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Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud vs SAP Business Technology Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 15, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
19th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP Business Technology Pla...
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
IoT Platforms (1st), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud is 1.2%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Business Technology Platform is 5.5%, down from 7.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
PaaS Clouds Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP Business Technology Platform5.5%
Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud1.2%
Other93.3%
PaaS Clouds
 

Featured Reviews

Adrian Bilauca - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Software Engineer at Totalsoft
Handles security setups independently for a more secure environment
OpenShift does have more secure features. Azure also has equivalent services. For my client, it was good enough to switch to Azure. For development, there wasn't any significant change in effort, however, for the DevOps team, it was a relief since Azure has managed services. We used elasticity and scalability all over.
HP
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud is the UI console. We are able to receive the resources from the console directly."
"In general, customers appreciate its ability to run different workloads, manage applications through CI/CD pipelines like Jenkins, and leverage tools like Helm charts and Kako."
"The portability, moving from one platform to another, is easy."
"Our pipeline integrates various monitoring tools like Fortify for security checks. Once the pipeline processes the code, the finished product is deployed on Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud. We ensure application setup and recovery by utilizing two separate clusters on OpenShift."
"The stability of the solution is good."
"The solution offers the most robust Kubernetes orchestration available."
"For the DevOps team, it was a relief since Azure has managed services."
"I've used the elasticity and scalability all over."
"Cloud Platform's stability is great."
"Scalability is one of the benefits that we have in using the product."
"It's very easily implemented, especially with the Grow Platform."
"The most valuable features of SAP Cloud Platform are security integration and scalability."
"The mapping transformation allows us to connect our on-premise ECC to the cloud system."
"The solution is very stable and reliable, and interruptions from a third party or our server are easily identified."
"The solution is scalable."
"It’s great that we have the entire suite of SAP at our fingertips."
 

Cons

"The service mesh integrations could improve the solution."
"The general purpose solution tries to cater to too many customers so it is heavy."
"Many of the managed services are not accessible."
"Making it even more cost-effective could be explored."
"The installation and configuration procedure should be simplified."
"There is room for improvement in cluster-based queue monitoring and autoscaling."
"There is more work and effort needed for when many of the managed services are not accessible, especially in the security area. You have to do your own security setups as opposed to using a managed firewall."
"At this point, I cannot recommend this to other users because of the experience that we have had."
"The solution requires more flexibility overall."
"For some of our customers, the product is too costly to purchase all the components or services."
"The cost when it comes to monitoring can be difficult. We have to be very, very careful and aware of any changes so the price won't go up too much."
"Shows errors without providing any analysis."
"The source controller needs improvement. There are some disadvantages to it."
"In person, when the development happens, we were told that it's flexible and customizable. However, sometimes, it's challenging to customize."
"Usability is a challenge most of the time and not being able to get all of the information."
"The addition of more industry use cases would be an improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This product is not costly when compared to other vendors."
"The pricing is a little high in China."
"The solution is worth the money."
"SAP provides good discounts."
"The tool could get too pricey...Small enterprises that want to leverage the tool's features will have difficulty in utilizing the solution."
"I discovered that the SAP Cloud Platform is affordable, contrary to the impression that it's expensive. The pricing for extra packages or messages is quite reasonable, especially for things like message throughput and processing."
"The cost when it comes to monitoring can be difficult."
"SAP Cloud Platform is an expensive solution."
"Cost-wise, I'm unsure of how expensive the SAP Cloud Platform is."
"SAP Cloud Platform is expensive. It can be quite costly."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise27
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud?
From a cost perspective, some cost-effective situations were more difficult to achieve in Azure than in OpenShift. Comparing them can be difficult since the financial services cloud had stripped ma...
What needs improvement with Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud?
There is more work and effort needed for when many of the managed services are not accessible, especially in the security area. You have to do your own security setups as opposed to using a managed...
What is your primary use case for Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud?
If you want to control a more secure environment, like an on-premises environment, I use OpenShift on IBM Financial Services Cloud but not on the public cloud.
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...
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 ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Cloud Platform?
The pricing is not suitable for small or medium organizations. Price and features are concerns.
 

Also Known As

No data available
SAP HANA Cloud Platform for the Internet of Things, SAP Cloud Platform
 

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Sample Customers

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