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We performed a comparison between OpenShift Container Platform and Rancher Labs based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Container Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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"Dashboards... give us all the details we need to see about the microservices.""The most valuable feature of this solution is its scalability on demand, which allows for potentially lower costs, and Built-in resiliency.""It is very lightweight and can be deployed very fast, especially when it comes to containers.""Centralized control of container resources is most valuable.""It’s user-friendly.""On OpenShift, it's easy to scale applications. We can easily scale up or scale down.""Red Hat's security throughout the stack and software supply chain is good. It is a lightweight operating system. You don't have to worry about the security patches on the system. You can update the entire environment with security patches, which is a nice feature.""The platform is easy to scale as it supports Windows worker node."

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"The solution has a lot of good features, such as you can access the console and edit through the GUI. The dashboard and the UI are designed well, user-friendly, and easy to manage, and access.""The most valuable feature of Rancher Labs is its user interface, which makes it easier to work with containers and deployment.""Rancher Labs is a very user-friendly tool.""The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is an open-source solution that is easy to deploy.""The most valuable feature is its comprehensive support, easy resource scaling, compatibility with various OEMs, and seamless service integration.""This solution is not vendor-locked, which means that we we are able to use it across all of our resources; this feature is of great value to us.""The solution is stable.""A great UI with very good integrations."

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"The solution does not work on a route-wise NFS.""It has an option to install OpenShift without connecting it to the Internet. We tried this, but it was very hard. We couldn't manage to use that option. We wanted to use it offline for installations, updates, upgrades, etc., but we didn't find the offline installation and updates easy. This could be better.""Things are there and the documentation is there, however, there still needs to be quick guides available.""OpenShift has certain restrictions in terms of managing the cluster when it's running on a public cloud. For example, identity and access management integration with the IM of AWS is quite difficult. It requires some open-source tools to integrate. This is one area where I always see room for improvement.""The setup process is not great.""OpenShift has a pretty steep learning curve. It's not an easy tool to use. It's not only OpenShift but Kubernetes itself. The good thing is that Red Hat provides specific targeted training. There are five or six pieces of training where you can get certifications. The licenses for OpenShift are pretty expensive, so they could be cheaper because the competition isn't sleeping, and Red Hat must take that into account.""OpenShift Container Platform needs to work on integrations.""Another thing that bugs me is that they removed the software in NFS storage. I don't understand why because this is a common type of storage. I am having problems with that, so I wish they would put it back."

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"They should improve application visibility along with code visibility.""I can't migrate to the newer version.""We'd like their monitoring tool to be integrated by default.""We have found that the auto-secure feature of this solution doesn't always work, and could be improved to be more reliable, particularly when working with business critical applications.""We're looking for something that is even easier to use. It's a bit complicated.""There needs to be an improvement in observability and microservice monitoring tools in Rancher Labs.""One area for improvement in Rancher Labs is the development aspect.""Could be more intuitive."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "OpenShift with Red Hat support is pretty costly. We have done a comparison between AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Services) which provides fully managed services from AWS. It's built on open-source-based Kubernetes clusters and it is much cheaper compared to Red Hat, but it is a little expensive compared to ECS provided by AWS."
  • "It depends on who you're talking to. For a large corporation, it is acceptable, other than the significant infrastructure requirements. For a small organization, it is in no way suitable, and we'd go for Amazon's container solution."
  • "The license to use the OpenShift Container Platform is free. If you are capable with Java you can modify it."
  • "The price is slightly on the higher side. It is something that can be worked on because most of the businesses now have margins."
  • "The pricing is a bit more expensive than expected."
  • "We paid for Cloud Pak for integration. It all depends on how many VMs or how many CPUs you are using. They do the licensing based on that."
  • "We currently have an annual license renewal."
  • "It largely depends on how much money they earn from the application being deployed; you don't normally deploy an app just for the purpose of having it. You must constantly look into your revenue and how much you spend every container, minute, or hour of how much it is working."
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  • "There is an annual subscription. The price of the solution should be cheaper and have better pricing flexibility."
  • "The solution is free and open source but there is a fee for support."
  • "This is an open-source solution, so there are no licensing costs involved."
  • "Although Rancher Labs is an open-source solution, they also offer a paid version, where you buy the support when needed."
  • "The pricing of the solution sits in the mid range, not high and not low. It has a fixed price that you pay every month."
  • "There are no hidden charges attached to the product unless a user opts for the premium support offered by the solution."
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    Questions from the Community
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    Overview

    Red Hat® OpenShift® offers a consistent hybrid cloud foundation for building and scaling containerized applications. Benefit from streamlined platform installation and upgrades from one of the enterprise Kubernetes leaders.

    Rancher Labs build innovative, open source software that makes it easy to deploy and manage containers in production on any infrastructure. We enable organizations to accelerate all aspects of their software development pipeline, from writing and testing code to running complex microservices-based applications.

    Rancher, our flagship container management platform, allows users to easily manage all aspects of running containers in development and production environments, on any infrastructure. With well over four million downloads, Rancher has quickly become the tools of choice for teams serious about running containers in production. This includes large enterprises such as Sony, IBM, Tyco, Align Technologies and more.

    Sample Customers
    Edenor, BMW, Ford, Argentine Ministry of Health
    Albert Heijn, Bell, BMC, Samsung, WindStream, Johnson & Johnson
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm38%
    Computer Software Company19%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Government5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Government9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Financial Services Firm43%
    Pharma/Biotech Company14%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Manufacturing Company14%
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Government9%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Company Size
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise73%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise71%
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    Small Business43%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise67%
    Buyer's Guide
    OpenShift Container Platform vs. Rancher Labs
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about OpenShift Container Platform vs. Rancher Labs and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    OpenShift Container Platform is ranked 1st in Container Management with 36 reviews while Rancher Labs is ranked 5th in Container Management with 13 reviews. OpenShift Container Platform is rated 8.2, while Rancher Labs is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of OpenShift Container Platform writes "Provides automation that speeds up our process by 30% and helps us achieve zero downtime". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rancher Labs writes "An easy-to-use user interface, which makes it easy to work with Kubernetes and containers". OpenShift Container Platform is most compared with Amazon EKS, VMware Tanzu Mission Control, Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE, Amazon Elastic Container Service and Kubernetes, whereas Rancher Labs is most compared with VMware Tanzu Mission Control, Docker, Amazon EKS, Nutanix Kubernetes Engine NKE and Google Kubernetes Engine. See our OpenShift Container Platform vs. Rancher Labs report.

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