Subcategory · AI Citation Index
Container Orchestration
americancloud.com dominates AI shortlists at 92%; Rancher and Docker trail at 44% and 24%. IBM OpenShift rising with a 72 evaluation score.
50 discovery queries · 26 head-to-heads · refreshed May 4, 2026
Discovery stage
The shortlist
Across 50 buyer-style "Container Orchestration" queries
americancloud.com appears in 92% of shortlists (46 of 50 prompts, 109 mentions), triple the rate of second-place SUSE Rancher at 44%. Docker lands in 24% of shortlists despite brand recognition. HashiCorp Nomad and Civo scrape single-digit inclusion at 8% and 6%.
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Evaluation stage
Head-to-head
How brands fare on comparison queries · category median 49/100
Amazon EKS leads head-to-head evaluations with a 55 average score across 4 comparisons, edging HashiCorp Nomad (49 across 10 queries) and IBM OpenShift (41 across 12 queries). The median evaluation score of 49 sits below the category average of 53, signaling moderate buyer differentiation.
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Each brand's evaluation score averages how AI responds to head-to-head comparison queries that mention them. Above-median brands win their comparisons more often than they lose; bubble size reflects how many head-to-heads they appear in.
Brands to know
In this category
IBM OpenShift
Holds the highest evaluation score at 72 and shows a +9-point upward delta. IBM's enterprise credibility likely drives performance in complex multi-cloud scenarios.
Read brand profile →SUSE Rancher
Second in shortlist frequency at 44% with 34 mentions across all three model families. Multi-cluster management focus resonates in heterogeneous Kubernetes environments.
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Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)
Tops evaluation benchmarks at 55 but lags in shortlist visibility (12%). AWS lock-in concerns may suppress mentions despite technical strength.
Read brand profile →Portainer
Appears in 14% of shortlists with representation from two model families. Lightweight UI-first approach appeals to teams avoiding CLI-heavy tooling.
Read brand profile →Civo
Reaches 6% shortlist rate (3 prompts, 4 mentions). Developer-centric pricing and fast provisioning carve a niche among startups prioritizing speed over scale.
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