Manager for Middleware at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
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Top 5
Nov 12, 2025
There is no free open-source version available; a license must be purchased for Red Hat OpenShift. The pricing for Red Hat OpenShift is considered quite high.
Red Hat OpenShift has a high price, and the licensing model can be prohibitive for smaller customers. 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.
Platform Engineer & Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
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Top 5
Dec 3, 2024
The cost of OpenShift is very high, particularly with the OpenShift Plus package, which includes many products and services. While I know it's expensive, I do not have the specific numbers.
Kubernetes/Openshift Security Consultant at a comms service provider with 1-10 employees
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Jun 21, 2023
The price depends on the type and the nature of the organizations, along with the types of projects that are of considerable range. I don't think the price is very much of an issue for any organization against the services being delivered over the cloud and the services of OpenSuite.
It's expensive. It may be cheaper to invest in building Vanilla Kubernetes, especially if security is not the number one motivation or requirement. Of course, that's difficult, and in some business areas, such as banking, that's not something you can put as a second priority. In other situations, a Vanilla Kubernetes with a sufficiently strong team can be cheaper and almost as effective. In addition, people who are already working with a specific cloud provider tend to find cheaper solutions by combining Kubernetes on the specific cloud and choosing that over OpenShift.
The first thing we need to know is that Kubernetes is free. However, if we need to maintain a Kubernetes environment, we need 10 people to build, maintain and keep Kubernetes secure and bring it to the same level as OpenShift. Then we have to pay evenly as subscriptions for OpenShift. 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.
Senior Kubernetes Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
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Dec 7, 2022
I think it is a good idea to start looking at alternatives to Red Hat, perhaps a more open-source solution. This way we can save on licensing costs and have more control over our infrastructure. We get to the point where we can afford to pay skilled people to look at our code instead of paying for a license. OpenShift is really good when we need to start, but once we get to a certain scale, it becomes too expensive. It is more cost-effective to go with a cloud-managed Kubernetes if the organization is already on the cloud.
VP at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
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Top 10
Oct 5, 2022
The licensing cost for OpenShift is expensive when compared to other products. RedHat also charges you additional costs apart from the standard licensing fees.
Pricing of OpenShift depends on the number of nodes and who is hosting it. OpenShift is more expensive than other solutions, however, I think it is worth it.
Executive Head of Department - M-PESA Tech at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
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Jan 26, 2022
We had a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) license for all our servers' operating systems. By having multiple Red Hat products together, you can negotiate costs and leverage on having a sort of enterprise license agreement to reduce the overall outlay or TCO. The pricing and licensing for OpenShift is okay.
Cloud Native Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
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Apr 25, 2021
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. If people really want to make use of this platform, they don't care about the licensing and costs.
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...
There is no free open-source version available; a license must be purchased for Red Hat OpenShift. The pricing for Red Hat OpenShift is considered quite high.
Red Hat OpenShift has a high price, and the licensing model can be prohibitive for smaller customers. 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.
The pricing for OpenShift includes support and licensing, which costs approximately $400.
The cost of OpenShift is very high, particularly with the OpenShift Plus package, which includes many products and services. While I know it's expensive, I do not have the specific numbers.
I don't have detailed knowledge about the setup costs or ROI. However, I know it is cheaper than some other platforms.
The product comes with annual subscription. I rate the solution’s pricing an eight out of ten.
The product has reasonable pricing. It is an affordable solution but needs a learning effort to understand industrial-grade security.
The product’s pricing is expensive. It has the biggest market share right now as a containerization platform. It is the highest-selling product.
The price depends on the type and the nature of the organizations, along with the types of projects that are of considerable range. I don't think the price is very much of an issue for any organization against the services being delivered over the cloud and the services of OpenSuite.
The solution is expensive but cost-effective.
The product's support is expensive. I would rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten.
It's expensive. It may be cheaper to invest in building Vanilla Kubernetes, especially if security is not the number one motivation or requirement. Of course, that's difficult, and in some business areas, such as banking, that's not something you can put as a second priority. In other situations, a Vanilla Kubernetes with a sufficiently strong team can be cheaper and almost as effective. In addition, people who are already working with a specific cloud provider tend to find cheaper solutions by combining Kubernetes on the specific cloud and choosing that over OpenShift.
Vendor support is one reason to go with OpenShift. It's an open-source product, but you can pay for support.
The first thing we need to know is that Kubernetes is free. However, if we need to maintain a Kubernetes environment, we need 10 people to build, maintain and keep Kubernetes secure and bring it to the same level as OpenShift. Then we have to pay evenly as subscriptions for OpenShift. 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.
I think it is a good idea to start looking at alternatives to Red Hat, perhaps a more open-source solution. This way we can save on licensing costs and have more control over our infrastructure. We get to the point where we can afford to pay skilled people to look at our code instead of paying for a license. OpenShift is really good when we need to start, but once we get to a certain scale, it becomes too expensive. It is more cost-effective to go with a cloud-managed Kubernetes if the organization is already on the cloud.
This solution is fairly expensive but comes at an average cost compared to other solutions in the market.
The licensing cost for OpenShift is expensive when compared to other products. RedHat also charges you additional costs apart from the standard licensing fees.
We are currently using the open version, OKD. We plan to get the enterprise version in the future.
Depending on the extent of the product use, licenses are available for a range of time periods, and are renewable at the end of the period.
I don’t have any information about the licensing costs or the process.
Pricing of OpenShift depends on the number of nodes and who is hosting it. OpenShift is more expensive than other solutions, however, I think it is worth it.
We had a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) license for all our servers' operating systems. By having multiple Red Hat products together, you can negotiate costs and leverage on having a sort of enterprise license agreement to reduce the overall outlay or TCO. The pricing and licensing for OpenShift is okay.
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. If people really want to make use of this platform, they don't care about the licensing and costs.
The licensing costs are quite cheap compared to other similar solutions.