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Red Hat OpenShift vs VMware Cloud on AWS comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

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
Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (3rd), Server Virtualization Software (9th), Container Management (12th), Agile and DevOps Services (1st)
VMware Cloud on AWS
Ranking in Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
11th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms category, the mindshare of Red Hat OpenShift is 3.1%. The mindshare of VMware Cloud on AWS is 2.6%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Pratul Shukla - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Bao Yi Chai - PeerSpot reviewer
Stable product with a valuable portability feature
We use the product to migrate privately hosted on-premises servers to the cloud VMware Cloud on AWS's most valuable feature is portability. We can seamlessly upload and download data from on-premise to the cloud and move it back to the premise whenever required. The platform's cost could be…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The security is good."
"There is a quick deployment of the application, and we can scale out efficiently."
"The virtualization of my APIs means I no longer have to pay VMware large amounts of money to only run in-house solutions."
"It is a stable platform."
"Its security is most valuable. It's by default secure, which is very important."
"Self-provisioning support saves a lot of time and unnecessary work from the system administrator who can use this time to run and monitor the infrastructure. For the developer, this means less time waiting for the provisioning and excellent flexibility for development, testing, and production. Also, in such systems it is easy for developers to monitor applications even after deployment."
"In terms of implementation, OpenShift is very user-friendly, which is an advantage. We are using it along with GitLab for implementing CI/CD pipelines. That's a feature that other products also have, but in OpenShift, we find it good."
"Great integration with Jenkins for constant integration and development. Supports all the major languages and environments - PHP, Java, Node.js, Ruby, etc."
"It's a private solution, mainly. But with VMware on AWS, the best part is the ease of migration from VMware to VMware."
"The initial setup process is straightforward."
 

Cons

"The whole area around the hybrid cloud could be improved. I would like to deploy a Red Hat OpenShift cluster on-premise and on the cloud, then have Red Hat do the entire hybrid cloud management."
"The interface could be simplified a bit more."
"OpenShift requires a very expensive and complex infrastructure. These demands can deter people from learning OpenShift."
"They could work on the pricing model, making it more flexible and possibly lower."
"Managing batches in Red Hat OpenShift has been a significant challenge."
"The operators need a lot of improvement, with better integrations."
"There have been some issues with security, in particular, that we had to address. At times they make it “clunky." I am quite confident these parameters will appear in the next releases. They have been reported as bugs and are actually in process."
"I think that OpenShift has too many commands for running services from the CLI, and the configuration files are a little complicated."
"There is one thing for improvement. To connect with VMware Cloud on AWS, you need to connect via some sort of IPS. Previously, there were no IPS features available."
"The platform's cost could be reduced."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I don't deal with the cost part, but I know that the cost is very high when compared to other products. They charge for CPU and memory, but we don't worry about it."
"The product’s pricing is expensive."
"Pricing of OpenShift depends on the number of nodes and who is hosting it."
"The licensing cost for OpenShift is expensive when compared to other products. RedHat also charges you additional costs apart from the standard licensing fees."
"The price depends on the type and the nature of the organizations, along with the types of projects that are of considerable range."
"It's important to start small because the solution is scalable. We can build our cluster and look at the bundle option, not the external subscriptions. Talking to the people at Red Hat can save us money."
"The cost is quite high."
"The pricing is standard; the solution isn't particularly expensive or affordable."
"The product is expensive."
"The pricing depends on the version and the number of virtual machines. Based on that, the cost can vary."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
30%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Insurance Company
7%
Computer Software Company
27%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Healthcare Company
11%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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 ...
Which would you recommend - Pivotal Cloud Foundry or OpenShift?
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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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Sample Customers

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