F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack vs. Google Kubernetes Engine

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
A solution to deploy and orchestrate applications on a managed Kubernetes platform with centralized, SaaS-based management of distributed applications with a single pane of glass and rich observability. Simplified by managing deployments as one across on-prem, cloud, and edge locations.N/A
Google Kubernetes Engine
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Google Kubernetes Engine supplies containerized application management powered by Kubernetes which includes Google Cloud services including load balancing, automatic scaling and upgrade, and other Google Cloud services.
$0.04
vCPU-hr Autopilot Mode
Pricing
F5 Distributed Cloud App StackGoogle Kubernetes Engine
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Autopilot Mode - 3 year commitment price (USD)
$0
GKE Autopilot Ephemeral Storage Price GB-hr
Autopilot Mode - 1 year commitment price (USD)
$0.0000438
GKE Autopilot Ephemeral Storage Price GB-hr
Autopilot Mode - Regular Price
$0.0000548
GKE Autopilot Ephemeral Storage Price GB-hr
Autopilot Mode - Spot Price
$0.0000548
GKE Autopilot Ephemeral Storage Price GB-hr
Autopilot Mode - Spot Price
$0.0014767
GKE Autopilot Pod Memory Price GB-hr
Autopilot Mode - 3 year commitment price (USD)
$0
GKE Autopilot Pod Memory Price GB-hr
Autopilot Mode - 1 year commitment price (USD)
$0.0039380
GKE Autopilot Pod Memory Price GB-hr
Autopilot Mode - Regular Price
$0.0049225
GKE Autopilot Price GB-hr
Autopilot Mode - Spot Price
$0.0133
GKE Autopilot vCPU Price vCPU-hr
Autopilot Mode - 3 year commitment price (USD)
$0.02
GKE Autopilot vCPU Price vCPU-hr
Autopilot Mode - 1 year commitment price (USD)
$0.0356000
GKE Autopilot vCPU Price vCPU-hr
Autopilot Mode - Regular Price
$0.0445
vCPU Price vCPU-hr
Standard Mode
$0.10
per hour
Cluster Management
$0.10
per cluster per hour
Cluster Management
$74.40 monthly credit
per month per hour
Standard Mode - Free Version
Free
per hour
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
F5 Distributed Cloud App StackGoogle Kubernetes Engine
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
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F5 Distributed Cloud App StackGoogle Kubernetes Engine
Features
F5 Distributed Cloud App StackGoogle Kubernetes Engine
Container Management
Comparison of Container Management features of Product A and Product B
F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack
7.5
6 Ratings
8% below category average
Google Kubernetes Engine
8.6
1 Ratings
6% above category average
Security and Isolation7.76 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Container Orchestration7.45 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Cluster Management7.45 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Resource Allocation and Optimization7.45 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Discovery Tools7.15 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Update Rollouts and Rollbacks7.65 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Self-Healing and Recovery7.65 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Analytics, Monitoring, and Logging7.55 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Storage Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
F5 Distributed Cloud App StackGoogle Kubernetes Engine
Likelihood to Recommend
6.8
(4 ratings)
8.0
(8 ratings)
Usability
5.5
(1 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
8.3
(3 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
F5 Distributed Cloud App StackGoogle Kubernetes Engine
Likelihood to Recommend
F5
F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack is quite straightforward with the UI and you can expose the features you want. This simplifies the experience for non-admins
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Google
If your application is complex, if it's planet-scale, or if you need autoscaling, then Kubernetes is best suited. If your application is straightforward, you can opt for App Engine or Cloud Run. In many cases, you can prefer to run the cloud on GKE. But once you deploy on Kubernetes, you get the flexibility to try different things. But if you don't seek flexibility, it's not an option for you.
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Pros
F5
  • Kubernetes
  • Cloud
  • Ease of use
  • Value
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Google
  • Engine upgrade rollout strategy - well documented and configurable
  • Integration with other Google Cloud services like the Compute Engine, SaaS databases, and some cloud networking like Cloud Armor
  • Graphical interface for a lot of operations - either for a quick peek/overview or actual work done by administrators and/or developers (via the Google Cloud Console, for example)
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Cons
F5
  • It's still a little early so the app feels foreign to our ops teams
  • I would like to customize the UI so I can visually see if I'm in Prod or Dev based on background colors
  • Templates are a little awkward to create
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Google
  • Support of IPv6.
  • Better GitOps.
  • A "serverless" Kubernetes so we can install Google config connector will be really awesome.
  • Container-native load balancers do not support internal TCP/UDP load balancers or network load balancers.
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Usability
F5
I gave F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack this usability rating because, in my opinion, Documentation and learning resources are key to me providing a perfect score for F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack.
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Google
  • Google Kubernetes Engine has a good UI and documentation that facilitates setup and helps get projects moving along quickly
  • Its built-in logging integrations with StackDriver make it easier to monitor the application and log issues quickly
  • Automated orchestration, deployment, and scaling of nodes and networking are all easily configurable with yaml files
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Support Rating
F5
generally support is fast
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Google
Very good Kubernetes distribution with a reasonable total price. Integration with storage and load balancer for ingress and services speed up every process deployment.
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Implementation Rating
F5
F5 Distributed Cloud App Stack's partner provided services are excellent
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Google
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
F5
Its capable of a better more powerful hybrid and cloud scenario.
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Google
GKE spins up new nodes a LOT faster than AKS. GKE's auto scaler runs a lot smoother than AKS. GKE has a lot more Kubernetes features baked in natively.
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Professional Services
F5
No answers on this topic
Google
  • When issues came up, we reached out to some folks at GCP and they seemed to be very prompt and attentive to our needs. They were always willing to help and provide additional details or recommendations or links to resources. This kind of support is very helpful as it allows us to navigate GKE with more confidence.
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Return on Investment
F5
  • We don't yet have hard numbers but it is already making a positive impact to the end users.
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Google
  • Reduced cloud computing costs.
  • Easier management of applications.
  • Extra time investment to learn how to setup applications in Google versus Amazon.
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