IBM Cloud Managed Istio vs. Percona Kubernetes Operators

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Cloud Managed Istio
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
The IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service provides the Managed Istio installation add on, designed to provide additonal control over clusters and the microservices they comprise via automatic updates and lifecycle management of control plane components, and integration with platform logging and monitoring tools.N/A
Percona Kubernetes Operators
Score 4.0 out of 10
N/A
The Percona Kubernetes Operator for Percona XtraDB Cluster or Percona Server for MongoDB automates the creation, alteration, or deletion of members in a Percona XtraDB Cluster or Percona Server for MongoDB environment. It can be used to instantiate a new Percona XtraDB Cluster or Percona Server for MongoDB replica set, or to scale an existing environment. The Operator contains all necessary Kubernetes settings to provide a proper and consistent Percona XtraDB Cluster or Percona Server for…N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsFree and open-source
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Features
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Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
IBM Cloud Managed Istio
8.0
5 Ratings
2% below category average
Percona Kubernetes Operators
-
Ratings
Ease of building user interfaces6.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Scalability7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform management overhead7.85 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow engine capability8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform access control8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Services-enabled integration8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment creation8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment replication8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue recovery8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes7.25 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
IBM Cloud Private
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Score 9.5 out of 10
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
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Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
IBM Cloud Managed IstioPercona Kubernetes Operators
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(5 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
6.4
(1 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Cloud Managed IstioPercona Kubernetes Operators
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
Clearly, the [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] tool is very useful when you have multiple services and each service is connecting with other services through APIs in different networks. To manage this type of complex network, [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] is very useful. It comes with a license that can increase the billing of your project so make sure if your application network mesh, monitoring cannot be managed on your own then you can use it. If your application is not very complex then you have many tools available like Grafana, Prometheus, Sumo Logic, which you can integrate individually with your cluster and implement. In this type of scenario, it is better to not use [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] and it will serve your purpose as well.
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Percona
Production ready, robust DB solution built for Kubernetes envs, we was able, for the first time, to ship production db workloads inside k8s. Be sure to check differences with "traditional" MySQL and other clustering solutions. Also be sure to match it with proper k8s storage solutions.
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Pros
IBM
  • Layers transparently onto existing applications
  • Allows control of access and rules to be developed
  • Creates metrics for usage
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Percona
  • Easy and fast deployment.
  • A reliable, fully automated, high-available db lifecycle management solution.
  • Exaustive documentation.
  • Production ready.
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Cons
IBM
  • Some more functionalities added could improve it better.
  • Better technical user guidance.
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Percona
  • Some differences compared to "traditional" MySQL solution.
  • Had some hard times trying to use it combined with pre-existing techs like WordPress, Magento, etc.
  • The specific k8s environment features can have an impact on it, like the storage solutions offered by the cloud vendor.
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Usability
IBM
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Percona
Easy and fast deployment. A reliable, fully automated, high-available db lifecycle management solution. It requires a bit of learning time for people new to operators ecosystem.
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Support Rating
IBM
Training and usage support available
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Percona
Well documented, there was no need to contact support.
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
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Percona
For a long time we struggled finding a viable solution to migrate our existing db workloads inside Kubernetes. Before "operators era" proper db workloads required manual management, of course that easily raised administrative overhead. Then the future started to be brighter with the introduction of operators and the "official" Oracle's MySQL Operator, then Presslab's one, finally Percona's operator. Compared to other operators, the last one allowed us to ship production db workloads inside k8s.
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • It reduced the complexity of network mesh (ingress/egress services).
  • One tool with many solutions. No need to integrate monitoring tools or notification tools.
  • It reduced the number of lines of YAML code.
  • It reduced the number of labor hours.
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Percona
  • It allowed us to use k8s on our entire infrastructure.
  • Decreased administrative overhead around our db services.
  • As it is an open source technology, it cut down our db pricings.
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