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What is Portainer?

Portainer is a universal container management platform to deploy, configure, troubleshoot, and secure containerized applications across cloud, data center, edge, and Industrial IoT use cases. Portainer is trusted by customers across various industries, including financial services, information technology, manufacturing, energy, automotive, and healthcare, to simplify container adoption securely and with exceptional speed. Portainer offers the perfect blend of infrastructure versatility, self-service freedom, and compliance guardrails to deliver containerized applications in a way that suits every part of the organization. Portainer provides extensive support for container orchestrators across every deployment scenario and helps bridge the knowledge gap within every organization.

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Portainer is a universal container management platform to deploy, configure, troubleshoot, and secure containerized applications across cloud, data center, edge, and Industrial IoT use cases. Portainer is trusted by customers across various industries, including financial services, information technology, manufacturing, energy, automotive, and healthcare, to simplify container adoption securely and with exceptional speed. Portainer offers the perfect blend of infrastructure versatility, self-service freedom, and compliance guardrails to deliver containerized applications in a way that suits every part of the organization. Portainer provides extensive support for container orchestrators across every deployment scenario and helps bridge the knowledge gap within every organization.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Portainer is comparable to Rancher, Mirantis, and OpenShift. You can read a detailed comparison report on 3 of these products in this blog post.
https://www.portainer.io/blog/portainer-vs-rancher-vs-openshift


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Portainer
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2017
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Auckland, NZ
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@portainerio
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Portainer is a powerful yet easy-to-use management tool for Docker and Kubernetes that simplifies container and microservices management for enterprises. By providing a centralized, intuitive interface, Portainer allows you to deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot applications with minimal complexity. It's designed to streamline operations for DevOps teams, enhance security, and accelerate software delivery, all while reducing the learning curve associated with container orchestration. Whether you're managing applications in the cloud, on-premises, or at the edge, Portainer ensures consistent, efficient, and scalable operations.


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4.0 out of 5
"A userfriendly tool"
Easy to setup, user friendly for those who have just started in this field , the best integration with docker and it's effective deployments.
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"Portainer is very user-friendly"
Portainer excels in Ease of Use with an intuitive, clean interface that makes managing containers, images, and networks effortless, even for those ...
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"A user friendly interface for docker"
I started as a non expert, knew nothing about docker but Portainer helped me a lot because of it's simplified way of docker management and integration
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Srushtik S.
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What do you like best about Portainer?

Docker images can easily management it is very usefull. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Portainer?

only thing i dislike about it is it is very hard to understand for the begginners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Portainer solving and how is that benefiting you?

Managing docker images very efficiently Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Oscar Eduardo C.
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What do you like best about Portainer?

In my opinion, the best thing about Portainer is the ease of use. We are a pretty small team, so for everyone to be able to jump in and setup or monitor containers with a just a quick introduction, has made our work much easier and efficent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Portainer?

Honestly, can't think of any, we the features available and the ease of impementation, can't imagine using some other tool after using Portainer for a while. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Portainer solving and how is that benefiting you?

To get stuff running fast and without hassle. Also being able to have a stable operation by the monitoring features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Portainer?

Portainer makes container management incredibly simple with its intuitive interface. It allows seamless deployment and monitoring of containers, even for those without deep expertise in Docker or Kubernetes. The multi-cluster support and ease of use are great for managing complex environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Portainer?

Portainer's free version lacks some advanced features, such as RBAC (role-based access control), which can be limiting for larger teams. Additionally, its performance may suffer when managing a large number of containers across multiple clusters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Portainer solving and how is that benefiting you?

Portainer simplifies container orchestration by providing a centralized platform to manage Docker and Kubernetes environments. It eliminates the need for complex CLI commands, making it easier to deploy, monitor, and scale applications. This has significantly streamlined our DevOps processes, saving time and reducing errors in managing multiple containers across various clusters. Additionally, its easy integration with various CI/CD pipelines has improved our automation and deployment workflows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Portainer?

Ease of Use: Portainer offers a straightforward interface that is easy to navigate, even for those new to Docker.

Quick Setup: The installation process is simple, allowing users to start managing Docker containers within minutes.

Effective Stack Management: Portainer's stack feature simplifies the deployment and management of multi-container applications.

Robust User Management: The ability to create different user roles provides granular control over access to Docker resources.

Strong Security Features: Portainer's built-in security measures help protect Docker environments from unauthorized access.

Great for Home Use: Portainer's simplicity and ease of use make it a perfect fit for home lab environments. It's a great tool for managing personal Docker projects and experimenting with containerized applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Portainer?

Manual Docker Compose Import: While Portainer offers excellent stack management, importing existing Docker Compose files can be time-consuming due to the manual process.

Single-Point of Failure: The centralized web interface can be a single point of failure, limiting redundancy and availability. Although, this can technically be alleviated by using docker swarm/kubernets but cumbersome to setup

Limited Image Update Automation: Portainer currently lacks built-in features for automatically updating Docker images, requiring external tools or manual intervention. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Portainer solving and how is that benefiting you?

Portainer has significantly streamlined my Docker management. Instead of manually dealing with Docker Compose files on the server, I can now easily manage my containers, networks, and services through a user-friendly web interface. This has saved me countless hours and reduced the risk of errors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Phillip M.
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What do you like best about Portainer?

i like the cluster visualizer for docker swarms and kubernetes clusters Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Portainer?

i wish the editor allowed modifying a stack once it's been imported into portainer Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Portainer solving and how is that benefiting you?

managing multi-server containers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Victor C.
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What do you like best about Portainer?

I recommend my IT coworkers to user portianer in their deployments because of the easy way managed the containers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Portainer?

I really don't have too much to say or complain about this app maybe the way to admin cloud resources from local. Maybe it is already implemented and I missed this feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Portainer solving and how is that benefiting you?

If you don't have enough skills on containers management it will be your best friend , really Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
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What do you like best about Portainer?

Easy to setup, user friendly for those who have just started in this field , the best integration with docker and it's effective deployments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Portainer?

No multiple cloud management, limited advanced features and fails in large scale deployments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Portainer solving and how is that benefiting you?

Enhances security and ease of access control and even cost management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
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What do you like best about Portainer?

So in our company we have started to use Portainer just because we didn't have much experience in AWS or Kubernetes and we only knew docker. We value great number of features and ability to easily use the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Portainer?

Maybe we don't like that freeversion dont have that much features as the paid one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Portainer solving and how is that benefiting you?

So we run multiple dockerized projects for ourselves and our clients, Portainer has helped managing those containers insanely easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Media Production
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What do you like best about Portainer?

The upside of portainer for me is the ability to manage my containers remotely and being able to push out new containers with ease. I find the software very easy to use and a a great tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Portainer?

For my usage I've yet to encounter an issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Portainer solving and how is that benefiting you?

Using portainer I no longer have to manually remote into various systems to manage the containers in docker which saves a lot of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Portainer?

Easy to use, easy to manage, easy to integrate, easy to implement, supports SSO Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Portainer?

Nothing so far. The only downside that I think has improved with the latest updates is that Exec Console was a bit buggy but that seems to be fixed for now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Portainer solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easy container management and user-friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.