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    Helm

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AHelm is an open source Kubernetes package manager.N/A
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    Helm
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    Helm
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    Open Source
    Chose Helm
    We have a natural trending to use what is a reference in its space and Helm has being leader in its area for a long time. Since it has all features we need didn't make sense to us to invest time on researching and testing other alternatives, so Helm was our first and only tool …
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    Chose Helm
    We use Terraform as well. But Terraform is more suited for new deployments and specific use cases. For Helm, it is especially well suited for large scale cloud instances software deployment, by helping us to keep track of software components and versions centrally, and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Helm
    When deploying Kubernetes Manifests, one has a few choice:
    1. Vanilla Kubernetes (e.g., kubectl apply), but this requires to do all templating by hand and does not deal with removing Kubernetes objects.
    2. Docker compose: Works perfectly (and we love to use it) on a single Docker node, …
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    Helm
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    Docker
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Helm
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Helm
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    If you need to automate the deployment of environments in Kubernetes and these environments should be easily replicable in other regions of your cloud provider or even in other cloud providers, then this is the tool for you. Just be prepared for a certain degree of complexity when creating the charts.
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    Pros
    Open Source
    • Templates - The ability to create templates is really helpful and help creates a baseline for package management.
    • Rollbacks - it is godsend. Period.
    • Dry-run - This really is helpful when troubleshooting deployments and is great for testing out new charts as well.
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    Cons
    Open Source
    • concurrent deployments
    • templating values files
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    Support Rating
    Open Source
    We didn't really need support, but the open-source community seemed responsive and informative when it came to issues. Many cloud native consultancy companies (including ourselves) offer support for Helm.
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    Open Source
    We have a natural trending to use what is a reference in its space and Helm has being leader in its area for a long time. Since it has all features we need didn't make sense to us to invest time on researching and testing other alternatives, so Helm was our first and only tool in regards of automating deployments on Kubernetes
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    Return on Investment
    Open Source
    • Reduction in human effort.
    • Streamline software versions and upgrades.
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