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Google Container Engine vs IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Google Container Engine
Ranking in Containers as a Service (CaaS)
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Container Management (17th)
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
Ranking in Containers as a Service (CaaS)
5th
Average Rating
6.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Containers as a Service (CaaS) category, the mindshare of Google Container Engine is 9.9%, down from 15.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is 10.2%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Containers as a Service (CaaS) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Google Container Engine9.9%
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service10.2%
Other79.9%
Containers as a Service (CaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

Hoang Do - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at The Digital Group Inc
Has autoscaling features that helps to save costs
We use the solution to deploy microservices.  The tool is very powerful, scalable, and easy to manage. Its autoscaling features helped us save costs.  Google Container Engine needs to be able to manage network products.  I have been using the product for two years.  I rate the product's…
Andrea Castorino - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Manager at SirfinPA
A stable solution that can be deployed in parts to improve its robustness and reliability
Our clients are usually enterprise businesses. IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is a good solution because our customer requires very rapid deployment, and the solution is critical for his business. If the system is down, the lawyer cannot send documents, and people may be in jail. Overall, I rate IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The tool is very powerful, scalable, and easy to manage. Its autoscaling features helped us save costs."
"We deploy the solution in parts so we can easily manage the parts to improve the robustness and reliability of the software."
"IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service has enough flexibility that we needed."
 

Cons

"Google Container Engine needs to be able to manage network products."
"IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is not user-friendly, they could improve the user interface, and add more features to compete with Amazon AWS which is better."
"IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service's log management should be improved because it is a bit complicated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's pricing is medium."
"The price of the solution was fine."
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google Container Engine?
The tool is very powerful, scalable, and easy to manage. Its autoscaling features helped us save costs.
What needs improvement with Google Container Engine?
Google Container Engine needs to be able to manage network products.
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