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Google Kubernetes Engine

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Kubernetes Engine
Score 8.2 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
Google Kubernetes Engine
Editions & Modules
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
Google Kubernetes Engine
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Google Kubernetes Engine
Considered Both Products
Google Kubernetes Engine
Verified User
Engineer
Chose Google Kubernetes Engine
We have a CICD pipeline, which we wrote using the GitLab CI file. This is connected directly to our GKE cluster. So, any change in our code will directly start the CICD pipeline. The pipeline first tests the deployment on testing environments. We are also using Helm charts to …
Borislav Traykov | TrustRadius Reviewer
Borislav Traykov
DevOps Team Leader
Chose Google Kubernetes Engine
We had to move several products to Google Cloud, and the Google Kubernetes Engine was the option recommended to us, so we investigated it and ran with it. Back then (2019), we were not aware of Cloud Run-provisioned K8s clusters, so our other option was a completely …
Verified User
Engineer
Chose Google Kubernetes Engine
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.
LS
Lukasz Stadnik
Cloud Architect
Chose Google Kubernetes Engine
In comparison to functionality with EKS and AKS, it has a better upgrade path and the price is lower. Not sure why flannel is the primary overlay network provider but network policies are supported as well.
Kadu Barral | TrustRadius Reviewer
Kadu Barral
Tech Lead
Chose Google Kubernetes Engine
Google Kubernetes Engine has better upgrades and auto-scale management. Google Kubernetes Engine is also the cheapest option for managed Kubernetes, and Google is the principal contributor to the Kubernetes project.
Verified User
Manager
Chose Google Kubernetes Engine
Our organization went with Google's Kubernetes Engine because we are already significantly invested in the Google Cloud Platform. In our evaluation of Amazon's Elastic Kubernetes Service we were turned off by recent concerns about Amazon becoming overly dominant in the cloud …
Features
Google Kubernetes Engine
Container Management
Comparison of Container Management features of Product A and Product B
Google Kubernetes Engine
8.6
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Security and Isolation7.01 Ratings
Container Orchestration10.01 Ratings
Cluster Management10.01 Ratings
Storage Management8.01 Ratings
Resource Allocation and Optimization9.01 Ratings
Discovery Tools6.01 Ratings
Update Rollouts and Rollbacks10.01 Ratings
Self-Healing and Recovery9.01 Ratings
Analytics, Monitoring, and Logging8.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Google Kubernetes Engine
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(8 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(5 ratings)
Professional Services
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google Kubernetes Engine
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Pros
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)
Borislav Traykov | TrustRadius Reviewer
Borislav Traykov
DevOps Team Leader
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Cons
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.
NG
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Usability
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
Verified User
Anonymous
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Support Rating
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.
LS
Lukasz Stadnik
Cloud Architect
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Alternatives Considered
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.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Professional Services
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.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
Google
  • Reduced cloud computing costs.
  • Easier management of applications.
  • Extra time investment to learn how to setup applications in Google versus Amazon.
Verified User
Anonymous
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