Features

Docker Swarm

Kubernetes

Installation and Cluster Configuration

Easy and Fast

Complicated and Time-consuming

GUI

Not Available

Available

Scalability

Scaling up is faster than K8S; but cluster strength is not as robust

Scaling up is slower but guarantees stronger cluster state

Load Balancing

Built-in load balancing technique

Requires manual service configuration

Updates and Rollback

Progressive updates and service health monitoring

Process scheduling to maintain services while updating

Data Volumes

Can be shared with any container

Only shared with containers in the same Pod

Logging and Monitoring

Only 3rd party logging and monitoring tools

Built-in logging and monitoring tools