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# Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform vs Red Hat OpenShift Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform** [

4.1/5(26)

](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-jboss-enterprise-application-platform/reviews#reviews)

**Red Hat OpenShift** [

4.5/5(306)

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

Pricing

**Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform**
No pricing available

**Red Hat OpenShift**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform**
7 months

Based on 5 responses

**Red Hat OpenShift**
5 monthsFaster

Based on 21 responses

Return on Investment

**Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform**
Not enough reviews yet

**Red Hat OpenShift**
14 months

Based on 14 responses

Perceived Cost

**Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform**
$$$$$

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

Average Discount

**Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform**
Not enough reviews yet

**Red Hat OpenShift**
17%

Pros & Cons

**Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform**
Not enough data

**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

**Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform**
Not enough data

**Red Hat OpenShift**
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Screenshots

**Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform**
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

Meets Requirements

**Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform**

8.8

8.823

**Red Hat OpenShift**

8.7

8.787

Ease of Use

**Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform**

8.2

8.223

**Red Hat OpenShift**

8.2

8.2231

Ease of Setup

**Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform**

8.5

8.511

**Red Hat OpenShift**

7.8

7.8198

Ease of Admin

**Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform**

7.7

7.711

**Red Hat OpenShift**

8.6

8.660

Quality of Support

**Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform**

8.2

8.221

**Red Hat OpenShift**

8.4

8.477

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform**

8.3

8.311

**Red Hat OpenShift**

8.7

8.756

Product Direction (% positive)

**Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform**

8.9

8.922

**Red Hat OpenShift**

9.0

9.084

Features

Application Server[Hide 24 FeaturesShow 24 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.5

6

Not enough data

Data Management

Data Redundancy

8.1(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Server Management

8.1(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Version and Profile Support

8.3(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Web-based frameworks

8.6(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Data exchange

8.1(won by default)

6

Not enough data

User Features

Centralized offering

8.6(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Security updates

8.9(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Real-time visibility

8.6(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Modernization

Cloud deployment

8.9(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Microservices development

8.9(won by default)

6

Not enough data

On-premises support

8.9(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Modular architecture

8.6(won by default)

6

Not enough data

AI Performance Improvement - Application Server

AI Application Scaling

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Error Prediction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intelligent Resource Forecasting

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Anomaly Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Intrusion Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Application Server

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

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

Not enough data

8.8

8

Alerts management

Incident alerts

Not enough data

7.5(won by default)

6

Multi-mode alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Opimization alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Resource utilization

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

6

Real-time monitoring

Not enough data

9.8(won by default)

7

Performance baseline

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

6

API monitoring

Not enough data

9.7(won by default)

6

Automation

Resolution automation

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

6

Automation

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

6

Analysis

Search

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

5

Reporting

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

6

Visualization

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

6

Track trends

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

6

Issue Resolution

Root cause identification

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

6

Resolution guidance

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

6

Proactive identification

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

5

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

Container Management[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

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

Show 1 feature category with incomplete data

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

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Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

16.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

37.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

45.8%

[![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.)

16.7%

24.0%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

37.5%

26.7%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

45.8%

49.3%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_0957250e66d0bd9ef389ec04088ec094/red-hat-jboss-enterprise-application-platform.png "Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform")](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-jboss-enterprise-application-platform/reviews)
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform

Computer Software

25.0%

Financial Services

16.7%

Banking

16.7%

Information Technology and Services

12.5%

Telecommunications

4.2%

Other

25.0%

[![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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## Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform vs Red Hat OpenShift

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is easier to set up , while reviewers preferred administration and ease of doing business with Red Hat OpenShift overall.

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