Red Hat OpenShift
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Features
35 features across 25 categories
AI/ML(2)
Red Hat OpenShift AI for building and running AI models and managing lifecycle of predictive and generative AI models
AI-powered assistance tool for OpenShift operations
API Management(1)
Red Hat OpenShift API Management with up to 100,000 calls per day included
Automation(2)
Fully automated installation and over-the-air platform upgrades
OpenShift Operators with automated management capabilities and one-click upgrades
CI/CD(3)
Continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines based on Tekton and third-party CI/CD solutions
GitOps capabilities for advanced CI/CD workflows
Pipeline orchestration for application deployment
Cloud(1)
Deployment across AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, and on-premise infrastructure
Container Orchestration(1)
Fully compliant instance of upstream Kubernetes for container orchestration
Container Runtime(1)
Support for CRI-O container runtime in addition to Docker
Containers(1)
Support for Windows-based container workloads
Data Management(1)
Built-in backup and disaster recovery capabilities
Developer Tools(4)
Red Hat Advanced Developer Suite with components and tools to improve developer experience and strengthen software supply chain
Web-based developer interface for application management
Integration with integrated development environments for enhanced developer experience
Support for multiple programming languages in application development
Edge Computing(1)
Support for smaller-footprint topologies including 3-node clusters, single-node OpenShift, and ARM architecture
Infrastructure(1)
Deployment on bare metal infrastructure
Infrastructure Integration(2)
Support for Red Hat OpenStack Platform deployment
Support for automated deployment on VMware vSphere infrastructure
Management(1)
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes for deploying, managing, and enforcing policies across multiple clusters
Monitoring(1)
Red Hat OpenShift Observability for real-time monitoring, analyzing systems, and troubleshooting
Networking(1)
Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh for managing microservice communication
Operating System(1)
Immutable container operating system for running containers in hybrid cloud environments
Package Management(1)
Helm package manager integration for application deployment
Portability(1)
OCI-standard container images ensure portability between developer workstations and production environments
Registry(1)
Red Hat Quay enterprise registry with built-in vulnerability scanner
Reliability(1)
Built-in high availability and automatic failover capabilities
Security(3)
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes with runtime threat detection, vulnerability management, and risk profiling
Enhanced container security with sandboxed container support
Core security capabilities including access controls and networking policies
Serverless(1)
Red Hat OpenShift Serverless and Knative support for serverless applications
Storage(1)
Support for broad spectrum of enterprise storage solutions including Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation
Virtualization(1)
Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization for managing virtual machines on container platforms
Pricing
Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS
Popular- ✓Pay-as-you-go billing
- ✓Fully managed turnkey application platform
- ✓Quick build, deploy, and scale in native AWS environment
- ✓99.95% uptime SLA
- ✓AWS committed spend discounts eligible
- ✓Managed by Red Hat and AWS
- ✓Supported by Red Hat and AWS
- ✓Standard, high-memory, or high-CPU worker nodes
- ✓Premium support and SREs included
- ✓API Management included (up to 100,000 calls per day)
Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift
Popular- ✓Pay-as-you-go billing
- ✓Highly available, fully managed OpenShift clusters
- ✓99.95% uptime SLA
- ✓Azure Consumption Commitment eligible
- ✓Jointly managed by Red Hat and Microsoft
- ✓Supported by Red Hat and Microsoft
- ✓Premium support and SREs included
- ✓API Management included (up to 100,000 calls per day)
Red Hat OpenShift Dedicated
- ✓Fully managed OpenShift Dedicated trial cluster
- ✓Available on AWS or Google Cloud
- ✓Self-service sign-up and cluster provisioning
- ✓99.95% uptime SLA
- ✓Google Cloud Committed Use Discounts eligible
- ✓Managed by Red Hat
- ✓Supported by Red Hat
Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
- ✓Managed by IBM
- ✓Jointly supported by Red Hat and IBM
- ✓99.99% uptime SLA
- ✓IBM Cloud Enterprise Savings Plan eligible
- ✓Premium support and SREs included
Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus
Popular- ✓Complete platform for accelerating application development
- ✓Application modernization capabilities
- ✓Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes
- ✓Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes
- ✓Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation Essentials
- ✓Red Hat Quay
- ✓Everything in OpenShift Container Platform
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
- ✓Full set of operations and developer services and tools
- ✓Developer console
- ✓Red Hat OpenShift Serverless
- ✓Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh
- ✓Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines
- ✓Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
- ✓Everything in OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine
- ✓Enterprise Kubernetes runtime for container orchestration
- ✓Security-focused capabilities
- ✓Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS
- ✓Container application management
- ✓Everything in OpenShift Virtualization Engine
Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine
- ✓Streamlined, cost-effective solution for VMs
- ✓Virtual machine-based workload hosting
- ✓Virtualization administrator web console
- ✓Deploy, manage, and scale VMs exclusively
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Integrations
18 known integrations