Google Kubernetes Engine vs HPE Ezmeral Container Platform comparison

Google and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Container Management category. Google is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.4, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #15 with an average rating of 7.0. Google holds a 2.5% mindshare in CM, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 2.3% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.

Google Kubernetes Engine

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95% willing to recommend

HPE Ezmeral Container Platform

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100% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Google Kubernetes Engine and HPE Ezmeral Container Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Google Kubernetes Engine

Ranking in Container Management

11th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

HPE Ezmeral Container Platform

Ranking in Container Management

15th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Container Management category, the mindshare of Google Kubernetes Engine is 2.5%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Ezmeral Container Platform is 2.3%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Container Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Google Kubernetes Engine	2.5%
HPE Ezmeral Container Platform	2.3%
Other	95.2%

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Parthasarathy T

Cloud Associate Dev Ops at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

Managed solutions enable efficient handling of web applications and migration projects

Google Kubernetes Engine can be improved by enabling the in-place upgrade of the machine type of an existing node pool since I currently need to destroy and recreate it. There is no feature present where I can upgrade directly, and having more than 1,000 to 2,000 workloads in one node pool makes changing the node pool name difficult for all those workloads. I choose eight out of ten mainly because of the node pool upgrade challenge I mentioned, but also because of the existence of Anthos service mesh, which is the ingress controller available only for the enterprise Kubernetes Engine. It would be beneficial if it could be offered in the normal Kubernetes Engine with any limitations.

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Chaianan Chaiyakeereepong

Pre-Sale at Yip Intsoi

Effective cost management achieved with robust storage features but user experience and data management require improvements

HPE Ezmeral Container Platform is not user-friendly and has many parts that are more difficult than Cloudera. It is also a complex solution and has low features for data management. For example, it cannot make a data catalog or process data lineage without third-party support, which increases the cost for development.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Google Kubernetes Engine is used for orchestrating Docker containers. We have 30 or 40 customers working with this solution now. We'll probably see 10 to 15 percent growth in the number of customers using Google Kubernetes Engine in the future."

"Regarding deployment in the cloud platform, it is simple because there are pre-configured configurations."

"The product has no downtime."

"The feature that I like the most is the ease of use as compared to AWS. Its ease of use is very high, and I can quickly deploy clusters with a simple template."

"I highly recommend it to others due to its comprehensive features and cost-effectiveness for various company sizes."

"Management and deployment of a lot of containers could be very easy."

"The features are typical Kubernetes, but Google One offers a better GUI-based deployment. It's more sophisticated and integrates well with other services, providing a better customer experience."

"Google Kubernetes Engine is helping tremendously to make the high availability of the service."

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"If customers focus on primary apps or if they are using them for data science, this is a good solution."

"The stability of the HPE Ezmeral Container Platform is good, and I rate it an eight out of ten."

Cons

"The product could be cheaper."

"Log observability could be made easier so someone from high school can use it without having technological expertise."

"An area in which Google Kubernetes Engine could improve is configuration."

"I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten."

"There is room for improvement in this solution. For example, auto-scaling can be complex. We expect it to be easier to set up and manage, even for our customers."

"The notifications are not informative."

"There is a limitation for our infrastructure. It's very complex to see in one dashboard all the components and all the behavior on performance. I am looking for some additional tools for that. If I want to check the disk or file storage, it gets complex. There should be an integrated dashboard so that we can manage everything through a single pane."

"The console for this solution could be improved because it is very limited."

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"The modernization in Ezmeral could be improved."

"If a customer is focused on process automation or API usage, I would not recommend this solution, but it is good to use for Data Science."

"HPE Ezmeral Container Platform is not user-friendly and has many parts that are more difficult than Cloudera. It is also a complex solution and has low features for data management."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate Kubernetes' pricing four out of five."

"We are planning to use external support, and hire a commercial partner for it."

"Its pricing is good. They bill us only per user. That's nice."

"Currently, it costs around $1000 per month which sorted our deployment. So once we get more clients, having a huge suffix, costs can go up."

"It is competitive, and it is not expensive. It is almost competitive with AWS and the rest of the cloud solutions. We are spending around 3K USD per month. There are four projects that are currently running, and each one is incurring a cost of around 3K USD."

"This is an open source solution, so there is no pricing or licensing."

"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."

"The price for Google Kubernetes Engine could be lower - I'd rate its pricing at three out of five."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

22%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	21
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	16

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Kubernetes Engine?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Google Kubernetes Engine is straightforward, as I previously indicated. The need for humans is reduced with GCP since there is no need for ...

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What needs improvement with Google Kubernetes Engine?

The price could be a bit cheaper. I don't see anything with Google Kubernetes Engine that needs to be improved. I think they are already implementing Kubernetes itself, so they are the owners. Howe...

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What is your primary use case for Google Kubernetes Engine?

I use Google Kubernetes Engine for many purposes, most notably for websites, but the websites are microservices. However, some mega projects have many machines that needed to be containerized, so w...

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What needs improvement with HPE Ezmeral Container Platform?

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What is your primary use case for HPE Ezmeral Container Platform?

We want to replace the existing Cloudera data lake with HPE Ezmeral Container Platform ( /products/hpe-ezmeral-container-platform-reviews ).

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What advice do you have for others considering HPE Ezmeral Container Platform?

I rate the HPE Ezmeral Container Platform seven out of ten because it has strong features for storage but lacks certain data management functionalities, requiring additional investments for third-p...

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Also Known As

GKE, Google Kubernetes

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Overview

Kubernetes Engine is a managed, production-ready environment for deploying containerized applications. It brings our latest innovations in developer productivity, resource efficiency, automated operations, and open source flexibility to accelerate your time to market.

Google

Accelerate your journey to hybrid cloud with the industry’s first enterprise-grade container software platform for cloud-native and distributed non-cloud native applications.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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