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IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Reviews

Vendor: IBM
3.3 out of 5
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What is IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service?

A managed Kubernetes offering to deliver powerful tools, an intuitive user experience and built-in security for rapid delivery of applications that you can bind to cloud services related to IBM Watson, IoT, DevOps and data analytics. As a certified K8s provider, IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service provides intelligent scheduling, self-healing, horizontal scaling, service discovery and load balancing, automated rollouts and rollbacks, and secret and configuration management. The Kubernetes service also has advanced capabilities around simplified cluster management, container security and isolation policies, the ability to design your own cluster, and integrated operational tools for consistency in deployment.

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IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service mindshare

As of April 2025, the mindshare of IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service in the Containers as a Service (CaaS) category stands at 5.2%, up from 4.7% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

  • "We deploy the solution in parts so we can easily manage the parts to improve the robustness and reliability of the software."
  • "IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service has enough flexibility that we needed."

Room for Improvement

  • "IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service's log management should be improved because it is a bit complicated."
  • "IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is not user-friendly, they could improve the user interface, and add more features to compete with Amazon AWS which is better."

Pricing

  • "The price of the solution was fine."
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Andrea Castorino - PeerSpot user
Program Manager at SirfinPA
Verified user of IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
May 29, 2023
A stable solution that can be deployed in parts to improve its robustness and reliability

Pros

"We deploy the solution in parts so we can easily manage the parts to improve the robustness and reliability of the software."

Cons

"IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service's log management should be improved because it is a bit complicated."

What is our primary use case?

We developed a solution that allows lawyers to send public documents to our customers about the panel judgment. We are expanding the solution to allow depositing all kinds of legal documents associated with topics like feeding people in jail or examining someone's testimony. This solution is deployed on OpenShift and on-premises for privacy reasons.

What is most valuable?

We deploy the software very easily in a few minutes because we utilize a pipeline. We deploy the solution in parts so we can easily manage the parts to improve the robustness and reliability of the software.

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
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ASHOK YADAV - PeerSpot user
Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Verified user of IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
May 1, 2022
Poor user interface and not user-friendly, but flexible

Pros

"IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service has enough flexibility that we needed."

Cons

"IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is not user-friendly, they could improve the user interface, and add more features to compete with Amazon AWS which is better."

What is our primary use case?

We are using IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service for the microservices.

What is most valuable?

IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service has enough flexibility that we needed.

*Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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