Kubernetes

Kubernetes (K8s)

Composite Score

8.2 /10

CX Score

8.4 /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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92 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

92 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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+91 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

5% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Unique Features
Includes Product Enhancements

Feature Ratings

Average 88

Resource Availability

Dynamic Scalability

Multi Tenancy

Task Process Automation

Resource Definition

Agent or Agentless

Workflow Support

Configuration Management

Systems Administration

Service Templates

Scripting Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

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 IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Kubernetes (K8s) Reviews

Cornelia E.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Jun 2023

Fantastic Container Management Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Kubernetes (K8s) from other similar products?

Kubernetes are very good at managing and orchestrating containers. It automates containerized applications deployment, scaling, and management, making it easier to handle complex container-based architectures.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

In addition to all the benefits of scaling, HA, infrastructure abstraction, etc., using Kubernetes helps us increase developer productivity by providing a scalable, extensible container orchestration platform that developers can easily design, iterate, and deploy as a self-service.

What do you dislike most about this product?

My dislikes for this product include the fact that there is a learning curve for users to get used to, the intricacy of the networking, and how frequently changes that are not backwards compatible destroy things.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Kubernetes is a suitable option if the application requires quick scaling, is already built on a microservices architecture, does not have a predictable traffic pattern, and the majority of the workforce already possesses the necessary skills.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Ajibade A.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2025

Robust Orchestration Tool for Modern DevOps Teams

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Kubernetes (K8s) from other similar products?

Kubernetes is the most widely adopted container orchestration platform, offering scalability, self-healing, and flexibility. It supports a declarative configuration model and automates deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications backed by a strong open-source ecosystem and cloud-agnostic design.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The automated scaling and self-healing capabilities are incredibly powerful, allowing applications to stay resilient and responsive with minimal manual intervention.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The initial complexity and steep learning curve can be challenging, especially for teams new to container orchestration or infrastructure management.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Start small with managed Kubernetes services (like GKE, AKS, or EKS) to reduce overhead. Focus on learning the core concepts (pods, services, deployments), and use tools like Helm for easier app management. Plan for monitoring and security early in your adoption.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Tushar P.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Banking
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Kubernetes: Heart of container orchestration

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Kubernetes (K8s) from other similar products?

Kubetnetes major differentiation, that it is Open-Source and Vendor-Neutral

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Kubernetes is its scalability and automation. Kubernetes excels at automatically scaling applications up or down based on demand, efficiently distributing workloads across clusters. Its self-healing capabilities (like automatically restarting failed containers, replacing or rescheduling them) ensure high availability and reliability.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing specific

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend Kubernetes to end users who are looking for a powerful, flexible, and scalable platform for managing containerized applications.

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Helps Innovate
Saves Time
Security Protects

Kubernetes (K8s)

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92 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

92 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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+91 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.

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.

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

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.

Configuration Management Tracking of server configuration and configuration changes.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Cornelia E.

Fantastic Container Management Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ajibade A.

Robust Orchestration Tool for Modern DevOps Teams

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Tushar P.

Kubernetes: Heart of container orchestration

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Feature Ratings

Resource Availability

Dynamic Scalability

Multi Tenancy

Task Process Automation

Resource Definition

Agent or Agentless

Workflow Support

Configuration Management

Systems Administration

Service Templates

Scripting Support

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 IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support