Kubernetes

Kubernetes (K8s)

Composite Score

8.2 /10

CX Score

8.5 /10

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What is Kubernetes (K8s)?

Kubernetes is a portable, extensible open-source platform for managing containerized workloads and services, that facilitates both declarative configuration and automation. It has a large, rapidly growing ecosystem. Kubernetes services, support, and tools are widely available.

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91 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

91 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Kubernetes (K8s)?

0% Negative

4% Neutral

96% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Unique Features
Includes Product Enhancements

Feature Ratings

Average 87

Resource Availability

Dynamic Scalability

Resource Definition

Multi Tenancy

Task Process Automation

Configuration Management

Agent or Agentless

Workflow Support

Scripting Support

Service Templates

Systems Administration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Kubernetes (K8s) Reviews

Gokul D.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Oct 2025

Powerful and Scalable, But Complex to Master

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Kubernetes (K8s) from other similar products?

Kubernetes is great because it helps manage containers at a big scale. It can auto-scale apps, fix problems on its own, and keep everything running smoothly, which makes life a lot easier when you're working with lots of microservices. You can use it on any cloud or even on your own servers, which gives a lot of flexibility. I’ve tried other tools, but Kubernetes just has more control and automation, even though it can be tricky to set up at first. Once you get used to it, it’s hard to find something better.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I love the auto-scaling and self-healing features. They automatically adjust and fix issues, saving a lot of time.

What do you dislike most about this product?

What I dislike most is how complicated it is to set up. Even after using it for a while, there are so many things to configure and learn. It’s not very beginner-friendly, and it takes a lot of time to get everything right.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you’re thinking about using Kubernetes, I’d suggest starting small and learning the basics first. It’s pretty complicated at first, so don’t rush in with big projects. Also, using managed services like EKS, AKS, or GKE can save you a lot of setup time and headaches. It’s powerful, but you need patience to get the hang of it.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Unique Features

Adnan K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Nov 2024

Powerful and Scalable Container Orchestration

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Kubernetes (K8s) from other similar products?

Kubernetes is open-source and maintained by CNCF, ensuring that there is no vendor lock-in. You can deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters with any major cloud provider or on-premises infrastructure.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It allows organizations to efficiently manage and scale containerized applications across a wide range of environments, from a small on-premises data center to large, complex multi-cloud architectures.

What do you dislike most about this product?

it is a complex solution to get started with.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Start small, invest in learning, and consider leveraging managed services to streamline the setup.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Inspires Innovation

Akalezi T.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Oct 2024

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Kubernetes (K8s) from other similar products?

I'm gonna compare Kubernetes to Openshift, and Openshift is an entreprise and more "friendly" version of Kubernettes

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The Horizontal auto scaling is a really beautiful solution

What do you dislike most about this product?

I do not dislike anything about K8S

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you're trying to manage containerized application dynamically and on a budget, K8s is your guy,

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

Kubernetes (K8s)

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Kubernetes (K8s) Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

91 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Kubernetes (K8s)?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Resource Availability Orchestration/Provisioning software must be able to allocate resources for new server requests so that compute, memory and storage is not over-provisioned.

Dynamic Scalability Ability to scale servers up or down, depending on resource requirements. This activity may be automated, triggered by conditions, or be completely manual.

Resource Definition The systems administrator defines resources needed for the new server definition, which is processed and deployed by the Orchestration/Provisioning software.

Multi Tenancy Software works in tandem with hosting system and the management of the multiple systems running in the same environment with appropriate levels of segregation.

Task Process Automation Automation of tasks and processes of the Orchestration/Provisioning software without systems administration intervention.

Configuration Management Tracking of server configuration and configuration changes.

Agent or Agentless The orchestration, provisioning, deployment and management of servers being done with or without a software agent.

Workflow Support The ability to incorporate pre-defined workflows into provisioned servers.

Scripting Support Support for systems scripting languages such as Python and Java to further automate operating systems level tasks.

Service Templates Templates for standard server configurations, to allow for expedited provisioning and deployment of standard server types.

Systems Administration Tools allowing the systems administration of multiple servers through a single tool, to reduce repetitive task execution.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Kubernetes (K8s) Reviews

Gokul D.

Powerful and Scalable, But Complex to Master

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Adnan K.

Powerful and Scalable Container Orchestration

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Akalezi T.

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Feature Ratings

Resource Availability

Dynamic Scalability

Resource Definition

Multi Tenancy

Task Process Automation

Configuration Management

Agent or Agentless

Workflow Support

Scripting Support

Service Templates

Systems Administration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support