IBM Cloud Managed Istio vs. Mirantis Kubernetes Engine
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IBM Cloud Managed Istio | Score8.7 out of 10 | N/A | The 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 |
Mirantis Kubernetes Engine | Score9.4 out of 10 | N/A | The Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise, acquired by Mirantis in November 2019)aims to let users ship code faster. Mirantis Kubernetes Engine gives users one set of APIs and tools to deploy, manage, and observe secure-by-default, certified, batteries-included Kubernetes clusters on any infrastructure: public cloud, private cloud, or bare metal. | $500 per year per node |
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| Additional Details | — | These pricing options are compatible with Linux or Windows Server and are per year, per node. The basic version requires maximum online purchase not to exceed 50 nodes. Support/professional services are not included. | ||||||||||||||
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| Considered Both Products | No answer on this topic | No answer on this topic |
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100% Would buy again 5 Answers | 83% Would buy again 5 Answers | |
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100% Delivers good value for the price 5 Answers | 80% Delivers good value for the price 4 Answers | |
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100% Happy with the feature set 5 Answers | 100% Happy with the feature set 6 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 100% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 5 Answers | |
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| Small Businesses | IBM Cloud Foundry Score6 out of 10 | Portainer Score9.6 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | IBM Cloud Private Score9.6 out of 10 | Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) Score8.5 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | AWS Elastic Beanstalk Score7.3 out of 10 | IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Score7.4 out of 10 |
| All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.7 | 8.3 |
| Likelihood to Renew | - | 9.1 |
| Usability | - | 8.0 |
| Support Rating | 6.4 | 7.8 |
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