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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Kubernetes

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AKubernetes is an open-source container cluster manager.N/A

    Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AOpenShift Virtualization is a feature of Red Hat OpenShift that offers a unified, scalable platform for migrating traditional VMs. It ensures consistent management across hybrid cloud environments and supports modernization efforts.N/A
    Pricing
    KubernetesRed Hat OpenShift Virtualization
    Editions & Modules
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    KubernetesRed Hat OpenShift Virtualization
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    KubernetesRed Hat OpenShift Virtualization
    Considered Both Products
    Kubernetes
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    Red Hat
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    45 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    40 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    43 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    75%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    36 Answers
    Features
    KubernetesRed Hat OpenShift Virtualization
    Container Management
    Comparison of Container Management features of Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization
    Feature
    Kubernetes
    9.2
    4 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization
    -
    Ratings
    Security and Isolation9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Container Orchestration9.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cluster Management9.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Management8.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Allocation and Optimization8.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discovery Tools9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update Rollouts and Rollbacks9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-Healing and Recovery9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics, Monitoring, and Logging9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    KubernetesRed Hat OpenShift Virtualization
    Small Businesses
    Mirantis Kubernetes Engine
    Score8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
    Score8.6 out of 10
    SolarWinds Virtualization Manager (VMAN)
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SUSE Rancher
    Score9.4 out of 10
    OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
    Score7.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    KubernetesRed Hat OpenShift Virtualization
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (19 ratings)
    8.6
    (46 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    7.2
    (29 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    8.9
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    KubernetesRed Hat OpenShift Virtualization
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kubernetes
    K8s should be avoided - If your application works well without being converted into microservices-based architecture & fits correctly in a VM, needs less scaling, have a fixed traffic pattern then it is better to keep away from Kubernetes. Otherwise, the operational challenges & technical expertise will add a lot to the OPEX. Also, if you're the one who thinks that containers consume fewer resources as compared to VMs then this is not true. As soon as you convert your application to a microservice-based architecture, a lot of components will add up, shooting your resource consumption even higher than VMs so, please beware. Kubernetes is a good choice - When the application needs quick scaling, is already in microservice-based architecture, has no fixed traffic pattern, most of the employees already have desired skills.
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    Red Hat
    I believe that Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization is a very promising option for hypervisor at the moment and it seems to be improving quickly. Red Hat is doing a great job working with customers on feature set requests and improving UX and stability
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    Pros
    Kubernetes
    • Complex cluster management can be done with simple commands with strong authentication and authorization schemes
    • Exhaustive documentation and open community smoothens the learning process
    • As a user a few concepts like pod, deployment and service are sufficient to go a long way
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    Red Hat
    • It's a one pane of glass, so when we have Rev only it was a hypervisor for VMs. OpenShift, you can put Ansible in it, you can hook into satellite, it can do with OpenShift AI. You can do AI models and stuff like that. So I think it's more like a Swiss Army knife rather than a fire extinguisher.
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    Cons
    Kubernetes
    • Local development, Kubernetes does tend to be a bit complicated and unnecessary in environments where all development is done locally.
    • The need for add-ons, Helm is almost required when running Kubernetes. This brings a whole new tool to manage and learn before a developer can really start to use Kubernetes effectively.
    • Finicy configmap schemes. Kubernetes configmaps often have environment breaking hangups. The fail safes surrounding configmaps are sadly lacking.
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    Red Hat
    • Because of how different virtualization is done, there is a learning curve to overcome when switching to it from another hypervisor.
    • Documentation needs to be improved. Just finding the details to set it up is a burden that will keep some people using it.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Kubernetes
    The Kubernetes is going to be highly likely renewed as the technologies that will be placed on top of it are long term as of planning. There shouldn't be any last minute changes in the adoption and I do not anticipate sudden change of the core underlying technology. It is just that the slow process of technology adoption that makes it hard to switch to something else.
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    Red Hat
    OpenShift is really easy of use through its management console. OpenShift gives a very large flexibility through many inbuilt functionalities, all gathered in the same place (it's a very convenient tool to learn DevOps technics hands on) OpenShift is an ideal integrated development / deployment platform for containers
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    Usability
    Kubernetes
    It is an eminently usable platform. However, its popularity is overshadowed by its complexity. To properly leverage the capabilities and possibilities of Kubernetes as a platform, you need to have excellent understanding of your use case, even better understanding of whether you even need Kubernetes, and if yes - be ready to invest in good engineering support for the platform itself
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    Red Hat
    The product is maturing at an amazing rate, but there is still work to do to reach existing VMware customers. Most notably are the HA/DR features, and backup/recovery. We need to have faster backup capabilities, and I know this is in the works with change block tracking - but it is a challenge today. Some users are also scared by the number of volumes created by Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, as opposed to the number of VMFS volumes they are used to.
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    Performance
    Kubernetes
    No answers on this topic
    Red Hat
    I've not noticed any significant performance impacts with Red Hat OpenShift. I think the development team has put a lot of effort into ensuring that it is performant. And so performance typically is not a major concern for us with Red Hat OpenShift.
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    Support Rating
    Kubernetes
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    Red Hat
    Speedy support
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    Implementation Rating
    Kubernetes
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    Red Hat
    The learning curve is quite high but worth it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Kubernetes
    Most of the required features for any orchestration tool or framework, which is provided by Kubernetes. After understanding all modules and features of the K8S, it is the best fit for us as compared with others out there.
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    Red Hat
    Red Hat OpenShift is a more complete and integrated platform, with lots of out of the box components that the other platforms don't have, and customers need to stack lots of other software in order to have monitoring, cost management, log management, user policies governance, and more. Another great benefit Red Hat OpenShift delivers ir the supported operators.
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    Return on Investment
    Kubernetes
    • Because of microservices, Kubernetes makes it easy to find the cost of each application easily.
    • Like every new technology, initially, it took more resources to educate ourselves but over a period of time, I believe it's going to be worth it.
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    Red Hat
    • The TCO of OpenShift is lower than with VMware
    • Implementing VMware has allowed us to drop third party solutions that were effectively required to have a proper vmware deployment
    • Licensing over has become less complicated as we also no longer need separate RHEL licesnes
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