Compare Canonical LXD and Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine

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At a Glance
Star Rating
Canonical LXD
Canonical LXD
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
Market Segments
Canonical LXD
Canonical LXD
Small-Business (53.3% of reviews)
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Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
Mid-Market (40.0% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
Canonical LXD
Canonical LXD
No pricing available
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
No pricing available

Canonical LXD vs Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine easier to use and set up. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy, and preferred doing business with Canonical LXD overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine meets the needs of their business better than Canonical LXD.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Canonical LXD over Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Canonical LXD
No pricing available
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
No pricing available
Free Trial
Canonical LXD
No trial information available
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
11
8.6
11
Ease of Use
8.0
11
8.5
14
Ease of Setup
8.3
5
9.2
8
Ease of Admin
8.3
5
8.3
6
Quality of Support
8.0
10
8.8
11
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
5
8.6
6
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
11
9.0
12
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.8
72
Application Support
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.7
9
System Capability
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Security
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.7
9
9.0
63
Not enough data
Management
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Organization
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Development
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Canonical LXD
Canonical LXD
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
Canonical LXD and Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine are categorized as Container Engine
Unique Categories
Canonical LXD
Canonical LXD is categorized as Container Management
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canonical LXD
Canonical LXD
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
53.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
26.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
20.0%
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
20.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
40.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
40.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Canonical LXD
Canonical LXD
Information Technology and Services
26.7%
Computer Software
26.7%
Computer & Network Security
13.3%
Investment Banking
6.7%
Internet
6.7%
Other
20.0%
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
Computer Software
26.7%
Information Technology and Services
20.0%
Banking
13.3%
Telecommunications
6.7%
Retail
6.7%
Other
26.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
Canonical LXD
Canonical LXD
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Software

LXD provides support for system containers and virtual machines. When running a system container, LXD simulates a virtual version of an entire operating system. To do this, it uses the functionality provided by the kernel running on the host...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Yashvendra S.
YS
Yashvendra S.
Verified User in Retail

It is very easy to configure and use. Containers are supported natively but the ease of orchestration and management of the containers through RedHat OpenShift Kubernetes are far more delighted.

Most Helpful Critical Review
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Discussions
Canonical LXD
Canonical LXD Discussions
Should I use LXC or LXD?
2 comments
Scott T.
ST
LXD has an API and a very functional CLI that LXC lacks. Come over to the ScottiBYTE YouTube channel where I have over 60 videos on various aspects of LXD...Read more
What is LXD used for?
1 comment
Joshua " uwa" L.
JL
Managing virtual images What LXD used for is Linux containers Read more
Is LXD a hypervisor?
1 comment
Scott T.
ST
No. LXD is not a hypervisor. LXD container instances share the kernel of the LXD host and LXD instances replicate the user space of the root file system...Read more
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine has no discussions with answers