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

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Reviews

**Middleware** [

4.7/5(56)

](https://www.g2.com/products/middleware/reviews#reviews)

**Red Hat OpenShift** [

4.5/5(306)

](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Middleware**
Free Trial

**Contact Us** · Enterprise plan

**Red Hat OpenShift**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Middleware**
1 monthFaster

Based on 9 responses

**Red Hat OpenShift**
5 months

Based on 21 responses

Return on Investment

**Middleware**
4 months10 months sooner

Based on 9 responses

**Red Hat OpenShift**
14 months

Based on 14 responses

Perceived Cost

**Middleware**
$$$$$

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

Average Discount

**Middleware**
Not enough reviews yet

**Red Hat OpenShift**
17%

Pros & Cons

**Middleware**
[
Monitoring (22)
](https://www.g2.com/products/middleware/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1858460&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Ease of Use (21)
](https://www.g2.com/products/middleware/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1857906&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Integration Issues (14)
](https://www.g2.com/products/middleware/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2112294&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Configuration Complexity (9)
](https://www.g2.com/products/middleware/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1858352&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Red Hat OpenShift**
[
Ease of Use (36)
](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1207901&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Features (34)
](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1207491&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Curve (25)
](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1208265&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complexity (17)
](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1207422&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Middleware**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_13aba37ae908d9cf29a2452925257ccc/net.jpeg "Product Avatar Image")

.NET

](https://www.g2.com/products/net/reviews)[

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Amazon Web Services AI

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-web-services-ai/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_10fcacacc60bcff152ceef6cd184f73f/apache.png "Product Avatar Image")

APACHE

](https://www.g2.com/products/apache/reviews)[

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Bitbucket

](https://www.g2.com/products/bitbucket/reviews)[
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**Red Hat OpenShift**
[

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Apache Kafka

](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-kafka/reviews)[

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Argo.io

](https://www.g2.com/products/argo-cd/reviews)[

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Docker hub

](https://www.g2.com/products/docker-inc-docker/reviews)[

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Jenkins

](https://www.g2.com/products/jenkins/reviews)[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/integrations)

Screenshots

**Middleware**
 ![Middleware 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/1249154/middleware-unified-view.jpg)

**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/83335/Pipelines2.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Middleware**

8.9

8.947

**Red Hat OpenShift**

8.7

8.787

Ease of Use

**Middleware**

9.0

9.050

**Red Hat OpenShift**

8.2

8.2231

Ease of Setup

**Middleware**

9.0

9.045

**Red Hat OpenShift**

7.8

7.8198

Ease of Admin

**Middleware**

9.3

9.318

**Red Hat OpenShift**

8.6

8.660

Quality of Support

**Middleware**

9.0

9.047

**Red Hat OpenShift**

8.4

8.477

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Middleware**

9.2

9.217

**Red Hat OpenShift**

8.7

8.756

Product Direction (% positive)

**Middleware**

9.8

9.849

**Red Hat OpenShift**

9.0

9.084

Features

Container Monitoring[Hide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.9

12

8.8

8

Alerts management

Incident alerts

8.8(won by 1.3)

12

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.5

6

Multi-mode alerts

9.2(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Opimization alerts

8.9(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Monitoring

Resource utilization

9.2

12

9.4(won by 0.2)

6

Real-time monitoring

9.3

12

9.8(won by 0.5)

7

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Performance baseline

9.0

12

9.4(won by 0.4)

6

API monitoring

8.8

12

9.7(won by 0.9)

6

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Automation

Resolution automation

8.8

12

9.2(won by 0.4)

6

Automation

9.2(won by 0.6)

12

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.6

6

Analysis

Search

8.7(won by 0.7)

9

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.0

5

Reporting

8.6(won by 0.3)

12

8.3

6

Visualization

8.5(won by 0.7)

12

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.8

6

Track trends

8.9(won by 0.6)

12

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.3

6

Issue Resolution

Root cause identification

8.8(won by 0.2)

12

8.6

6

Resolution guidance

8.8

12

9.2(won by 0.4)

6

Proactive identification

8.6

12

9.3(won by 0.7)

5

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring[Hide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.3

27

Not enough data

Monitoring

Usage Monitoring

8.9(won by default)

26

Not enough data

Database Monitoring

8.7(won by default)

26

Not enough data

API Monitoring

9.0(won by default)

26

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring

9.1(won by default)

26

Not enough data

Security and Compliance Monitoring

8.5(won by default)

13

Not enough data

Administration

Activity Monitoring

8.9(won by default)

25

Not enough data

Multi-Cloud Management

8.6(won by default)

25

Not enough data

Automation

8.8(won by default)

26

Not enough data

Auto-Scaling & Resource Optimization

8.1(won by default)

13

Not enough data

Analysis

Reporting

8.8(won by default)

26

Not enough data

Dashboards and Visualizations

8.5(won by default)

26

Not enough data

Spend Forecasting and Optimization

8.5(won by default)

25

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring

Multi-step Planning

7.5(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

7.9(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

6.9(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

7.4(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

7.9(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Decision Making

8.5(won by default)

12

Not enough data

AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring

AI-Powered Anomaly Detection

8.2(won by default)

12

Not enough data

AI-Driven Insight Recommendations

7.6(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Log Monitoring[Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features](javascript:void(0);)

7.8

13

Not enough data

Visibility

Dashboards and Visualizations

8.6(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Alerts and Notifications

8.2(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Reporting

8.6(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Monitoring and Management

Automation

8.2(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Performance Baseline

8.3(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

8.6(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Log Monitoring

Autonomous Task Execution

8.1(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

7.8(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

6.4(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

6.7(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

6.9(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

7.8(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Decision Making

7.2(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Log Analysis[Hide 80 FeaturesShow 80 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.7

11

Not enough data

Data Preparation

Data Sources

8.2(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Indexing

8.3(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Automated Tagging

8.0(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Data Blending

8.1(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Analysis

Track Trends

8.8(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Detect Anomalies

9.2(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Metric and Event Data

9.3(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Search

8.7(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Alerts

9.2(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Live Tail

9.3(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visualization

Dashboards

9.1(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Data Discovery

8.5(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Log Analysis

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Continuous Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anomaly Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Correlation Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Classification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pattern Detection and Recognition

Not enough data

Not enough data

Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Log Collection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Log Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Analysis Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

Predictive Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard Creation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remediation Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Uptime Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Log Rotation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

PCI Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Charting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Log Parsing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Archiving & Retention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Diagnostic Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Performance Monitoring (APM)[Hide 54 FeaturesShow 54 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.7

21

Not enough data

Monitoring

Performance Baselines

8.9(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Performance Analysis

8.8(won by default)

19

Not enough data

Transaction Monitoring

9.3(won by default)

19

Not enough data

AI/ML Assistance

8.5(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Multi-System Monitoring

9.3(won by default)

14

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Container Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Response

Dashboards and Visualization

8.7(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Incident Alerting

9.2(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

8.4(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

Autonomous Task Execution

8.8(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

8.3(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

6.4(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

7.9(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Decision Making

7.9(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance

Real User Monitoring (RUM)

9.0(won by default)

19

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

8.6(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Functionality

Database Monitoring

8.5(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Dynamic Transaction Mapping

8.5(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Load Balancing

9.0(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Cloud Observability

9.1(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bottleneck Identification

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Uptime Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard Creation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Baseline Manager

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Diagnostic Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

IT Alerting[Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features](javascript:void(0);)

7.3

9

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Generation

7.3(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Agentic AI - IT Alerting

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Observability Pipeline[Hide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.3

6

Not enough data

Data Management - Observability Pipeline

Data Storage

7.2(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Data Optimization and Reduction

7.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Data Migration

7.8(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Log Context Enrichment

8.3(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Data Format Transformation

8.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Performance - Observability Pipeline

Cost Reduction

8.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Pipeline Visualization

8.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Platform Agnostic Integration

8.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

AI - Observability Pipeline

Alert Fatigue Reduction

9.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Anomaly Detection

9.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Root Cause Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance - Observability Pipeline

Compliance Maintenance

9.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Sensitive Data Detection

8.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Observability Pipeline

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Observability Software[Hide 49 FeaturesShow 49 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.6

8

Not enough data

Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability

Multi-Telemetry Ingestion

8.8(won by default)

8

Not enough data

OpenTelemetry Support

9.2(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Observability Software

Autonomous Task Execution

8.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

8.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

8.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

6.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

7.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

9.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Decision Making

8.7(won by default)

5

Not enough data

AI/Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visualization & Dashboards - Observability

Service Dependency Mapping

9.4(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Unified Dashboard

9.6(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Trace Visualization

8.8(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability

Cross-Telemetry Correlation

8.5(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Root Cause Detection

9.4(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Intelligent Alerting

8.8(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability

Kubernetes Monitoring

9.0(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Hybrid/Multi-Cloud Support

8.8(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Container Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Features - Observability

Predictive Insights

9.0(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Generative AI

7.7(won by default)

8

Not enough data

AI Anomaly Detection

8.1(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Vulnerability Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Load Balancing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Log Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Troubleshooting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Root Cause Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Key Performance Indicators

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)[Hide 60 FeaturesShow 60 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.8

28

Development

Application Deployment

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

24

Custom Development

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

18

Development Environment

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

18

Multiple Programming Languages Supported

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

18

Testing

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

16

Integrated Development Environment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agile Methodologies

Not enough data

Not enough data

Software Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database

Database Management

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

21

Analytics

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

21

Auto Scaling

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

22

Backup / Recovery

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

21

Storage

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

23

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Design Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Lifecycle Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deployment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Purchase Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

HR Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Infrastructure

Networking

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

24

Virtual Machines

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

20

Security

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

25

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Forms

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Computing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Forms

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

ERP integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

CRM

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Connectors

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Active Directory Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Graphical User Interface

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Developers

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Projections

Not enough data

Not enough data

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Not enough data

8.7

44

Management

Access Control

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

34

Network Isolation

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

31

File Isolation

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

30

Organization

Packaging 

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

33

Container Networking

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

35

Orchestration

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

35

Development

Developer Toolkit

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

29

Architecture

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

32

Datacenter

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

25

Virtualization

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

26

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Server Virtualization[Hide 42 FeaturesShow 42 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance

Scalability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Portability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Disaster Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

OS Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Saving

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Server Virtualization

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Cloud Computing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Archiving & Retention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Machine Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Graphical User Interface

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Server

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Update/Installation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

VDI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Replication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Virtual Machine Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Middleware](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/b7ec0177ca78cebf8840e3efba94c532/middleware.svg "Middleware")](https://www.g2.com/products/middleware/reviews)

Middleware

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

74.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

11.1%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

14.8%

[![Red Hat OpenShift](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_2ec0fb3d6001279948ececb9e055314c/red-hat-red-hat-openshift.jpg "Red Hat OpenShift")](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews)

Red Hat OpenShift

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

24.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

26.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

49.3%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

74.1%

24.0%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

11.1%

26.7%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

14.8%

49.3%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Middleware](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/b7ec0177ca78cebf8840e3efba94c532/middleware.svg "Middleware")](https://www.g2.com/products/middleware/reviews)
Middleware

Computer Software

25.9%

Information Technology and Services

24.1%

Computer & Network Security

11.1%

Financial Services

5.6%

Banking

3.7%

Other

29.6%

[![Red Hat OpenShift](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_2ec0fb3d6001279948ececb9e055314c/red-hat-red-hat-openshift.jpg "Red Hat OpenShift")](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews)
Red Hat OpenShift

Information Technology and Services

16.0%

Financial Services

13.5%

Banking

9.4%

Computer Software

8.7%

Telecommunications

6.9%

Other

45.5%

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[
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**Red Hat OpenShift Alternatives**

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[
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[
Mirantis
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## Middleware vs Red Hat OpenShift

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Middleware easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Middleware overall.

- Reviewers felt that Middleware meets the needs of their business better than Red Hat OpenShift.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Middleware is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Middleware over Red Hat OpenShift.