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Red Hat Openshift

Composite Score

8.4 /10

CX Score

8.8 /10

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What is Red Hat Openshift?

Red Hat® OpenShift® is a unified platform to build, modernize, and deploy applications at scale. Work smarter and faster with a complete set of services for bringing apps to market on your choice of infrastructure.

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Red Hat Openshift Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Red Hat Openshift?

5% Negative

4% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Respectful
Client Friendly Policies
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Configuration Validation

Cloud Migration

Cloud Analytics and Reporting

Self Service Cloud Services

Performance Monitoring Management

Cloud SLA Management Governance

Capacity Management

Cloud Integration

Automatic Resource Scaling Elasticity

Application Release Automation

Orchestration and Workflow Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Red Hat Openshift Reviews

Sayali M.

Role: Operations
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

i like the openahsit due to its features.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Red Hat Openshift from other similar products?

Red Hat OpenShift differentiates itself with full-stack automation, enterprise-grade security, built-in DevOps tools, and seamless multi-cloud support. It simplifies Kubernetes management, provides automated updates, and offers superior developer experience with tools like OpenShift Pipelines and OperatorHub. Ideal for hybrid and multi-cloud deployments, it’s perfect for enterprises needing a robust and secure platform.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Red Hat OpenShift is its full-stack automation, which simplifies cluster setup, management, and updates. This reduces operational complexity and allows teams to focus on building and deploying applications rather than managing infrastructure. The seamless integration with CI/CD tools and strong security features are also major pluses!

What do you dislike most about this product?

The one downside of Red Hat OpenShift is its steep learning curve, especially for teams new to Kubernetes or container orchestration. Additionally, its enterprise-level features can sometimes feel overwhelming and resource-intensive, which may require more infrastructure investment than simpler alternatives.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you're considering Red Hat OpenShift, start with managed services to simplify setup, invest time in training, ensure your infrastructure meets resource needs, and take advantage of its built-in DevOps tools for seamless CI/CD integration.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Mrunmai G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

Really nice product for container orchestration.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Red Hat Openshift from other similar products?

OpenShift sets itself apart with its enterprise-grade Kubernetes offering, integrated CI/CD tools (like OpenShift Pipelines), and built-in security features. The platform’s focus on automation, developer experience, and hybrid cloud readiness provides an edge over plain Kubernetes.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The robust security features, such as built-in compliance controls, Service Mesh, and Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security (ACS) integration, are excellent. Also, its support for operators makes application management and upgrades easier.

What do you dislike most about this product?

OpenShift can be resource-intensive and complex, requiring significant infrastructure and expertise to deploy and manage effectively, especially in smaller environments.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Consider OpenShift if you're looking for an enterprise-grade, secure Kubernetes solution, especially in hybrid or multi-cloud environments. It's powerful but requires planning and investment in both infrastructure and skill development.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Inspires Innovation

Sanskruti S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

RedHat openshift is very easy to install and use.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Red Hat Openshift from other similar products?

I have not used and other product similar to openshift.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like that we get the console for the openshift rather than in kubernetes.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I dont think if theirs any flaw.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Its good for managing our applications effectively and efficiently.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Red Hat Openshift Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Red Hat Openshift?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Configuration Validation Reviews resources within a cloud footprint to confirm required configurations and standards.

Cloud Migration Migration of applications and workloads to cloud.

Cloud Analytics and Reporting The ability to track, report and vizualize cloud resource consumption to support life-cycle management, capacity planning, and (optionally) chargeback/showback

Self Service Cloud Services Self-service provisioning (infrastructure, middleware, application) automation, including a service catalog and policy-based life-cycle management capabilities

Performance Monitoring Management Provide visibility into & control over the performance of servers/VMs, network, storage

Cloud SLA Management Governance Collects, aggregates and manages data to ensure adherence to committed service levels.

Capacity Management Monitor system utilization and provide alerts when pre-defined thresholds are reached.

Cloud Integration Includes real-time data integration, APIs, and data quality.

Automatic Resource Scaling Elasticity Ability to scale horizontally to more instances when extra throughput or storage is required.

Application Release Automation Continuously manage the release and maintenance of applications.

Orchestration and Workflow Management Orchestrating IT Processes such as Provisioning and RunBook Automation across on-prem and cloud workloads

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Red Hat Openshift Reviews

Sayali M.

i like the openahsit due to its features.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Mrunmai G.

Really nice product for container orchestration.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sanskruti S.

RedHat openshift is very easy to install and use.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Configuration Validation

Cloud Migration

Cloud Analytics and Reporting

Self Service Cloud Services

Performance Monitoring Management

Cloud SLA Management Governance

Capacity Management

Cloud Integration

Automatic Resource Scaling Elasticity

Application Release Automation

Orchestration and Workflow Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training