We performed a comparison between Google Kubernetes Engine and Linode based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"The main advantage of GKE is that it is a managed service. This means that Google is responsible for managing the master node in the Kubernetes cluster system. As a result, we can focus on deploying applications to the slaves, while Google handles any updates and security patches. The fact that GKE is fully integrated into the Google ecosystem, including solutions such as BigQuery and VertexAI. This makes it easier for us to integrate these tools into our process. This integration ultimately speeds up our time to market and reduces the time and effort spent on managing infrastructure. The managed aspect of GKE allows us to simply deploy and utilize it without having to worry about the technicalities of infrastructure management."
"Google Kubernetes Engine's most valuable features are microservices and its acquisition rate, which is very useful for scaling perspective."
"We used automation for the initial setup. It was okay. So it wasn't too complex."
"The product has valuable security features. It can connect with multiple DevOps tools."
"The logs are important for detecting problems in our clusters."
"The initial setup is very easy. We can create our cluster using the command line, or using our console."
"The feature that I like the most is the ease of use as compared to AWS. Its ease of use is very high, and I can quickly deploy clusters with a simple template."
"For small businesses and people who have some technical skills and are good with Linux command line, this solution is great. I love Linode because it is very fast. Whereas, the same configuration on Azure and AWS will be so slow. The best thing is that their pricing and speed are great."
"I very much like the support that you get, and I think that it's excellent."
"The solution integrates easily."
"The most valuable aspects of Linode are the virtual server and the clean server. I install what I need on it."
"The creation of instances is very good, as is their interface which is not complex and is easy to use. With the dashboard it is easy to create a new instance and add your favorite things. You can add Debian, Ubuntu, or CentOS, or any flavor of operating system. You can select the RAM for your instance as well."
"The most valuable feature is the domain settings page."
"The most valuable feature is that they are flexible and easy to get ahold of if I need something."
"We can scale up and down as we require."
"One of the things I missed a bit is the visibility and availability of solutions. If I compare it to a different solution, it is a bit behind."
"The network configuration has to be simplified."
"The user interface is a bit confusing sometimes. You need to navigate between the various consoles we have. It's hard to figure out where things are. It's frustrating. The documentation could be a bit better."
"It needs to support load balancing."
"Their documentation is a little here and there. Sometimes, the information is not clear or updated. Their documentation should be a little bit better."
"I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten."
"The console for this solution could be improved because it is very limited."
"Google Kubernetes Engine is less stable in some highly complex deployments with many nodes."
"It would be nice if they had more data centers in Latin America."
"The network between different servers isn't very good. I have to install additional solutions to link the servers with each other."
"Our primary concern is always the latency."
"One thing that I'd really like to see is auto-scaling node pools for their Kubernetes. I don't think that they have that. That's a huge one and would be very helpful. Specifically, what I would like is auto-scaling node pools that would scale down to zero nodes, which is tricky. That's very important for certain use cases."
"Right now, they don't have multiple data centers. They have limited data centers. I am currently using the Singapore and Mumbai data centers, but I am looking for data centers in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. They need to improve the availability of their data centers and partnership engagements with cloud Panda solution providers, like us."
"They are already working on the firewalls and VLANs, which need improvement, and are now in beta. I am on the beta program for the firewalls, but I can't use it yet because they are only in Mumbai and Australia, and I am not in those data centres. This is the one thing that I have been waiting for almost since the day that I joined them, so it is nice that they are doing that. The VLANs will be an improvement as well, and I am keen and waiting for that."
"It's not really an issue with Linode itself but upgrading Linux major versions can be challenging. It would be be fantastic if Linode developed a way to ease transitioning to a major new Linux upgrade."
"I would like Linode (without cluttering things) to provide some type of DevOps workflow where people are configuring their pipelines from running their tests and deploying to their test server. Once approved by clicking a button, it just gets deployed to production. I would like something like Azure DevOps, which we use for large applications, and would be something nice to have in Linode."
Google Kubernetes Engine is ranked 9th in Container Management with 32 reviews while Linode is ranked 6th in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 27 reviews. Google Kubernetes Engine is rated 8.0, while Linode is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Google Kubernetes Engine writes "The auto-scaling feature helps during peak hours, but the support is not great". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Linode writes "Straightforward to set up, helpful support, and the Object Storage is useful for system backups". Google Kubernetes Engine is most compared with Kubernetes, Rancher Labs, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, VMware Tanzu Mission Control and Amazon Elastic Container Service, whereas Linode is most compared with Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Cloudflare and Amazon EKS.
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