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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Red Hat OpenShift

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AOpenShift is Red Hat's Cloud Computing Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering. OpenShift is an application platform in the cloud where application developers and teams can build, test, deploy, and run their applications.

    $0.08

    per hour

    SUSE Rancher

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ADeveloped by Rancher Labs and now from SUSE, Rancher is open-source software that enables organizations to deploy and manage Kubernetes at scale, on any infrastructure across the data center, cloud, branch offices, and the network edge. Rancher centrally manages Kubernetes clusters across the organization in order to ensure security and accelerate transformation. Rancher is also available hosted. Hosted Rancher is a fully managed Rancher control plane - presented as the fastest, most cost…

    $7,594.99

    per year up to 500 nodes

    Pricing
    Red Hat OpenShiftSUSE Rancher
    Editions & Modules
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    Subscription license
    7,594.99
    per year up to 500 nodes
    Standard Subscription
    11,234.99
    per year 10 nodes
    Priority Subscription
    30,514.99
    per year 10 nodes
    Management Server Priority Subscription
    41,830.99
    per year 1 instance
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Red Hat OpenShiftSUSE Rancher
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Red Hat OpenShiftSUSE Rancher
    Considered Both Products
    Red Hat
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    The Tanzu Platform seemed overly complicated, and the frequent changes to the portfolio as well as the messaging made us uneasy. We also decided it would not be wise to tie our application platform to a specific infrastructure provider, as Tanzu cannot be deployed on anything …
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    It's a fairly different experience compared to the other environments due to the additional security
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    Some of the various other Kubernetes out there, including Rancher, is probably one of the biggest one. Rancher has a reputation for being very easy to implement. I've found that Red Hat OpenShift is just as easy to implement as Rancher. People just don't really know about it. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    All in one solution
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    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, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    Better support, better UI, and Operators make things easier.
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    We choose Red Hat OpenShift because of the core Open Source values behind Red Hat and the ability for a seasoned company to support the product.
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    Kubernetes is powerful, but managing it yourself takes time. Red Hat OpenShift offers a user-friendly interface, built-in developer tools, and security features, all on top of Kubernetes. It simplifies management and gets you developing faster with all best practices and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    K3S supports constrained resource environments but does not have the governance controls needed for our company Rancher RK2 is being actively developed for constrained environments where Red Hat OpenShift is too heavy.
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    Rancher has an easier install, but less responsive controls.
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    OpenShift offers a complete suite of plugins and services already set and configured. Saving time to connect with authentication services, monitoring, logs and CI/CD.
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    We are a Red Hat shop, so it does help to keep the environment consistent and the relationship we have with Red Hat and their support.
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    Red Hat OpenShift combines Kubernetes with additional features, streamlining management by avoiding the need to handle separate services.Enterprise. Users appreciate the blend of enterprise-grade support and community collaboration.
    Efficiency wise Some users find that Red …
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    Openshift is less complex as far as implementation and deployment. Also, better support with RedHat.
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    OpenShift is the clear winner. It contains all components necessary to deliver a truly Enterprise ready K8s solution and developer experience.
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    Red Hat OpenShift's differentiator is the Infrastructure Management (CoreOS) that brings a high level of stability of the platform.
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    For me as a service, it seems to be ok, but not sure about VM as a service.
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    Openshift obviously is for high-importance workloads; we're using rancher for more tier 2 and 3 workloads.
    Incentivized
    Chose Red Hat OpenShift
    Hardening out of the box, rbac managed bij default, security constrains
    Incentivized
    SUSE
    Chose SUSE Rancher
    SUSE Rancher has a great GUI, and seems to be a little bit mor open than the competitors.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Red Hat OpenShiftSUSE Rancher
    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Red Hat OpenShift and SUSE Rancher
    Feature
    Red Hat OpenShift
    8.2
    192 Ratings
    SUSE Rancher
    -
    Ratings
    Ease of building user interfaces8.4164 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scalability9.2182 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform management overhead7.8168 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow engine capability7.9151 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform access control8.3170 Ratings00 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration8.3157 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment creation8.5166 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment replication8.4159 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue monitoring and notification7.8168 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue recovery7.5165 Ratings00 Ratings
    Upgrades and platform fixes8.3169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Container Management
    Comparison of Container Management features of Red Hat OpenShift and SUSE Rancher
    Feature
    Red Hat OpenShift
    -
    Ratings
    SUSE Rancher
    7.5
    7 Ratings
    Security and Isolation00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Container Orchestration00 Ratings8.77 Ratings
    Cluster Management00 Ratings7.47 Ratings
    Storage Management00 Ratings6.76 Ratings
    Resource Allocation and Optimization00 Ratings7.66 Ratings
    Discovery Tools00 Ratings6.56 Ratings
    Update Rollouts and Rollbacks00 Ratings7.17 Ratings
    Self-Healing and Recovery00 Ratings7.86 Ratings
    Analytics, Monitoring, and Logging00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Red Hat OpenShiftSUSE Rancher
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (206 ratings)
    8.8
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.8
    (23 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.7
    (128 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.3
    (8 ratings)
    6.8
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)