Presales Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 10
Feb 17, 2026
One of the major challenges I faced with SUSE Rancher was during a POC for one customer who was using VMware. There was a significant challenge between VMware CSI and SUSE integrations. We had to move that deployment from VMware, which the customer wanted, to a bare metal solution. Flexibility also means better integrations with major industry solution providers like VMware, which many enterprise organizations use. The integrations with SUSE Rancher are fine, as long as you have open APIs, anyone can connect. For me, there were no challenges because we had standard products already certified. However, the integration between VMware and SUSE could definitely be improved. I chose 7 out of 10 because I faced VMware-related challenges as I explained. A lot of customers are still on VMware, while many also use Red Hat solutions, especially with the IBM push now. The marketing and outreach need to increase to penetrate more accounts, which are the two improvements I suggest.
Chief Executive Officer at a training & coaching company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
Jan 5, 2026
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 anyone can test and verify SUSE Rancher Prime. The image could be lighter. I would not like to add more about needed improvements for SUSE Rancher as of now. I think I covered almost all regarding SUSE Rancher improvements.
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. Everything else is working well for me, so I do not have additional improvements to suggest.
Some initial setup and configuration were required by the admin side for enabling security policies, which were not supported initially. Improvements can be made in these configurations.
SUSE Rancher manages and deploys Kubernetes clusters, simplifies container orchestration, and enhances DevOps practices, supporting multi-cloud environments and facilitating application scalability and monitoring.
SUSE Rancher provides robust Kubernetes cluster management and seamless integration with different tools and platforms, making it valuable for complex cloud infrastructures. It aids in automating workflows, ensuring consistent application performance across environments, and...
One of the major challenges I faced with SUSE Rancher was during a POC for one customer who was using VMware. There was a significant challenge between VMware CSI and SUSE integrations. We had to move that deployment from VMware, which the customer wanted, to a bare metal solution. Flexibility also means better integrations with major industry solution providers like VMware, which many enterprise organizations use. The integrations with SUSE Rancher are fine, as long as you have open APIs, anyone can connect. For me, there were no challenges because we had standard products already certified. However, the integration between VMware and SUSE could definitely be improved. I chose 7 out of 10 because I faced VMware-related challenges as I explained. A lot of customers are still on VMware, while many also use Red Hat solutions, especially with the IBM push now. The marketing and outreach need to increase to penetrate more accounts, which are the two improvements I suggest.
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 anyone can test and verify SUSE Rancher Prime. The image could be lighter. I would not like to add more about needed improvements for SUSE Rancher as of now. I think I covered almost all regarding SUSE Rancher improvements.
I do not think SUSE Rancher can be improved.
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. Everything else is working well for me, so I do not have additional improvements to suggest.
I believe additional features for a paid solution should be included, such as more detailed insights, better graphics, and an improved user interface.
Some initial setup and configuration were required by the admin side for enabling security policies, which were not supported initially. Improvements can be made in these configurations.