Kubernetes vs. Docker Swarm: container orchestration tool feature comparison

How does Kubernetes stack up against Docker Swarm? Anyone who's used both will tell you that Kubernetes has a much steeper learning curve. Building work environments is more complicated and getting your mind around the terminology and the many infrastructure elements can be difficult. While Kubernetes can handle any OCI-compliant Docker container you send it, it's not compatible with Docker Compose scripts.
One more difference: Unlike Docker Swarm which can run at least one node on any OS, the Kubernetes control plane can only run on a Linux (or macOS) host.
Scalability, high availability, and load balancing are built into Kubernetes and, in many senses, automated. Kubernetes also features mature self healing, failover, and rollback management. Kubernetes security employs RBAC-based authorization and authentication - where "RBAC" stands for role-based access control - integrated secrets management, and security policies at both the pod and network levels. Finally, while we've seen Docker's relatively recent Docker Desktop product, Kubernetes has had a built-in and tightly integrated dashboard for as long as I can remember.

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