Red Hat OpenShift vs SAP Cloud Platform comparison

Red Hat and SAP are both solutions in the PaaS Clouds category. Red Hat is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.3, while SAP is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.1. Red Hat holds a 9.5% mindshare in PSP, compared to SAP’s 5.8% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Red Hat users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

SAP Cloud Platform and Red Hat OpenShift both compete in the cloud services category, prioritizing integration, scalability, and enterprise support. While SAP Cloud Platform is commended for its robust ERP capabilities, Red Hat OpenShift is favored for its flexibility in container orchestration and security, aligning closely with developer needs.

Features: SAP Cloud Platform offers extensive ERP integration, high scalability, and comprehensive data source connectivity, particularly excelling in large enterprise customization needs. Red Hat OpenShift is notable for advanced containerization, efficient CI/CD processes, and strong security, closely integrated with Kubernetes to enhance developer control over infrastructure.

Room for Improvement:SAP Cloud Platform requires better support for legacy system integration, a more flexible pricing model, and an improved user interface. Users also desire enhanced data transformation and simpler setup procedures. Red Hat OpenShift could improve its setup complexity, lower resource demands, and offer more detailed documentation and better GUI for configuration management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:SAP Cloud Platform allows on-premises and various cloud deployments, praised for elasticity yet criticized for its complex licensing. Its customer support is reliable but sometimes slow. Red Hat OpenShift provides on-premises and hybrid cloud deployments. Users note initial setup complexities but appreciate prompt and knowledgeable support, reflecting an enterprise-grade focus.

Pricing and ROI:SAP Cloud Platform is costly but presents high ROI potential for enterprises with its broad ERP capacities. Though expensive, Red Hat OpenShift is regarded for its comprehensive support and features, encouraging users to weigh these against open-source alternatives to maximize cost efficiency.

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

ROI

Sentiment score

7.4

Red Hat OpenShift boosts ROI with enhanced productivity, scalability, and security, offering efficient integration and modernization despite initial costs.

Sentiment score

6.4

SAP Cloud Platform offers substantial returns, especially for large enterprises, despite some variations in investment recovery and cost concerns.

With OpenShift combined with IBM Cloud App integration, I can spin an integration server in a second as compared to traditional methods, which could take days or weeks.

reviewer2587590

Platform Engineer & Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Moving to OpenShift resulted in increased system stability and reduced downtime, which contributed to operational efficiency.

Jefferson Usianene

Infrastructure Manager at Appzone Group

It is always advisable to get the bare minimum that you need, and then add more when necessary.

Pratul Shukla

Vice President at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

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Top management buy-in is crucial, and conducting an ROI analysis is essential before adoption to ensure the investment aligns with value.

PinakiGhosh

COO at Data Core Systems

Orders are managed online, integrated with S/4HANA, reducing chances of fraud or communication errors in processes like purchase orders and sales.

Rivka Alexander

Content Specialist at PeerSpot

In the last three to four years, whatever we have invested, we have received two to three times back from our investment.

Hara Prasad

Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.8

Red Hat OpenShift support is praised for expertise and community support but criticized for delays and complex documentation.

Sentiment score

6.3

SAP Cloud Platform offers effective customer support with reliable assistance, though time zone communication and response times need improvement.

Red Hat's technical support is responsive and effective.

Jefferson Usianene

Infrastructure Manager at Appzone Group

Customer support is really good because so far in our case, we have always received a prompt response, and they have been really helpful to us.

RiteshWalia

ML Engineer - Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

I have been pretty happy in the past with getting support from Red Hat.

UsmanMalik

Manager IT Infrastructure at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

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The availability of knowledgeable support to the implementation partners and the customers could be better.

PinakiGhosh

COO at Data Core Systems

I rate the technical support as ten out of ten because there is often a need for continuous technical support.

Rivka Alexander

Content Specialist at PeerSpot

Regarding support, whenever we are creating a ticket for any problem, we want the solution immediately at the earliest.

Hara Prasad

Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.4

Red Hat OpenShift efficiently scales nodes and applications, supports large operations, but some desire improved on-premise capabilities.

Sentiment score

7.3

SAP Cloud Platform enables effective scaling, widely adopted across industries, though flexibility improvements are occasionally needed for higher demands.

The on-demand provisioning of pods and auto-scaling, whether horizontal or vertical, is the best part.

UsmanMalik

Manager IT Infrastructure at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

OpenShift's horizontal pod scaling is more effective and efficient than that used in Kubernetes, making it a superior choice for scalability.

reviewer2587590

Platform Engineer & Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Red Hat OpenShift scales excellently, with a rating of ten out of ten.

Shan Ahmed

System Analyst at Freelancer

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On a scale of one to ten, I'd rate its scalability at nine and a half to ten.

PinakiGhosh

COO at Data Core Systems

SAP Cloud Platform is most suitable for various business needs, allowing easy expansion.

Rivka Alexander

Content Specialist at PeerSpot

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.7

Red Hat OpenShift is praised for high stability, efficiently handling production, with improvements minimizing external-impact issues.

Sentiment score

7.7

SAP Cloud Platform is stable and reliable, with rare issues primarily due to external factors like internet or server management.

It provides better performance yet requires more resources compared to vanilla Kubernetes.

reviewer2587590

Platform Engineer & Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

I've had my cluster running for over four years.

Jefferson Usianene

Infrastructure Manager at Appzone Group

It performs well under load, providing the desired output.

Shan Ahmed

System Analyst at Freelancer

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If the databases are accurately managed, the solutions and processes are performed quickly and efficiently.

Rivka Alexander

Content Specialist at PeerSpot

Earlier, we had individual applications, but now everything is migrated to SAP, and it's all on a single platform, making it easier for management to make timely decisions.

Hara Prasad

Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited

SAP Cloud Platform is pretty stable, although there are occasional rare glitches.

PinakiGhosh

COO at Data Core Systems

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Room For Improvement

Red Hat OpenShift requires improvements in documentation, security, integration, support, GUI, scalability, resource demands, and user experience.

SAP Cloud Platform users face usability, integration, and pricing challenges, needing better support, customization, and documentation.

Learning OpenShift requires complex infrastructure, needing vCenter integration, more advanced answers, active directory, and more expensive hardware.

reviewer2587590

Platform Engineer & Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Red Hat OpenShift's biggest disadvantage is they do not provide any private cloud setup where we can host on our site using their services.

Pratul Shukla

Vice President at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

We should aim to include VMware-like capabilities to be competitive, especially considering cost factors.

Shan Ahmed

System Analyst at Freelancer

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Allowing more third-party applications to be integrated into the cloud platform would make it easier for customers to adopt SAP Cloud Platform.

PinakiGhosh

COO at Data Core Systems

SAP Cloud Platform should improve on integrating third-party applications with S/4HANA.

Rivka Alexander

Content Specialist at PeerSpot

In 2024, we will have migrated to S/4HANA through RISE with SAP.

Hara Prasad

Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited

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Setup Cost

Red Hat OpenShift offers comprehensive features but is criticized for high costs, especially when upgrading to the licensed version.

SAP Cloud Platform's pricing varies by users and services, often higher than competitors, with flexible options for enterprises.

Initially, licensing was per CPU, with a memory cap, but the price has doubled, making it difficult to justify for clients with smaller compute needs.

AbdulJaleel

Senior Technical Lead at MORO

The pricing for Red Hat OpenShift is considered quite high.

reviewer2382555

Manager for Middleware at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Red Hat can improve on the pricing part by making it more flexible and possibly on the lower side.

UsmanMalik

Manager IT Infrastructure at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

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SAP is competitive compared to other enterprise solutions like Oracle, though not necessarily cheap.

PinakiGhosh

COO at Data Core Systems

The cost for SAP Cloud Platform is high as the server is expensive.

Rivka Alexander

Content Specialist at PeerSpot

Whatever we want to purchase, it is in lakhs of rupees or crores only.

Hara Prasad

Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited

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Valuable Features

Red Hat OpenShift provides fast CI/CD, scalability, security, automation, and integration for seamless, secure, and flexible application deployment.

SAP Cloud Platform offers scalable, secure integration, real-time processing, and flexible deployment, enhancing business management and decision-making capabilities.

Because it was centrally managed in our company, many metrics that we had to write code for were available out of the box, including utilization, CPU utilization, memory, and similar metrics.

Pratul Shukla

Vice President at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

The concept of containers and scaling on demand is a feature I appreciate the most about Red Hat OpenShift.

UsmanMalik

Manager IT Infrastructure at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

A valuable feature of Red Hat OpenShift is its ability to handle increased loads by automatically adding nodes.

Shan Ahmed

System Analyst at Freelancer

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The main benefits of the SAP Cloud Platform for us are that earlier we had the primary data center at our place, but now we have shifted to the cloud.

Hara Prasad

Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited

It converts CapEx into OPEX due to its SaaS model.

PinakiGhosh

COO at Data Core Systems

The most proficient feature of SAP Cloud Platform is integration for data services linked with Fiori apps.

Rivka Alexander

Content Specialist at PeerSpot

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Categories and Ranking

Red Hat OpenShift

Ranking in PaaS Clouds

3rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Server Virtualization Software (11th), Container Management (10th), Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (5th), Agile and DevOps Services (1st)

SAP Cloud Platform

Ranking in PaaS Clouds

5th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of Red Hat OpenShift is 9.5%, down from 11.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Cloud Platform is 5.8%, down from 8.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

PaaS Clouds Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Red Hat OpenShift	9.5%
SAP Cloud Platform	5.8%
Other	84.7%

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Featured Reviews

Pratul Shukla

Vice President at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Adopting a flexible and efficient approach with noticeable improvements in operational costs and continued challenges in job management

Currently, one of the biggest challenges we face is with services and jobs. For spawning batches, although it has crons, it is not easy to integrate with enterprise systems such as Autosys. The entire company uses Autosys, but we are not able to integrate it effectively. We need intermediate servers to run OC utility commands and initiate the cron job. We have to do a lot of modifications to ensure our batches work properly. With physical or virtual servers, even in AWS, we are able to write and manage multiple jobs. Managing batches in Red Hat OpenShift has been a significant challenge. Integrating third parties is a challenge with Red Hat OpenShift. For example, with Elasticsearch, onboarding itself was difficult, running file beats and dealing with routing issues. It is not straightforward, especially since we have some components in AWS as. AWS has many capabilities that come out of the box and are easier to work with compared to Red Hat OpenShift. Red Hat OpenShift's biggest disadvantage is they do not provide any private cloud setup where we can host on our site using their services. The main reason we went with Red Hat OpenShift was because it is a private cloud, and we have regulatory requirements that prevent us from using public cloud.

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Hara Prasad

Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited

Consistently beneficial with excellent accessibility although support's response time needs improvement

The features and functions of the SAP Cloud Platform are very good; the performance is improved when compared with the older versions. Earlier, we were using Oracle DB, and after HANA DB migration, it is fine. We are getting the reports, and processing time is also reduced. Almost all the features of the SAP Cloud Platform are fine and good. SAP Fiori has also entered into the picture, and we are developing the Fiori apps. We have started with the BTP for the new innovations as per the SAP roadmap. The main benefits of the SAP Cloud Platform for us are that earlier we had the primary data center at our place, but now we have shifted to the cloud. The maintenance is free for us; the maintenance is completely done by this SAP partnership with Cloud4C. We have started using the SAP Analytics Cloud, and we have developed many applications for SAP SAC. We are going to give the presentation to our chairman most probably next week. The analytics features positively influence decision-making for us. The SAP Cloud Platform has been effective for us because the processing time is reduced, and we can access it easily.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

25%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Government

Manufacturing Company

15%

Computer Software Company

Energy/Utilities Company

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	17
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	43

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	26

Questions from the Community

How does OpenShift compare with Amazon AWS?

Open Shift makes managing infrastructure easy because of self-healing and automatic scaling. There is also a wonderful dashboard mechanism to alert us in case the application is over-committing or ...

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Which would you recommend - Pivotal Cloud Foundry or OpenShift?

Pivotal Cloud Foundry is a cloud-native application platform to simplify app delivery. It is efficient and effective. The best feature is how easy it is to handle external services such as database...

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What do you like most about OpenShift?

OpenShift facilitates DevOps practices and improves CI/CD workflows in terms of stability compared to Jenkins.

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Which is better - SAP Cloud Platform or Microsoft Azure?

One of the best features of SAP Cloud Platform is that it is web-based and you can log in from anywhere in the world. SAP Cloud Platform is suitable for companies of any size; it works well with bo...

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How is SAP Cloud Platform different than Amazon AWS?

How is SAP Cloud Platform different than Amazon AWS? Amazon AWS offers options both in terms of upgrading and expanding capabilities as well as acquiring greater storage space. These upgrades can ...

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What do you like most about SAP Cloud Platform?

The product improved our company's business operations since we got value out of it.

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Comparisons

Microsoft Azure vs Red Hat OpenShift

Compared 9% of the time

Amazon AWS vs Red Hat OpenShift

Compared 8% of the time

Pivotal Cloud Foundry vs Red Hat OpenShift

Compared 7% of the time

Proxmox VE vs Red Hat OpenShift

Compared 6% of the time

VMware ESXi vs Red Hat OpenShift

Compared 5% of the time

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Amazon AWS vs SAP Cloud Platform

Compared 30% of the time

Microsoft Azure vs SAP Cloud Platform

Compared 19% of the time

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) vs SAP Cloud Platform

Compared 5% of the time

Oracle Integration Cloud Service vs SAP Cloud Platform

Compared 4% of the time

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Overview

Red Hat OpenShift offers a robust, scalable platform with strong security and automation, suitable for container orchestration, application deployment, and microservices architecture.

Designed to modernize applications by transitioning from legacy systems to cloud-native environments, Red Hat OpenShift provides powerful CI/CD integration and Kubernetes compatibility. Its security features, multi-cloud support, and source-to-image functionality enhance deployment flexibility. While the GUI offers user-friendly navigation, users benefit from its cloud-agnostic nature and efficient lifecycle management. However, improvements are needed in documentation, configuration complexity, and integration with third-party platforms. Pricing and high resource demands can also be challenging for wider adoption.

What are the key features of Red Hat OpenShift?

Security: Comprehensive security features ensure safe deployments and operations.
Scalability: Auto-scaling and monitoring capabilities cater to high-demand environments.
CI/CD Integration: Seamless integration for efficient continuous deployment processes.
Cloud Compatibility: Supports multi-cloud and on-premise solutions with ease.
GUI: Simplifies platform management and enhances usability.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Improved Efficiency: Streamlined operations reduce time and resource investments.
Enhanced Flexibility: Adapt quickly to changing demands and environments.
Quick Deployment: Fast application deployment supports agile project timelines.
Robust Support: Access to dependable customer support services.

Red Hat OpenShift is strategically implemented for diverse industries focusing on container orchestration and application modernization. Organizations leverage it for migrating applications to cloud-native environments and managing CI/CD pipelines. Its functionality facilitates efficient resource management and microservices architecture adoption, supporting enterprise-level DevOps practices. Users employ it across cloud and on-premises platforms to drive performance improvements.

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SAP Cloud Platform is an integration platform as a service (iPaaS) and PaaS cloud tool. It powers applications that deliver real-time insights to contribute to more effective and timely decision-making. Customers all over the world from different-sized companies use SAP Cloud Platform to build application extensions, integrate landscapes, or extend existing enterprise applications in the cloud.

The platform incorporates innovative technologies, including big data, Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML). SAP Cloud Platform supports native services and products by SAP, as well as partners with popular platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon AWS, and Alibaba Cloud.

Users of the product can extend, integrate, and develop applications on premises and in the cloud. The product offers flexibility, agility, and scalability, as it enables easy integration and connection of different applications within the platform. The solution is based on open standards and provides a wide range of development tools.

SAP has announced that they are removing SAP Cloud Platform as a brand name and moving its capabilities within SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP). The features of SAP Cloud Platform will be integrated into SAP BTP to assist with data management and analytics, alongside other components of the platform. Existing customers of SAP Cloud Platform will continue to benefit from its products under SAP Integration Suite and SAP Extension Suite.

SAP Cloud Platform Capabilities

The solution offers a wide variety of tools, application capabilities, services, and application programming interface (API). These can be categorized in the following ways:

Enterprise extensions: The features of SAP Cloud Platform in this category include SAP Localization Hub, Tax Service, Data Enrichment for SAP S/4HANA, SAP Data Quality Management, SAP Business Application Studio, ABAP environment, and SAP Web IDE.
Intelligent BPM: This set of features includes SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Process Visibility, Business Rules, and Workflow.
Integration Suite: The features of SAP Cloud Platform in this category include Open Connectors, OData Provisioning, API Management, Cloud Integration, and Smart Data Integration.
Digital experience: Features in this category include SAP Conversational AI, Mobile Services, Document Service, Portal, SAP Build, SAPUI5, and SAP Fiori Cloud.
Data-driven insights: This category of capabilities includes SAP Leonardo Internet of Things, SAP Data Intelligence, SAP Edge Services, IoT, SAP HANA Cloud, SAP Web Analytics, SAP Streaming Analytics, SAP ASE Service, and SAP Analytics Cloud.
Platform foundation: Alert Notification, Application Logging, Data Retention Manager, Job Scheduler, Java Server, and Transport Management are included in this group of capabilities.

SAP Cloud Platform Benefits

The platform has many benefits which improve their client’s workflows. They include the following:

SAP Cloud Platform facilitates the seamless integration of existing solutions and hybrid system landscapes.
The solution assists companies to deliver tailored end-to-end interfaces for improved user experience through software development kits (SDKs).
It simplifies application interface management through the option of building apps in the Kubernetes environment.
SAP Cloud Platform simplifies the development of native business applications through the various development tools and capabilities it offers.
It provides companies with a wide range of pre-configured business services.
Companies are offered the possibility to streamline the integration of new apps with a lowered overall cost of ownership.
The product can reduce costs for organizations, as it does not require an up-front investment in software or hardware.
The solution can increase productivity for developers through its supported open programming standards.

Reviews from Real Users

Shylaraj AK, a senior architect at a construction company, describes SAP Cloud Platform as easy to maintain, great features, and helpful support, which attributes to his high rating for the product.

Ehab-El H., chief executive officer at Asis, likes SAP Cloud Platform because it is easy to use with a fast deployment and straightforward setup.

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Sample Customers

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