Cisco Container Platform vs Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Container Platform
Ranking in Container Management
21st
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Red Hat OpenShift Container...
Ranking in Container Management
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

CM
Aug 31, 2020
Enables the deployment/management of Kubernetes clusters from multiple resource providers at one location
One thing I have not really had the chance to explore too much is the Cisco Container Platform command-line interface. I've been told that exists and it's functional, but I'm not sure if it's really made for end-users. It might just be for admins or developers. One thing that is a little bit annoying about Cisco Container Platform is that for each cluster you create you have to go through the same web form each time. If you're creating two identical clusters, you still have to go through that web form twice. What's really nice about most platforms is that they have command-line interfaces where you can just copy a single command which has all the flags with all the configurations you want and put that in a text file. Then, when you want to create another cluster you can just paste that in and edit one or two flags if you want to. You don't have to go through a web form every time and that is a feature that I would like to see in the future with CCP. It would be nice, at the end, once you create a cluster using the web form, if it would give you a single command that you could copy and put somewhere and then paste it, in the future, to create an identical cluster or an almost identical cluster. I would like the ability to save cluster configurations to CCP. I've provided that feedback to the development team. There might even be a version that is out which already has that functionality integrated into it. I think it's safe to say that at some point in the future that feature will be provided.
AB
Dec 26, 2022
Provides significant time savings and robust security with excellent scalability
The solution's security throughout the stack and the software supply chain is very reliable. When it was on-prem, it was by default secured by our company firewalls and security tools, and now it's in the cloud, which has its security and systems in place. This provides stability to our infrastructure. We communicate on OpenShift under STDPS and TLS 1.2-based protocols, so whenever we contact our front and backend systems, we have certificates, handshakes, and the TLS protocols in place. These prevent any unauthorized access to our services, which makes out job easier and allows us to prioritize security. OpenShift provides the flexibility and efficiency of cloud-native stacks while enabling us to meet regulatory constraints. When we first onboarded the solution, we evaluated that it would not cause any regulatory limitations, and it's the only platform that was introduced to the application teams as a result. The main regulatory concern for a container that's being consumed by any service is security, and the solution provides this. The product's automated processes affected our development time, which is our most significant time saving, and when development time is reduced, so is the time required for production deployment. If the developers consume less sprint time, we minimize deployment time and increase overall productivity. This way, OpenShift provides our teams with a lot of flexibility and capability.

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Pros

"The most valuable feature is definitely the fact that you can use a single platform to deploy to different resource providers. Right now, the version I'm using has vSphere and AWS, but I know in the future they're planning on adding more. The ability to deploy clusters on-prem or to any number of public cloud providers is really valuable because you don't need to relearn or switch platforms to switch resource providers."
"The usability and the developer experience. The platform has a centralized consultant that is easy to use for our development, operations and security teams."
"OpenShift is a user-friendly container platform with a solid GUI that helps you follow what is going on and gives you an overview of all your clusters. It's more user-friendly than the Kubernetes itself. The interface helps you learn the platform and provides access to some features or specific comments."
"The most valuable are security features, particularly when operating in the cloud."
"I have found the ability to scale up is most valuable."
"The initial setup process is easy."
"The platform is easy to scale as it supports Windows worker node."
"Openshift is a very developer-friendly product."
"The best feature is the management for the port life cycle, which automatically recycles, pulls, and scales up and down based on needs and requests."
 

Cons

"One thing that is a little bit annoying about Cisco Container Platform is that for each cluster you create you have to go through the same web form each time. If you're creating two identical clusters, you still have to go through that web form twice."
"The stability needs improvement."
"OpenShift needs to improve their container storage."
"I believe OpenShift Container Platform can improve in networking, architecture, and cloud areas by reducing deployment time, lowering costs, and streamlining engineer resources"
"We've encountered challenges when transitioning applications between these environments."
"OpenShift Container Platform is an expensive solution, and its pricing could be improved."
"OpenShift Container Platform could improve by having better integration."
"The setup process is not great."
"The initial setup can be hard."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I'm an architect, so I have no involvement in the pricing and licensing of the platform."
"The pricing and licensing are handled on an upper management level, and I'm not involved in that, but I understand the solution to be somewhat pricey."
"If you buy the product for a year or three, you get a lot of discounts...I feel that the product is worth its cost, especially since setting it up can be done with just a few clicks."
"I'm not familiar with pricing or financial aspects. In terms of effort versus benefit, it's worth it."
"We currently have an annual license renewal."
"The license to use the OpenShift Container Platform is free. If you are capable with Java you can modify it."
"We have to pay for the license."
"OpenShift Container Platform is highly-priced."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
33%
Insurance Company
8%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
15%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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