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We performed a comparison between Google Kubernetes Engine and Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Container Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Google Kubernetes Engine vs. Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"I am satisfied with the stability offered by the solution.""I am impressed with the product's output scaling.""Before using this solution, it was a lot of manual tasks and a lot of people participated in the process.""The initial setup is very easy. We can create our cluster using the command line, or using our console.""Google Kubernetes Engine's most valuable feature is container deployment.""The scalability is the best feature.""We appreciate that it is quite easy to set up a Kubernetes cluster in Google Cloud, using the managed services within this solution.""Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) takes care of managing Kubernetes, including the main control plane. It also offers solutions for monitoring resources and handling external traffic, which is essential for us. Being a cloud-native solution, it relieves us from worrying about these operational aspects."

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"The product integrates well with our infrastructure.""The technical support is excellent.""The solution is embedded in the hypervisor and there are no deployment costs.""We can add some add-ons and plugins to the product if we need to.""Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.""We can do a lot of provisioning.""The most valuable features of the Nutanix Kubernetes Engine (NKE) are its simplicity and efficiency during the initial cluster creation phase.""The solution is easy to manage. You can get everything in a single platform. It is also easy to work with Terraform as a code."

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Cons
"Their documentation is a little here and there. Sometimes, the information is not clear or updated. Their documentation should be a little bit better.""The product could be cheaper.""The user interface could be improved.""We would like to see some improvement in the ease of integration with this solution.""The product's stability is an area of concern where improvements are required.""The console for this solution could be improved because it is very limited.""The solution does not have a visual interface.""The network configuration has to be simplified."

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"I would like to have more nodes for availability and storage.""The product lacks some virtualization capabilities, making it an area for improvement where the solution can focus on providing users with more virtualization capabilities related to disk systems.""There have been challenges related to software bugs, especially regarding long-term licensing options and issues within our customer network.""We need a backup of production clusters.""Areas for improvement in Nutanix Kubernetes Engine (NKE) include upgrading management capabilities and enhancing the user interface for improved usability.""GUI lacks sufficient information to help with understanding the installation and process.""In the next release, I would like to have automatic dynamic scaling, both upscaling and downscaling.""I have issues with the product's interoperability."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We are planning to use external support, and hire a commercial partner for it."
  • "This is an open source solution, so there is no pricing or licensing."
  • "Currently, it costs around $1000 per month which sorted our deployment. So once we get more clients, having a huge suffix, costs can go up."
  • "I would rate Kubernetes' pricing four out of five."
  • "The price for Google Kubernetes Engine could be lower - I'd rate its pricing at three out of five."
  • "It is competitive, and it is not expensive. It is almost competitive with AWS and the rest of the cloud solutions. We are spending around 3K USD per month. There are four projects that are currently running, and each one is incurring a cost of around 3K USD."
  • "The pricing for GKE is dependent on the type of machine or virtual machine (VM) that is selected for the nodes in the cluster. There is a degree of flexibility in choosing the specifications of the machine, such as the number of CPUs, GPUs, and so on. Google provides a variety of options, allowing the user to create the desired cluster composition. However, the cost can be quite steep when it comes to regional clusters, which are necessary for high availability and failover. This redundancy is crucial for businesses and is required to handle an increase in requests in case of any issues in one region, such as jumping to a different region in case of a failure in the Toronto region. While it may be tempting to choose the cheapest type of machines, this may result in a limited capacity and user numbers, requiring over-provisioning to handle additional requests, such as those for a web application."
  • "Its pricing is good. They bill us only per user. That's nice."
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  • "The product's licenses are included in the software version deployed in our data center."
  • "I rate the product price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
  • "I rate NKE's pricing a six out of ten."
  • "The platform is averagely priced. I rate the pricing as four out of ten."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Pricing is always a concern. We keep running the service, and we need to pay for it. I rate the pricing a seven or eight out of ten.
    Top Answer:The notifications are not informative. It's a little confusing at times.
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of the Nutanix Kubernetes Engine (NKE) are its simplicity and efficiency during the initial cluster creation phase.
    Top Answer:Areas for improvement in Nutanix Kubernetes Engine (NKE) include upgrading management capabilities and enhancing the user interface for improved usability. While basic tasks like cluster creation and… more »
    Top Answer:We utilize NKE to create these clusters, configuring components to meet specific business requirements.
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    Overview

    Kubernetes Engine is a managed, production-ready environment for deploying containerized applications. It brings our latest innovations in developer productivity, resource efficiency, automated operations, and open source flexibility to accelerate your time to market.

    Nutanix Kubernetes Engine (NKE) is an enterprise Kubernetes management solution that simplifies provisioning, operations, and lifecycle management of Kubernetes.
    Sample Customers
    Philips Lighting, Alpha Vertex, GroupBy, BQ
    JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm25%
    Energy/Utilities Company13%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm38%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Insurance Company13%
    Computer Software Company13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business46%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise40%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise72%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business60%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise20%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise62%
    Buyer's Guide
    Google Kubernetes Engine vs. Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Google Kubernetes Engine vs. Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    768,857 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Google Kubernetes Engine is ranked 9th in Container Management with 32 reviews while Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE is ranked 11th in Container Management with 9 reviews. Google Kubernetes Engine is rated 8.0, while Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE is rated 7.6. 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 Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE writes "Stable platform with an easy initial setup process ". Google Kubernetes Engine is most compared with Linode, Kubernetes, VMware Tanzu Mission Control, Rancher Labs and HPE Ezmeral Container Platform, whereas Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE is most compared with OpenShift Container Platform, VMware Tanzu Mission Control, Kubernetes, Rancher Labs and Portainer. See our Google Kubernetes Engine vs. Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE report.

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