# Podman vs Red Hat OpenShift

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Red Hat OpenShift

| Attribute | Podman | Red Hat OpenShift |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 42.6 (50% (medium)) | 55.7 (64% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 983 |
| adoption.github_stars | 10 | 8,680 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Podman is an open-source tool for creating, configuring, and managing containerized applications on Linux, Windows, and macOS. It supports rootless operation, integrates with systemd and Kubernetes, and provides features for container image handling, volume management, and networking. | An enterprise container application platform built on Kubernetes that enables organizations to build, deploy, and manage modern applications with a consistent experience across self-managed and managed cloud services. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","rootless":true,"oci_compliant":true,"orchestration":"single_host","stateful_workloads":true,"built_in_networking_cni":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","gui_dashboard":true,"orchestration":"kubernetes","managed_control_plane":true}` |
| integrations.count | 7 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Docker Compose"},{"name":"systemd"},{"name":"Red Hat OpenShift"},{"name":"netavark"},{"name":"crun"},{"name":"conmon"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Go | Go |
| license.spdx | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://podman.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:01:43.753Z"}` | `{"summary":"Free Developer Sandbox available; enterprise deployment via self-managed or managed cloud services","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/cloud-computing/openshift","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T13:41:09.992Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| release.cadence_days | 1 | 25 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/oci-hooks-archive-overlay/releases/tag/2.0.4","date":"2023-07-02T23:23:36Z","type":"stable","version":"2.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/oci-hooks-archive-overlay/releases/tag/2.0.2","date":"2023-07-01T05:05:31Z","type":"stable","version":"2.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/oci-hooks-archive-overlay/releases/tag/2.0.1","date":"2023-06-30T21:12:15Z","type":"stable","version":"2.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/oci-hooks-archive-overlay/releases/tag/2.0.0","date":"2023-06-29T18:46:19Z","type":"stable","version":"2.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/oci-hooks-archive-overlay/releases/tag/1.0.2","date":"2023-06-24T21:27:41Z","type":"stable","version":"1.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/oci-hooks-archive-overlay/releases/tag/1.0.1","date":"2023-06-18T02:03:21Z","type":"stable","version":"1.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/oci-hooks-archive-overlay/releases/tag/1.0.0","date":"2023-06-18T01:57:26Z","type":"stable","version":"1.0.0"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v3.11.0","date":"2018-10-11T15:53:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v3.10.0","date":"2018-08-03T02:42:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v3.10.0-rc.0","date":"2018-06-20T01:41:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.10.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v3.9.0","date":"2018-03-30T23:30:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v3.7.2","date":"2018-03-16T19:56:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v3.9.0-alpha.3","date":"2018-02-08T01:57:01Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.9.0-alpha.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v3.7.1","date":"2018-01-16T17:48:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v3.7.0","date":"2017-11-29T19:35:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v3.7.0-rc.0","date":"2017-10-27T16:44:39Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.7.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v3.6.1","date":"2017-10-25T19:54:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v3.7.0-alpha.1","date":"2017-08-30T21:45:18Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.7.0-alpha.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v3.6.0","date":"2017-07-31T05:25:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v3.6.0-rc.0","date":"2017-07-14T02:40:42Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v3.6.0-alpha.2","date":"2017-06-08T05:04:38Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.0-alpha.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v1.5.1","date":"2017-05-16T20:58:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v1.5.0","date":"2017-04-21T18:53:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v3.6.0-alpha.1","date":"2017-04-12T18:05:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.0-alpha.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v3.6.0-alpha.0","date":"2017-03-22T01:48:40Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.0-alpha.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v1.5.0-rc.0","date":"2017-03-09T22:53:44Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.5.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/openshift/origin/releases/tag/v1.5.0-alpha.3","date":"2017-02-20T21:32:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.5.0-alpha.3"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.7 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Flaunchplatform%2Foci-hooks-archive-overlay&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":3,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fopenshift%2Forigin&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (Container Orchestration Tools)

| Capability | Podman | Red Hat OpenShift |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Orchestration scope | None / single-host | Kubernetes |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Standards** |  |  |
| OCI / CRI compliant | ✓ | - |
| CNCF Certified Kubernetes conformant | - | - |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Rootless operation | ✓ | - |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Daemonless architecture | - | - |
| **Platform** |  |  |
| Windows containers | - | - |
| ARM architecture support | - | - |
| **Workloads** |  |  |
| GPU scheduling | - | - |
| Stateful workloads | ✓ | - |
| **Networking** |  |  |
| Built-in networking / CNI | ✓ | - |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| Vendor-managed control plane | - | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| CNCF maturity | - | - |
| **UX** |  |  |
| GUI dashboard | - | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:16:10.253Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*