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At a Glance
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Star Rating
(139)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Progress Chef
Progress Chef
Star Rating
(105)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.2% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
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Kubernetes vs Progress Chef

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Kubernetes easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that Progress Chef is easier to set up. Both products were equally easy to administer.

  • Reviewers felt that Kubernetes meets the needs of their business better than Progress Chef.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Kubernetes is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Kubernetes over Progress Chef.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Kubernetes
No pricing available
Progress Chef
No pricing available
Free Trial
Kubernetes
No trial information available
Progress Chef
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
115
8.8
90
Ease of Use
7.8
123
7.7
90
Ease of Setup
7.2
77
7.3
59
Ease of Admin
8.0
68
8.0
52
Quality of Support
8.4
97
8.0
80
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
54
8.7
44
Product Direction (% positive)
9.7
111
7.7
85
Features by Category
Cloud Infrastructure AutomationHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.5
222
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.2
21
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
8.8
20
IT Management
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.8
21
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
7.9
83
Security
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
7.2
9
Compliance
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Administration
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
8.5
84
Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
8.6
14
Management
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
9.3
14
Continuous IntegrationHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
8.7
54
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
9
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Not enough data
8.5
9
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Verified
Not enough data
8.5
9
Management
Not enough data
8.9
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
448
Not enough data
Management
8.7
60
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Organization
9.1
57
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
9.6
62
Not enough data
Development
8.6
48
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
9.1
51
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Progress Chef
Progress Chef
Kubernetes and Progress Chef share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
26.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
40.7%
Progress Chef
Progress Chef
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
20.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
41.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
38.2%
Reviewers' Industry
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Computer Software
33.8%
Information Technology and Services
19.9%
Telecommunications
9.6%
Financial Services
5.1%
Internet
3.7%
Other
27.9%
Progress Chef
Progress Chef
Information Technology and Services
29.4%
Computer Software
13.7%
Retail
5.9%
Internet
4.9%
Financial Services
4.9%
Other
41.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Nanotechnology

Kubernetes is a sweet spot between flexibility and simplicity. Especially service discovery is made very simple. Competitors often are either to simple (Docker compose, swarm, fleet) or too complex (Marathon). Once it is up and running, low-level...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Mike L.
ML
Mike L.
Verified User in Media Production

It's extremely immature (very buggy), the networking is just...painful, the scheduler is dumb and slow; those are my technical dislikes. My personal dislike is the overall lack of cohesive documentation as well as the assertion that just because there...

Progress Chef
Progress Chef
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Justin S.
JS
Justin S.
Verified User in Insurance

100% open source The right community and mindset Jez Miller Microsoft is partnering with chef and you'll see integrated TFS and visual studio stuff soon Chef continuous deliver tool shows they know what they are doing

Most Helpful Critical Review
Mike F.
MF
Mike F.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Moving between versions can be a headache.

Alternatives
Kubernetes
Kubernetes Alternatives
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Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
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Red Hat OpenShift
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Progress Chef
Progress Chef Alternatives
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Jenkins
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Puppet Enterprise
Puppet
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Discussions
Kubernetes
Kubernetes Discussions
What are the main features of Kubernetes?
1 comment
Yiorgos [George] A.
YA
- Container orchestration utilising available hardware or VMs, thus decreasing costs - High Availability within a data center / availability zone - Ability...Read more
What does Kubernetes do?
1 comment
Mohit G.
MG
Container orchestration and container management. You can also configure properties on the basis of which scaling of pods will be done. It makes your...Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Kubernetes has no more discussions with answers
Progress Chef
Progress Chef Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Progress Chef has no discussions with answers