
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    Open Source
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    Professional Services
    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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    Open Source
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • Reduced cloud computing costs.
    • Easier management of applications.
    • Extra time investment to learn how to setup applications in Google versus Amazon.
    Incentivized
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    Open Source
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