Portainer vs Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform comparison

Portainer

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Categories and Ranking

Portainer

Ranking in Container Management

14th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Red Hat OpenShift Container...

Ranking in Container Management

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

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Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Container Management category, the mindshare of Portainer is 3.0%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is 25.1%, up from 21.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Elio-Bonazzi

Developer with 1-10 employees

Jan 11, 2024

A GUI solution that helps to administer a docker using a browser

The tool is a GUI that helps to administer a docker using a browser. Portainer comes with the ability to take the information of docker definition. Using it, I can visually observe how the container has been created. It allows me to create networks. I can also visually generate volumes and…

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reviewer2320917

Open source manager at Ericsson

Dec 10, 2023

Provides advanced features and enhanced security, but might pose a challenge in integration with Kubernetes

We've encountered challenges when transitioning applications between these environments. For example, an application that runs smoothly on standard Kubernetes might face compatibility issues when ported to OpenShift. This variation has posed some challenges for us, and it's something we're actively addressing. I think it's important to create a plan to ensure seamless compatibility between applications running on vanilla Kubernetes and those on OpenShift. This involves delineating features unique to each platform, such as those specific to vanilla Kubernetes and the additional capabilities offered by OpenShift. The goal is to make it feasible for an application designed for a more basic Kubernetes environment to run smoothly, providing valuable flexibility. The introduction of OpenShift slowed down our development life cycle due to compatibility issues.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Portainer comes with the ability to take the information of docker definition. Using it, I can visually observe how the container has been created. It allows me to create networks. I can also visually generate volumes and working stacks."

"The banking transactions, inquiries, and account opening have been the most valuable."

"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."

"Some of the primary features we leverage in the platform have to do with how we manage the cluster configurations, the properties, and the auto-scalability. These are the features that definitely provide value in terms of reducing overhead for the developers."

"The platform is easy to scale as it supports Windows worker node."

"Centralized control of container resources is most valuable."

"It’s user-friendly."

"Dashboards... give us all the details we need to see about the microservices."

"It is very lightweight and can be deployed very fast, especially when it comes to containers."

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Cons

"Portainer needs to be more intuitive."

"It can take 10 to 15 minutes to deploy a microservice. The CI/CD process takes a long time, and if it's because of OCP, that is something that can be changed."

"I want to see more incorporation of native automation features; then, we could write a code, deploy it directly to OpenShift, and allow it to take care of the automated process. Using this method, we could write one application and have elements copy/pasted to other applications in the development process."

"The stability needs improvement."

"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."

"There is room for improvement with integration."

"Container Platform could be improved if we could aggregate logs out of the box instead of having to do it through integrations with other products."

"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."

"The initial setup can be hard."

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"OpenShift Container Platform is highly-priced."

"I'm an architect, so I have no involvement in the pricing and licensing of the platform."

"The solution is expensive, and I rate it an eight out of ten. There is a subscription called OpenShift Plus, which offers additional features and products the vendor provides to complement the OpenShift Container Platform. These include ACM, Red Hat Quay, and Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation."

"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."

"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."

"Its price is a bit high because it's a premium product, but as long as the business is ready to pay for that, it's okay."

"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."

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

University

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

15%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Portainer?

Portainer comes with the ability to take the information of docker definition. Using it, I can visually observe how the container has been created. It allows me to create networks. I can also visua...

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What needs improvement with Portainer?

Portainer needs to be more intuitive.

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What is your primary use case for Portainer?

The tool is a GUI that helps to administer a docker using a browser.

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Which is better - OpenShift Container Platform or VMware Tanzu Mission Control?

Red Hat Openshift is ideal for organizations using microservices and cloud environments. I like that the platform is auto-scalable, which saves overhead time for developers. I think Openshift can b...

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What do you like most about OpenShift Container Platform?

The tool's most valuable features include high availability, scalability, and security. Other features like advanced cluster management, advanced cluster security, and Red Hat Quay make it powerful...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for OpenShift Container Platform?

We have to pay for the license.

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Overview

Deploy, configure, troubleshoot and secure containers in minutes on Kubernetes, Docker, Swarm and Nomad in any data center, cloud, network edge or IIOT device.

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.

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