Red Hat OpenShift
A unified Kubernetes-based application platform for building and managing modern cloud-native applications with built-in security
- Also known as
- red-hat-openshift
Available worldwide
What is Red Hat OpenShift?
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.
Red Hat OpenShift pricing
We don't have Red Hat OpenShift's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Free Developer Sandbox available; enterprise deployment via self-managed or managed cloud services
What Red Hat OpenShift does
The capabilities that matter for container orchestration tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Orchestration scope
- Kubernetes
- Hosting
- Cloud + self-hosted
- OCI / CRI compliant
- -
- CNCF Certified Kubernetes conformant
- -
- Rootless operation
- -
- Daemonless architecture
- -
- Windows containers
- -
- ARM architecture support
- -
- GPU scheduling
- -
- Stateful workloads
- -
- Built-in networking / CNI
- -
- Vendor-managed control plane
- ✓
- CNCF maturity
- -
- GUI dashboard
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- Hybrid
- Self-hosted
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 3 (0 in the last 12 months), max severity CRITICAL sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Red Hat OpenShift FAQ
Common questions about Red Hat OpenShift, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Red Hat OpenShift?
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. It is indexed under Container Orchestration Tools.
Source: https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/cloud-computing/openshift
Is Red Hat OpenShift free?
Red Hat OpenShift offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/cloud-computing/openshift
What platforms does Red Hat OpenShift support?
Red Hat OpenShift supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/cloud-computing/openshift
Can Red Hat OpenShift be self-hosted?
Yes. Red Hat OpenShift can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/cloud-computing/openshift
What security certifications does Red Hat OpenShift have?
We have independently confirmed GDPR for Red Hat OpenShift. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Red Hat OpenShift not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://www.redhat.com/security
Is Red Hat OpenShift open source?
Yes. Red Hat OpenShift is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
Red Hat OpenShift alternatives
Other container orchestration tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Google Kubernetes EngineA managed Kubernetes platform that abstracts away cluster operations and infrastructure managementlow · 40%
- DockerPlatform for building, packaging, and running containerized applicationsmedium · 65%
- KubernetesOpen-source system for automating containerized application deployment, scaling, and managementlow · 30%
- BuildahA command-line tool for building Open Container Initiative-compliant container imageslow · 41%
- containerdlow · 33%
- HelmPackage manager for Kubernetes applicationslow · 41%
Compare Red Hat OpenShift
Side by side against other container orchestration tools, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Red Hat OpenShift, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development activity | 63 | 0.09 | 5.9 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 86 | 0.05 | 4.5 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 50 | 0.06 | 3.1 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 46 | 0.06 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| Security score | 57 | 0.04 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| Stars | 74 | 0.03 | 1.9 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 10 | 0.12 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 68% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Hosting: both · Gui dashboard: Yes · Orchestration: kubernetes · Managed control plane: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 95% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-05 · 75% |
Pricing
Release
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60% |
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-08-05 · 75% |
| Scorecard | 5.7 | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
| Vulnerabilities | 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 | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
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