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# Canonical Kubernetes vs Red Hat OpenShift Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Canonical Kubernetes**
No pricing available

**Red Hat OpenShift**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Perceived Cost

**Canonical Kubernetes**
Not enough reviews yet

**Red Hat OpenShift**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Canonical Kubernetes**
Not enough reviews yet

**Red Hat OpenShift**
17%

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Time to Implement

**Canonical Kubernetes** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Red Hat OpenShift** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

**Canonical Kubernetes** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Red Hat OpenShift** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Canonical Kubernetes**

Container Management (6)

Features (6)

Complex Configuration (4)

Complex Setup (3)

**Red Hat OpenShift**

Ease of Use (40)

Features (36)

Learning Curve (28)

Complexity (18)

Integrations

**Canonical Kubernetes**
Not enough data

**Red Hat OpenShift**
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Apache Kafka

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Argo.io

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Docker Hub

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Elastic Observability

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Screenshots

**Canonical Kubernetes**
No screenshot available

**Red Hat OpenShift**
 ![Red Hat OpenShift screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/83332/3.9-DOCS-statefulset.png)

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Canonical Kubernetes**

**9.2** /10

Based on 12 responses

**Red Hat OpenShift**

**8.7** /10

Based on 88 responses

Ease of Use

**Canonical Kubernetes**

**8.5** /10

Based on 12 responses

**Red Hat OpenShift**

**8.2** /10

Based on 232 responses

Ease of Setup

**Canonical Kubernetes**

**8.1** /10

Based on 9 responses

**Red Hat OpenShift**

**7.8** /10

Based on 199 responses

Ease of Admin

**Canonical Kubernetes**

**8.3** /10

Based on 9 responses

**Red Hat OpenShift**

**8.6** /10

Based on 61 responses

Quality of Support

**Canonical Kubernetes**

**8.2** /10

Based on 11 responses

**Red Hat OpenShift**

**8.5** /10

Based on 78 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Canonical Kubernetes**

**9.0** /10

Based on 8 responses

**Red Hat OpenShift**

**8.7** /10

Based on 57 responses

Product Direction (% positive)

**Canonical Kubernetes**

**10.0** /10

Based on 11 responses

**Red Hat OpenShift**

**9.0** /10

Based on 85 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Container Management

**8.5** /10

Based on 9 responses

**8.7** /10

Based on 45 responses

Container Monitoring

Not enough data

**8.8** /10

Based on 8 responses

Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Not enough data

**8.8** /10

Based on 29 responses

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
39.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
28.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
32.1%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
39.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
28.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
32.1%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
23.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
49.1%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
23.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
49.1%

**Reviewers' Industry**

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Canonical Kubernetes

Information Technology and Services
21.4%

Computer Software
14.3%

Banking
10.7%

Logistics and Supply Chain
7.1%

Design
7.1%

Other
39.3%

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Red Hat OpenShift

Information Technology and Services
16.3%

Financial Services
13.5%

Banking
9.3%

Computer Software
8.7%

Telecommunications
6.9%

Other
45.3%

Alternatives

**Canonical Kubernetes Alternatives**

 ![Akamai Cloud Computing](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/88a10113936d5d26cc5455decf5a8817/akamai-cloud-computing.svg "Akamai Cloud Computing")

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Akamai Cloud Computing
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 ![Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1533073803/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs.svg "Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)")

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DigitalOcean
](/products/digitalocean/reviews)

 ![VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/69fdc58a6d585f2641bfcfb9c516d559/vmware-cloud-foundation.svg "VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)")

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VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
](/products/vmware-cloud-foundation-vcf/reviews)

**Red Hat OpenShift Alternatives**

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SUSE Rancher
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 ![VMware vSphere](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/62d35cb2345645716e2f1cf7c8fc97fb/vmware-vsphere.svg "VMware vSphere")

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VMware vSphere
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 ![VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/69fdc58a6d585f2641bfcfb9c516d559/vmware-cloud-foundation.svg "VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)")

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VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
](/products/vmware-cloud-foundation-vcf/reviews)

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Mirantis
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