Portainer vs. Portshift

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Portainer
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Portainer is a centralized container management platform for containerized apps and IoT device management. It helps accelerate container adoption and reduce time-to-value on Kubernetes, Docker, and Swarm with a management portal, allowing users to deliver and manage containerized applications from the data center to the edge. Portainer helps - Reduce the operational complexity associated with multi-cluster management Bridge the skills gap and facilitate feature…
$0
Portshift
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Portshift is a Kubernetes-native security solution for containers & Kubernetes, now from Cisco since the October 2020 acquisition. Portshift leverages Kubernetes and Service-Mesh to deliver a single source of truth for containers and cloud-native applications security. Portshift offers an agentless approach, with a single Kubernetes admission controller for integration.N/A
Pricing
PortainerPortshift
Editions & Modules
Portainer Business - 3 Nodes Free
$0
Home & Student
$149
per year
Starter
$995
per year
Professional
$2995
per year
Enterprise
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per year
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PortainerPortshift
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
PortainerPortshift
Container Management
Comparison of Container Management features of Product A and Product B
Portainer
7.8
81 Ratings
1% below category average
Portshift
-
Ratings
Security and Isolation8.077 Ratings00 Ratings
Cluster Management8.269 Ratings00 Ratings
Storage Management7.568 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Allocation and Optimization7.772 Ratings00 Ratings
Discovery Tools7.762 Ratings00 Ratings
Analytics, Monitoring, and Logging7.578 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
PortainerPortshift
Small Businesses
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
Score 9.4 out of 10
Portainer
Portainer
Score 9.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
Score 9.4 out of 10
NGINX
NGINX
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
Score 9.4 out of 10
NGINX
NGINX
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
PortainerPortshift
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(81 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PortainerPortshift
Likelihood to Recommend
Portainer
We do have a couple of users who are new to Docker and the Linus shell environment. Portainer makes it easy for them to quickly deploy stacks of containers with its web editor to configure docker-compose files with an easy-to-use GUI. Not only does this save time, but it also encourages new users to interact more positively with Docker and Portainer in general.
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Cisco
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Pros
Portainer
  • Separating server maintenance with application development, providing a clear user interface for developers who don't want to worry about the underlying server.
  • RBAC for container deployment linked to a SAML IDP, not something particularly easy in a native Docker instance but point and shoot in Portainer, allowing the use of Azure / Okta etc to provide user access.
  • Image management with multiple repositories is super clear and reduces incidents
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Cons
Portainer
  • When setting up static IPs for a new container, having the used ones for a specific network at hand would be cool or something like a mini IPAM of some sort...
  • Using the developertools to see "oh, it's a 40x or 500" when something doesn't seem to load because the ui just states "Didn't work" is kinda annoying. expandable toasts or something would be nice.
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Likelihood to Renew
Portainer
It is an excellent tool.
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Cisco
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Usability
Portainer
It is a clear UI, and it does what it sets out to do, very well
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Cisco
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Support Rating
Portainer
One of their staff members jumped on a video call immediately with me and led me through the problem and solution during a quick session of screen sharing. In this day and age that is above and beyond, especially when it comes to software. It took approximately 5-10 minutes to diagnose and fix, including pleasantries!
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Cisco
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Implementation Rating
Portainer
It is really easy. Just follow the documentation.
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Cisco
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Alternatives Considered
Portainer
I am using Rancher in Kubernetes environments. It was really the first product I used with it and never really had time to test out how well Portainer behaves on Kubernetes. For the exact same thing - Docker Swarm management I used Swarmpit some time ago, but I like Portainer better, even though Swarmpit has better cluster visualization then Portainer. Portainer 5 node business edition is really a big plus for me, since it has some really nice features.
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Return on Investment
Portainer
  • Increased productivity: Portainer's user-friendly interface and streamlined container management can help increase the productivity of IT teams.
  • Cost savings: By simplifying container management, Portainer can help reduce the time and resources required to manage container environments, potentially leading to cost savings.
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