HPE Ezmeral Container Platform vs Kubernetes comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Kubernetes are both solutions in the Container Management category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #16, while Kubernetes is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.6. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 1.6% mindshare in CM, compared to Kubernetes’s 4.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of Kubernetes users who would recommend it.

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Categories and Ranking

HPE Ezmeral Container Platform

Ranking in Container Management

16th

Average Rating

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Kubernetes

Ranking in Container Management

4th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Container Management category, the mindshare of HPE Ezmeral Container Platform is 1.6%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kubernetes is 4.9%, down from 10.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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reviewer1555329

Senior Manager of Innovation & Research Unit at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Easy to install with good support, but the deployment of applications could be simplified

If a customer is focused on application modernization or CI/CD, there are some weaknesses. The modernization in Ezmeral could be improved. There are some issues with the integration of Kubernetes. I hope they can improve it and do much better than they do now. I would like to see the deployment of applications simplified.

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Venu Boddu

AWS DevOps Engineer at Hexaware Technologies Limited

Manage infrastructure automation and smooth application deployment with robust auto-scaling capabilities

Kubernetes is highly valuable for its node-based setup, which allows for the running of multiple pods. This feature is essential for infrastructure automation and application deployment. Kubernetes also offers rollback control and auto-scaling capabilities, which are crucial for maintaining an application's availability even if nodes or pods go down. Additionally, Kubernetes supports load balancing to distribute traffic efficiently across multiple pods.

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Pros

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

"The easy management of containers is one of the main features I have found useful."

"Kubernetes also offers rollback control and auto-scaling capabilities, which are crucial for maintaining an application's availability even if nodes or pods go down."

"If you're switching from VMs to Kubernetes, you will see a return because you can pack more into the Kubernetes architecture using containers rather than VMs. You'll see some more savings on your infrastructure, as well."

"The solution is easy to use."

"The most valuable features of Kubernetes are the integration with Docker and there is plenty of documentation available. We work with Docker as a container, and it is more integrated with Docker than VMware Tanzu."

"The self-serving feature allows our developers to grab a container and complete testing."

"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the scalability."

"There's a lot of community support if you need to get help."

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Cons

"The modernization in Ezmeral could be improved."

"I'm expecting more improvement on the UI development side, which can be reflected in each object that is part of Kubernetes, like the Pod, deployment set, ReplicaSet, ConfigMap, Secrets, and PersistentVolume."

"Honestly, there is not much I like about Kubernetes. It's very complicated to deal with. I just do it because I have to."

"The solution can be quite complex for many users."

"The network policies and RBAC management across multi-clusters could be improved. This is an issue we're trying to solve in the market."

"The price is something they need to improve."

"Kubernetes is a complex solution. The product needs to be more manageable and user-friendly."

"The configuration is a bit complicated."

"We would like to see more validation tools added to this solution, this would provide pre-deployment analysis that developers could use before publishing their infrastructure."

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"The management layer is free, which is perfect. You don't need to pay money for the management layer, but in AWS develop service, you need to pay. I think it is €75 per month for the management layer. It is free here, so you can have as many Kubernetes clusters as you need. You are paying just for the workload, that is, for the machine, CPU, memory, and everything."

"There is no licensing fee."

"Pricing isn't a major concern for us. Since we resell Kubernetes services and focus on providing support, integration, and education, we don't usually have pricing issues. Our customers are more concerned with getting the right support and services than the cost. So, the value we provide is more important than the actual pricing. Pricing might change in the future, but it’s not a big issue for us right now."

"If you're using a public cloud, the cost depends on the number of nodes you are planning to deploy Kubernetes on."

"In addition to Kubernetes, you have to pay for support."

"The price of Kubernetes could be lower. However, it is less expensive than VMware Tanzu. Additionally, technical support is expensive. The overall cost of the solution is approximately $1,000 annually."

"Kubernetes is open-source."

"Microsoft provides reasonable costs for Kubernetes."

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Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

13%

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Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Government

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with HPE Ezmeral Container Platform?

Thank you for initiating this discussion on the HPE Ezmeral Container Platform and seeking community feedback on areas for improvement. While the platform has its strengths, some users have express...

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What do you like most about Kubernetes?

There are many good features. I feel that the scale-out features, like replica sets, are very good. The number of running containers can be autoscaled.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kubernetes?

Since we use Kubernetes on-premises, the costs are related to our expertise and the personnel we hire.

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What needs improvement with Kubernetes?

Although we face issues when migrating to new versions of Kubernetes, such as misunderstandings on using new features or integration with proxy services, these issues can be addressed with proper p...

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 21% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Overview

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

Kubernetes (K8s) is an open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.
It groups containers that make up an application into logical units for easy management and discovery. Kubernetes builds upon 15 years of experience of running production workloads at Google, combined with best-of-breed ideas and practices from the community.

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