The multi-cluster management of the tool has improved our company's operations as the product facilitates its maintenance. With the tool, it is quite easy for users to upgrade the clusters from Rancher Lab's UI, after which one can also automate it. The tool's GUI is very easy to use, especially if you want to do deployments or change certain stuff. The tool also supports role-based access and various authentication methods like Google SSO. One tool offering centralized access is quite convenient and useful for centralized clustering. Rancher Labs has handled scaling challenges during deployment since at the end of the day, you know, Rancher Labs is the orchestrator, so you need an infrastructure which can handle the scalability. In terms of features, Rancher Labs fully supports hundreds of nodes, so it is quite scalable as a product. Even the management cluster supports quite large systems, so there are no issues with the tool regarding scalability. I recommend the solution to those who plan to use it. I was in contact with Rancher Labs as I wanted to recommend it to people, and wanted to be an example of a satisfied customer of the tool. I would say that if you plan it right, the product will be very satisfying. If you don't deploy Rancher Labs on one node, then you need to plan for high availability and other related areas, regardless of whether you need it in a small or large organization. As a product, don't expect miracles from it if you put it in the wrong way into your environment, the tool itself is just an orchestrator, so it kind of controls your setups, but if your setups are wrong, don't expect it to fix it for you. I rate the tool a nine out of ten.
My advice for those considering Rancher Labs is that starting with Rancher is a good choice, especially for app modernization. It is suitable for both smaller and medium-sized projects, making it a versatile option to begin your journey. Overall, I would rate it as an eight out of ten.
There is one person required for maintenance, maybe an architect for some suggestions. otherwise, an engineer expert can do the maintenance. When comparing it to other orchestration tools, I find it to be a valuable tool. It is used differently, while its documentation and overall functionalities are good. Considering other tools, It is very user friendly and easily manageable. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
We are using multiple clusters of Rancher Labs; some are deployed on-prem and some on the cloud. You can deploy anywhere you want as long as the machines are interconnected. So you're not restricted to using on-prem or cloud, and you can even mix those two. Overall, I rate Rancher Labs a nine out of ten.
Principal Engineer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Mar 5, 2021
We're using the latest version of the solution at this time. I can't recall the exact version number, however. Currently, the solution not fully in production just yet. It's still kind of like a POC. The value it brings to us is that it's a great tool. We're able to use it. It seems to be able to do the job, however, we are still looking around. I have no negative thoughts about Rancher. It's a great product for what it is. As far as getting support, the support has been very good. There are some good price points. Ever now since they were acquired by SUSE there's been plenty of opportunities there as well. In general, I would rate the product at a seven out of ten.
Solution Architect | Head of BizDev at Greg Solutions
Real User
Oct 21, 2020
We immigrated from Rancher 2.0 to the AWS ECS. The idea behind initially using Rancher was as an option to native cloud services. Because it provides all features we could configure it in less time than it would take to use the public cloud services. By using this solution we've learned how to manage complex infrastructures and microservices, and how to provide visibility and audit for different teams. Rancher has established partnerships and they have tightly integrated it in the public cloud, such as AWS or Google cloud. I would recommend that anyone wanting to try it, install it, play with it, and see the pros and cons. It's something that anyone should do with all the other competitors and solutions. I would rate this solution a nine out of 10.
Rancher Labs is an efficient open-source tool for managing Kubernetes clusters, offering a user-friendly UI, GitOps functionality, and scalable deployments with comprehensive support for diverse environments.Rancher Labs offers Kubernetes cluster management and application deployment with features like virtual machine management through Harvester. Its flexibility is enhanced by open-source deployment, vendor flexibility, and integration with diverse OEMs. The platform supports stable...
My advice is to deploy Rancher Labs without hesitation—it's user-friendly and efficient. Overall, I rate it a nine out of ten.
The multi-cluster management of the tool has improved our company's operations as the product facilitates its maintenance. With the tool, it is quite easy for users to upgrade the clusters from Rancher Lab's UI, after which one can also automate it. The tool's GUI is very easy to use, especially if you want to do deployments or change certain stuff. The tool also supports role-based access and various authentication methods like Google SSO. One tool offering centralized access is quite convenient and useful for centralized clustering. Rancher Labs has handled scaling challenges during deployment since at the end of the day, you know, Rancher Labs is the orchestrator, so you need an infrastructure which can handle the scalability. In terms of features, Rancher Labs fully supports hundreds of nodes, so it is quite scalable as a product. Even the management cluster supports quite large systems, so there are no issues with the tool regarding scalability. I recommend the solution to those who plan to use it. I was in contact with Rancher Labs as I wanted to recommend it to people, and wanted to be an example of a satisfied customer of the tool. I would say that if you plan it right, the product will be very satisfying. If you don't deploy Rancher Labs on one node, then you need to plan for high availability and other related areas, regardless of whether you need it in a small or large organization. As a product, don't expect miracles from it if you put it in the wrong way into your environment, the tool itself is just an orchestrator, so it kind of controls your setups, but if your setups are wrong, don't expect it to fix it for you. I rate the tool a nine out of ten.
Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
I rate Rancher Labs an eight out of ten.
My advice for those considering Rancher Labs is that starting with Rancher is a good choice, especially for app modernization. It is suitable for both smaller and medium-sized projects, making it a versatile option to begin your journey. Overall, I would rate it as an eight out of ten.
There is one person required for maintenance, maybe an architect for some suggestions. otherwise, an engineer expert can do the maintenance. When comparing it to other orchestration tools, I find it to be a valuable tool. It is used differently, while its documentation and overall functionalities are good. Considering other tools, It is very user friendly and easily manageable. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
We are using multiple clusters of Rancher Labs; some are deployed on-prem and some on the cloud. You can deploy anywhere you want as long as the machines are interconnected. So you're not restricted to using on-prem or cloud, and you can even mix those two. Overall, I rate Rancher Labs a nine out of ten.
If a company or business wants to go for an open-source solution, then Rancher Labs is the best one. I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.
We would definitely recommend this solution to other organizations. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
I rate Rancher Labs an eight out of ten.
I would recommend this solution to others. I rate Rancher Labs a seven out of ten.
We're using the latest version of the solution at this time. I can't recall the exact version number, however. Currently, the solution not fully in production just yet. It's still kind of like a POC. The value it brings to us is that it's a great tool. We're able to use it. It seems to be able to do the job, however, we are still looking around. I have no negative thoughts about Rancher. It's a great product for what it is. As far as getting support, the support has been very good. There are some good price points. Ever now since they were acquired by SUSE there's been plenty of opportunities there as well. In general, I would rate the product at a seven out of ten.
We immigrated from Rancher 2.0 to the AWS ECS. The idea behind initially using Rancher was as an option to native cloud services. Because it provides all features we could configure it in less time than it would take to use the public cloud services. By using this solution we've learned how to manage complex infrastructures and microservices, and how to provide visibility and audit for different teams. Rancher has established partnerships and they have tightly integrated it in the public cloud, such as AWS or Google cloud. I would recommend that anyone wanting to try it, install it, play with it, and see the pros and cons. It's something that anyone should do with all the other competitors and solutions. I would rate this solution a nine out of 10.