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Red Hat OpenShift

byIBM (Red Hat)
in
4.4
Market Presence: Application Platforms (Transitioning to Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms), Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure

Overview

Product Information on Red Hat OpenShift

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Red Hat OpenShift?

Red Hat OpenShift is a software platform that provides container orchestration, application deployment, and lifecycle management for cloud-native applications. The software is built on Kubernetes and offers features such as automated application scaling, integrated developer tools, and support for hybrid and multicloud environments. Red Hat OpenShift enables automated build and deployment workflows, centralized management of resources, application monitoring, and security controls. The software addresses business challenges associated with deploying, managing, and scaling applications in complex environments by streamlining the development process, enhancing operational efficiency, and fostering collaboration between development and operations teams.

Red Hat OpenShift Pricing

Red Hat OpenShift software uses a subscription-based pricing model, which is structured by the number of nodes or cores deployed and the level of support required. The software offers different plans that may vary based on deployment option, resource usage, and support services, allowing organizations to select options based on their operational needs.

Overall experience with Red Hat OpenShift

Software Developer
500M - 1B USD, Media
FAVORABLE

“Platform Complexity Rises Despite Enhanced Security in Enterprise Kubernetes Solution”

4.0
Apr 2, 2026
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Network Eng
30B + USD, Finance (non-banking)
CRITICAL

“Dependence On External Firewalls Raises Challenges For Internal Security Segmentation”

3.0
Apr 7, 2026
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About Company

Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

Red Hat specialises in offering enterprise open source solutions. The main business problem it addresses lies within the domain of Linux, hybrid cloud, edge, and Kubernetes technologies. It operates using a communal collaboration method which allows it to provide efficient technological solutions. Its dedicated professionals play an integral role in the idea generation process and problem-solving, resulting in significant advancements in the field.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1993
Head office location
Raleigh, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Website
http://www.redhat.com

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Red Hat OpenShift Reviews and Ratings

4.4

(111 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
46%
4 Star
45%
3 Star
6%
2 Star
3%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?
  • Software Developer
    50M-1B USD
    Media
    Review Source

    Platform Complexity Rises Despite Enhanced Security in Enterprise Kubernetes Solution

    4.0
    Apr 2, 2026
    Overall positive experience with our private cloud setup. It gave us a more enterprise ready kubernetes platform. Standardization and the security model in particular have worked well. What worked less well was the added platform complexity and learning curve compared to vanilla Kubernetes.
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    50M-1B USD
    Media
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    Platform Complexity Rises Despite Enhanced Security in Enterprise Kubernetes Solution

    4.0
    Apr 2, 2026
    Overall positive experience with our private cloud setup. It gave us a more enterprise ready kubernetes platform. Standardization and the security model in particular have worked well. What worked less well was the added platform complexity and learning curve compared to vanilla Kubernetes.
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Reviewer Insights for: Red Hat OpenShift
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Red Hat OpenShift Likes & Dislikes

Like

It's a more enterprise-ready Kubernetes platform out of the box. One of the biggest strengths is the consistency across different environments. Having a common platform model across private cloud and other infrastructure was key, because we were building a hybrid infrastructure and wanted to keep the deployment experience consistent for our users. The enterprise controls and security model is a major reason it fits well for our use case, where platform risk, access control and compliance all matter equally as much. It's a good fit for vendor-agnostic approaches. You're pretty much able to lift and shift your entire infra to a vanilla Kubernetes deployment if you set it up carefully.

Like

It's a more enterprise-ready Kubernetes platform out of the box. One of the biggest strengths is the consistency across different environments. Having a common platform model across private cloud and other infrastructure was key, because we were building a hybrid infrastructure and wanted to keep the deployment experience consistent for our users. The enterprise controls and security model is a major reason it fits well for our use case, where platform risk, access control and compliance all matter equally as much. It's a good fit for vendor-agnostic approaches. You're pretty much able to lift and shift your entire infra to a vanilla Kubernetes deployment if you set it up carefully.

Like

It's a more enterprise-ready Kubernetes platform out of the box. One of the biggest strengths is the consistency across different environments. Having a common platform model across private cloud and other infrastructure was key, because we were building a hybrid infrastructure and wanted to keep the deployment experience consistent for our users. The enterprise controls and security model is a major reason it fits well for our use case, where platform risk, access control and compliance all matter equally as much. It's a good fit for vendor-agnostic approaches. You're pretty much able to lift and shift your entire infra to a vanilla Kubernetes deployment if you set it up carefully.

Dislike

The architecture is too much oriented to the Workload farm model. The security aspect is lagging behind. No real day 0 solution is available to fully segment and secure internal communication. It requires external solutions to be plugged into the tenant's This complexity pushes administrators to simply bypass security, even if they come from an infrastructure where all servers/VMs/loads are fully segmented and communication explicitly allowed by a firewall.

Dislike

The architecture is too much oriented to the Workload farm model. The security aspect is lagging behind. No real day 0 solution is available to fully segment and secure internal communication. It requires external solutions to be plugged into the tenant's This complexity pushes administrators to simply bypass security, even if they come from an infrastructure where all servers/VMs/loads are fully segmented and communication explicitly allowed by a firewall.

Dislike

The architecture is too much oriented to the Workload farm model. The security aspect is lagging behind. No real day 0 solution is available to fully segment and secure internal communication. It requires external solutions to be plugged into the tenant's This complexity pushes administrators to simply bypass security, even if they come from an infrastructure where all servers/VMs/loads are fully segmented and communication explicitly allowed by a firewall.