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Overview

Red Hat is an open hybrid cloud technology leader delivering enterprise solutions for cloud, Linux, automation, AI, and application platforms. The company provides a consistent, comprehensive foundation for transformative IT and artificial intelligence applications, trusted by more than 90% of Fortune 500 companies.

Features

48 features across 26 categories

Artificial Intelligence(6)

Red Hat AI EnterpriseAIPremium

Fast, cost-effective inference and optimized models to deploy and scale AI solutions across the hybrid cloud

Red Hat AI Inference ServerAIPremium

Enterprise inference server for deploying AI models

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AIAIPremium

AI capabilities integrated with Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat OpenShift AIAIPremium

AI development and deployment on OpenShift platform

Red Hat OpenShift AIAIPremium

Portfolio of managed cloud services and tools for AI development on OpenShift

Red Hat OpenShift LightspeedAIPremium

AI-powered service for Red Hat OpenShift

Also in: UiPath, Scoro, Dayforce

Automation(2)

Automated Installation and UpgradesPremium

Over-the-air platform upgrades supported in cloud and on-premise environments

Red Hat Ansible Automation PlatformPremium

Enterprise-wide automation platform for creating, managing, and dynamically scaling automation across entire enterprise

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Cloud Services(4)

Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShiftPremium

Fully managed, pay-as-you-go turnkey application platform jointly managed and supported by Red Hat and Microsoft

Red Hat OpenShift DedicatedPremium

Managed offering available on AWS or Google Cloud with fully managed OpenShift clusters on demand

Red Hat OpenShift on IBM CloudPremium

Jointly supported by Red Hat and IBM, managed by IBM

Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWSPremium

Fully managed, pay-as-you-go turnkey application platform jointly managed and supported by Red Hat and AWS

Cluster Management(2)

Multicluster ManagementPremium

Deploy apps, manage multiple clusters, and enforce policies across clusters at scale

Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for KubernetesPremium

Multicluster management capability to deploy apps, manage multiple clusters, and enforce policies across clusters at scale

Compute(1)

ServerlessPremium

Serverless capabilities for event-driven applications

Container Management(2)

Container PortabilityPremium

OCI standard container images ensure portability between workstations and production environments

Red Hat QuayPremium

Enterprise registry for container images

Container Platform(4)

Red Hat OpenShiftPremium

Hybrid cloud application platform for building, modernizing, and deploying apps at scale using Kubernetes

Red Hat OpenShift Container PlatformPremium

Full set of operations and developer services and tools for container orchestration

Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes EnginePremium

Basic functionality of enterprise Kubernetes

Red Hat OpenShift Platform PlusPremium

Complete platform for accelerating application development and application modernizations

Container Support(1)

Windows ContainersPremium

Support for Windows containers on OpenShift

DevOps(2)

CI/CD PipelinesPremium

Continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines based on Tekton and third-party solutions

GitOpsPremium

GitOps capabilities for declarative infrastructure and application management

Developer Experience(1)

Enhanced Developer ExperiencePremium

Comprehensive developer tools, multilanguage support, and IDE integrations

Developer Tools(1)

Red Hat Advanced Developer SuitePremium

Portfolio of tools for developers using OpenShift

Disaster Recovery(1)

Backup and RecoveryPremium

Built-in backup and recovery capabilities for OpenShift

Edge Computing(1)

Edge Architecture SupportPremium

Support for smaller-footprint topologies including 3-node clusters, single-node OpenShift, and ARM architecture

Education(2)

Red Hat Learning SubscriptionPremium

Learning subscription for access to training and certification resources

Training and CertificationPremium

Courses, exams, skills assessments, and learning subscriptions

Infrastructure(3)

FlexibilityPremium

Self-managed or fully managed service running on-premise or in cloud and hybrid environments

High AvailabilityPremium

Built-in high availability capabilities for resilient deployments

ScalabilityPremium

Apps can scale to thousands of instances across hundreds of nodes in seconds

Integrations(1)

Partner EcosystemPremium

Expanding ecosystem of partners providing integrations and additional capabilities

Networking(1)

Service MeshPremium

Service mesh integration for microservices communication and management

Operating System(1)

Red Hat Enterprise LinuxPremium

Flexible operating system for hybrid cloud innovation supporting application deployments from on-premise to cloud to edge

Package Management(1)

HelmPremium

Helm package manager integration for OpenShift

Platform Extensions(1)

OperatorsPremium

Kubernetes operators for extending platform functionality

Security(3)

Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for KubernetesPremium

Advanced security capabilities including runtime threat detection, vulnerability management, and risk profiling

Sandboxed ContainersPremium

Sandboxed container technology for enhanced security

Security ManagementPremium

Core security capabilities including access controls, networking, and enterprise registry with built-in scanner

Services(1)

Consulting ServicesPremium

Professional consulting services for Red Hat products and implementations

Standards(1)

Open Source StandardsPremium

Incorporates Open Container Initiative containers and Cloud Native Computing Foundation-certified Kubernetes

Storage(2)

Persistent StoragePremium

Support for broad spectrum of enterprise storage solutions for stateful and stateless apps

Red Hat OpenShift Data FoundationPremium

Enterprise storage solution for running both stateful and stateless apps on OpenShift

Support(1)

Technical Account ManagementPremium

Dedicated account management for enterprise customers

Virtualization(2)

Red Hat OpenShift VirtualizationPremium

Virtualization service for OpenShift

Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization EnginePremium

Cost-effective platform for deploying, managing, and scaling virtual machines using OpenShift virtualization functionality

Cost Calculator

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Build vs Buy

Should you build a Red Hat alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 48 features.

Buy Red Hat

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$36,000
Maintenance$540/mo
3-year total$55,440
Dev time~3 months

Buying Red Hat saves ~$55,440 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 48 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

12 known integrations

Apache KafkaAWS (Amazon Web Services)CRI-ODockerGoogle Cloud PlatformIBM CloudKubernetesMicrosoft AzureNVIDIARed Hat OpenStack PlatformTektonvSphere