IBM Cloud Container Registry vs. Kubernetes

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Cloud Container Registry
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
IBM Cloud Container Registry enables users to store and distribute container images, and run them in the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service and other runtime environments.N/A
Kubernetes
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Kubernetes is an open-source container cluster manager.N/A
Pricing
IBM Cloud Container RegistryKubernetes
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Cloud Container RegistryKubernetes
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
IBM Cloud Container RegistryKubernetes
Considered Both Products
IBM Cloud Container Registry
Chose IBM Cloud Container Registry
When I need to work with private containers in a proof of concept I use IBM Cloud Container Registry.
Kubernetes

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Top Pros
Top Cons

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Features
IBM Cloud Container RegistryKubernetes
Container Management
Comparison of Container Management features of Product A and Product B
IBM Cloud Container Registry
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Ratings
Kubernetes
7.8
1 Ratings
0% above category average
Security and Isolation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Container Orchestration00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Cluster Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Storage Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Resource Allocation and Optimization00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Discovery Tools00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Update Rollouts and Rollbacks00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Analytics, Monitoring, and Logging00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
IBM Cloud Container RegistryKubernetes
Small Businesses
Portainer
Portainer
Score 9.3 out of 10
Portainer
Portainer
Score 9.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
Score 9.2 out of 10
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
Score 9.2 out of 10
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
IBM Cloud Container RegistryKubernetes
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.9
(16 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Cloud Container RegistryKubernetes
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
When I need to do a proof of concept of a solution for a client and it must have high levels of privacy and at the same time performance, I use IBM Cloud Container Registry.
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Kubernetes
K8s should be avoided - If your application works well without being converted into microservices-based architecture & fits correctly in a VM, needs less scaling, have a fixed traffic pattern then it is better to keep away from Kubernetes. Otherwise, the operational challenges & technical expertise will add a lot to the OPEX. Also, if you're the one who thinks that containers consume fewer resources as compared to VMs then this is not true. As soon as you convert your application to a microservice-based architecture, a lot of components will add up, shooting your resource consumption even higher than VMs so, please beware. Kubernetes is a good choice - When the application needs quick scaling, is already in microservice-based architecture, has no fixed traffic pattern, most of the employees already have desired skills.
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Pros
IBM
  • Scalable Plans
  • Easily integrate it with IBM Kube service
  • Easy integration with IBM Cloud CI/CD tools.
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Kubernetes
  • Complex cluster management can be done with simple commands with strong authentication and authorization schemes
  • Exhaustive documentation and open community smoothens the learning process
  • As a user a few concepts like pod, deployment and service are sufficient to go a long way
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Cons
IBM
  • Kubernetes
  • CI/CD
  • Docker
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Kubernetes
  • Local development, Kubernetes does tend to be a bit complicated and unnecessary in environments where all development is done locally.
  • The need for add-ons, Helm is almost required when running Kubernetes. This brings a whole new tool to manage and learn before a developer can really start to use Kubernetes effectively.
  • Finicy configmap schemes. Kubernetes configmaps often have environment breaking hangups. The fail safes surrounding configmaps are sadly lacking.
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
Not Applicable in our case. We started using IBM container registry as IBM bluemix is our preferred cloud platform
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Kubernetes
Most of the required features for any orchestration tool or framework, which is provided by Kubernetes. After understanding all modules and features of the K8S, it is the best fit for us as compared with others out there.
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • reliability
  • easy integration
  • multicloud
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Kubernetes
  • Because of microservices, Kubernetes makes it easy to find the cost of each application easily.
  • Like every new technology, initially, it took more resources to educate ourselves but over a period of time, I believe it's going to be worth it.
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