Rancher is an open-source platform for managing containers that provides a full set of infrastructure services for containers, including networking, storage services, host management and load balancing.
Rancher is an open-source platform for managing containers that provides a full set of infrastructure services for containers, including networking, storage services, host management, and load balancing. It allows work across any infrastructure and makes it simple to reliably deploy and manage applications. Rancher lets you deliver Kubernetes-as-a-Service.
Deployment Options
Saas
Features
Cluster management
Supports vanilla K8S,
Incident Management
Asset Management
Access Control
Network Isolation
File Isolation
Packaging
Container Networking
Orchestration
Datacenter support
Virtualization
Tools Integration
Pricing
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Comparative Analysis
Tools Name
Rancher
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Ansible
Chef
Puppet
Pricing
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Free Version
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Free Trial
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Ratings
4.5 Out Of 5
G2
4.5 Out Of 5
Gartner
4.3 Out Of 5
Capterra
4.6 Out Of 5
G2
4.4 Out Of 5
Gartner
4.8 Out Of 5
Capterra
4.5 Out Of 5
G2
4.7 Out Of 5
Gartner
4.5 Out Of 5
Capterra
4.2 Out Of 5
G2
4.1 Out Of 5
Gartner
4.5 Out Of 5
Capterra
4.2 Out Of 5
G2
4.2 Out Of 5
Gartner
4.4 Out Of 5
Capterra
Deployment
Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
On-Premise Windows
On-Premise Linux
Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Training
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Features
Rancher
Terraform
Ansible
Chef
Puppet
Procedural/Declarative?
Procedural
Procedural
Procedural
Declarative
Declarative
Language support
YAML
YAML
YAML
HCL
Python/Agnostic
Community support
Meetups/Online
Meetups/Online
Meetups/Online
Forum/GitHub/Training
Mailing List, IRC, GitHub
User experience
Simple to get started
Simple to get started
Simple to get started
Well-reviewed
Simple, extensible, fast
UI/GUI
Allows users to configure and control various application components
CLI, unless Ansible Tower
CLI, unless Ansible Tower
CLI, unless Terraform Cloud
3rd-party solution needed for GUI
Modularity
Playbooks can be subdivided
Playbooks can be subdivided
Playbooks can be subdivided
Modules can be augmented from Terraform Registry
Long list of modules available
Run as an agent?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes, usually pre-installed
Agentless available
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Saas
