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IBM Cloud Managed Istio vs. Linux Containers LXC

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    IBM Cloud Managed Istio

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AThe IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service provides the Managed Istio installation add on, designed to provide additonal control over clusters and the microservices they comprise via automatic updates and lifecycle management of control plane components, and integration with platform logging and monitoring tools.N/A

    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
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
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    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of IBM Cloud Managed Istio and Linux Containers LXC
    Feature
    IBM Cloud Managed Istio
    8.0
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    Linux Containers LXC
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    Ratings
    Ease of building user interfaces6.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scalability7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform management overhead7.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow engine capability8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform access control8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment creation8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment replication8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue monitoring and notification8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue recovery8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Upgrades and platform fixes7.25 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    IBM Cloud Managed IstioLXC
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    IBM Cloud Managed IstioLXC
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    Clearly, the [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] tool is very useful when you have multiple services and each service is connecting with other services through APIs in different networks. To manage this type of complex network, [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] is very useful. It comes with a license that can increase the billing of your project so make sure if your application network mesh, monitoring cannot be managed on your own then you can use it. If your application is not very complex then you have many tools available like Grafana, Prometheus, Sumo Logic, which you can integrate individually with your cluster and implement. In this type of scenario, it is better to not use [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] and it will serve your purpose as well.
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    Pros
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    • Layers transparently onto existing applications
    • Allows control of access and rules to be developed
    • Creates metrics for usage
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Some more functionalities added could improve it better.
    • Better technical user guidance.
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    Support Rating
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    Training and usage support available
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    Alternatives Considered
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • It reduced the complexity of network mesh (ingress/egress services).
    • One tool with many solutions. No need to integrate monitoring tools or notification tools.
    • It reduced the number of lines of YAML code.
    • It reduced the number of labor hours.
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