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Kubernetes vs Portainer

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KubernetesContainerization & Orchestration
FreePublished price
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PortainerContainer Orchestration
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Kubernetes
Containerization & Orchestration

Production-Grade Container Orchestration

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Portainer
Container Orchestration

Simplify container management.

Overview
CategoryContainerization & OrchestrationContainer Orchestration
What it isOpen source container orchestration system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications across clusters.Portainer is a lightweight management UI for Docker, Kubernetes, and Nomad that simplifies container operations through an intuitive web interface.
Pricing
Published priceFree
Open-source (Apache-2.0), governed by the CNCF; the software is free. Costs come only from the compute you run it on or from managed distributions (EKS, GKE, AKS) sold separately…
Community Edition: Free and open source Business Edition: $12/node/month (minimum 5 nodes) Enterprise: Custom pricing for large deployments
Pricing modelFreeTiered plans
Free optionsFree plan · Free trialFree plan · Free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20142017
Team size1-10 employees11-50 employees
HeadquartersRemoteAuckland, New Zealand
Featured clientsNot availableSiemens, Roche, Raytheon

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