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Apache Mesos vs Mesosphere DCOS

A side-by-side look at Apache Mesos and Mesosphere DCOS. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Apache Mesos

Apache Mesos

Network & Admin

Apache Mesos is an open source cluster manager that provides efficient resource isolation and sharing across distributed applications or frameworks. It sits between the application layer and the operating system on a distributed system, and makes it easier to deploy and manage applications in large-scale clustered environments.

cluster-managerresource-isolationresource-sharingdistributed-applicationsopen-source
Mesosphere DCOS

Mesosphere DCOS

Network & Admin

Mesosphere DCOS is an open source distributed operating system based on Apache Mesos that manages computer clusters and facilitates container orchestration and services using Marathon, Kubernetes, DC/OS itself. It provides resource efficiency, scalability, and ease of management for distributed workloads.

containerorchestrationdistributedscalable