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Mirantis Container Cloud vs SUSE Rancher comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Mirantis Container Cloud
Ranking in Container Security
26th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Container Virtualization (1st)
SUSE Rancher
Ranking in Container Security
33rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Container Security category, the mindshare of Mirantis Container Cloud is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SUSE Rancher is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Container Security Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Mirantis Container Cloud0.3%
SUSE Rancher0.5%
Other99.2%
Container Security
 

Featured Reviews

Hitesh D - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at pnb metlife
High availability and self-healing mechanisms ensure seamless production builds
The most useful feature of Mirantis Container Cloud for our container management is Kubernetes. It provides a cluster, high availability, and a self-healing mechanism. Its multi-cluster management capability enhances our operational efficiency as it is easy to use, and every deployment is from the CI/CD, which automatically builds and deploys without human interference, reducing our deployment time to a few seconds.
reviewer2785698 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Solutions Engineer at a leisure / travel company with 501-1,000 employees
Centralized management has unified multi‑cluster operations across clouds and data centers
There are multiple areas where SUSE Rancher can improve. The most pressing issue that I found in SUSE Rancher is that it is a bit slow. Compared with Komodor, it is very slow. Maintenance is also very high, and we require regular maintenance. Non-experts in Kubernetes cannot handle this application. It is a bit less stable compared with other tools in the market. In most regions, there is scope for improvement. There is a lot of scope for improvement, and there are a lot of issues in the tool, such as addressing the errors, addressing the stability, and addressing the reliability. It is a very good tool, so that is why I gave it a nine. However, it is not a great tool to get a ten. It is a bit costly compared with other tools in the market.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Very easy solution to use as it is intuitive."
"The most valuable feature is its ease of use."
"The UI is very useful."
"The product's most valuable feature is cloud simulation to predict application behavior on the cloud."
"The product is easy to use."
"You need to make an architectural runway before actually starting to implement Docker Compose, especially in a distributed environment."
"The most useful feature of Mirantis Container Cloud for our container management is Kubernetes. It provides a cluster, high availability, and a self-healing mechanism."
"I use Docker in combination with Kubernetes. Management of software packages is easy. It also can be done fast. Rolling out new software updates is smoother and faster due to Mirantis Container Cloud."
"Rancher Desktop provides support for Kubernetes setup on local machines."
"SUSE Rancher has positively impacted my organization with increased efficiency in a 10x manner."
"The most valuable features of SUSE Rancher include the user interface and the display features."
"SUSE Rancher is best used for large-scale applications such as ours; it manages very high-end infrastructure, has very good customer support, and is very easy to understand in terms of usage."
"SUSE Rancher has positively impacted my organization as productivity is the main point, and the productivity has improved because the main project goal was to finish the project faster, which was particularly important since we have many applications."
"SUSE Rancher is best used for large-scale applications such as ours; it manages very high-end infrastructure, and it has very good customer support, and it is very easy to understand in terms of usage."
"Rancher Desktop provides support for Kubernetes setup on local machines."
"SUSE Rancher has made things easier for my team and organization by reducing errors, as I use it every day of the week, and it shows us issues through dashboards."
 

Cons

"I have consulted Mirantis support for some issues, but the support quality is not good. I suffer from support delays due to timezone differences between India and USA."
"Mirantis Container Cloud could improve in simplifying security and compliance management, particularly in vulnerability scanning and patching."
"Mirantis Container Cloud could improve in simplifying security and compliance management, particularly in vulnerability scanning and patching."
"The orchestration and tracing should be improved."
"There could be an automation feature included in the product. It will speed up application processes and will not require scripting codes."
"More integrations with other platforms would be beneficial."
"The solution's stability could be improved."
"I feel that the product lacks to offer a proper health status of the images which are running, making it an area where improvements are required."
"Additional features for a paid solution should be included, such as more detailed insights, better graphics, and an improved user interface."
"I have noticed that SUSE Rancher's GUI is slow because we have more than 1,000 pods, and when searching for a pod name, the page takes some time to load."
"I wish the container could be more lightweight so that anyone can test and verify SUSE Rancher Prime."
"Some initial setup and configuration were required by the admin side for enabling security policies, which were not supported initially."
"There are a lot of issues in the tool, such as addressing the errors, addressing the stability, and addressing the reliability."
"There are a lot of issues in the tool, such as addressing the errors, addressing the stability, and addressing the reliability."
"Some initial setup and configuration were required by the admin side for enabling security policies, which were not supported initially."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We use the free version of this solution."
"The pricing and licensing really depends on what your needs are. You could be paying $100 a month to $100,000. It depends on the needs you have from the solution, and the agreement you make."
"With open source, you can use Mirantis completely free."
"I rate the product price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one means low price and ten means high price."
"Mirantis Container Cloud is free. However, there are features for which you need to pay."
"Its licensing is on a yearly basis."
"The solution is open-source and free to try."
"Docker is a free solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Outsourcing Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise17
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Mirantis Container Cloud?
Regarding the cost, Mirantis Container Cloud is cheaper than other solutions like Red Hat. The license costs around 10,000 Indian rupees per year.
What needs improvement with Mirantis Container Cloud?
Mirantis Container Cloud should have AI integration tools, which are not available right now. These tools should assist in app scalability and deployment error handling.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SUSE Rancher?
I do not know about the pricing, setup cost, and licensing information because another segment is responsible for this.
What needs improvement with SUSE Rancher?
I think SUSE Rancher can be improved, particularly because SUSE Manager, SUSE Rancher Manager, or SUSE Rancher Prime runs on containers. I wish the container could be more lightweight so that anyon...
What is your primary use case for SUSE Rancher?
My main use case for SUSE Rancher is managing multi-clusters, such as Kubernetes platform-based Kubernetes, GKE, AKS, and EKS. That was the main purpose. For managing those clusters with SUSE Ranch...
 

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Sample Customers

illumina, Groupon, PayPal, ebay, ING, New Relic
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