Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Kubernetes
Kubernetes clearly comes out ahead of Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Google Cloud | Cloud Native Computing Foundation |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | devops | devops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Kubernetes
usage based
open source
| Feature | google-kubernetes-engine-gke | kubernetes |
|---|---|---|
| Automated Cluster Lifecycle Management | ||
| Automated Rollouts And Rollbacks | ||
| Cluster Management Fee Of $0.10 Per Cluster Per Hour | ||
| Automatic Bin Packing | ||
| Compute Resources Billed Based On Underlying Compute Engine Instances (Standard) Or Per-Pod Resource Requests (Autopilot) | ||
| Horizontal And Vertical Scaling | ||
| Multi-Cluster Management Features | ||
| Secret And Configuration Management | ||
| Pod And Cluster Autoscaling | ||
| Self-Healing | ||
| Service Discovery And Load Balancing | ||
| Storage Orchestration |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Kubernetes comes out ahead overall, though Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Kubernetes offer a free tier.
Kubernetes is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
