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Amazon EKS vs Azure Red Hat OpenShift comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon EKS
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
Container Management (2nd), Container Security (13th)
Azure Red Hat OpenShift
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Amazon EKS and Azure Red Hat OpenShift aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Amazon EKS is designed for Container Management and holds a mindshare of 13.8%, up 13.5% compared to last year.
Azure Red Hat OpenShift, on the other hand, focuses on PaaS Clouds, holds 0.6% mindshare, up 0.5% since last year.
Container Management
PaaS Clouds
 

Featured Reviews

Rock Wang - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing complex environments effortlessly while focusing on growth
The most beneficial aspect of Amazon EKS is that it helps manage the Kubernetes master node, so I don't need to maintain the master node, including tasks like upgrading. This allows me to focus on business code. If using services like Fargate, I only need to maintain my workload, simply uploading code that will be deployed to the Kubernetes cluster. This is especially beneficial for startup companies that lack the technical resources to manage the Kubernetes cluster. Furthermore, Amazon EKS allows me to utilize Kubernetes cluster-level expansion. If there’s insufficient resource on a machine, the cluster can automatically expand to add new nodes.
John Sanborn - PeerSpot reviewer
Runs on every platform; makes it easy to adapt to Kubernetes
One of the things to notice is that this product can be expensive. Another thing is that OpenShift has its own CLI, it has features in it that you don't have under normal Kubernetes. So if you're just a plain Kubernetes developer, you either don't know about these other features and you don't take advantage of them so you're basically treating it like a normal Kubernetes or there's a slight learning curve as you start to learn how the new CLIs work, the other options that are not available in Kubernetes. There is a learning curve; it's not high, but it's still there. That's another negative against OpenShift. If you're purchasing OpenShift on their OpenShift container platform, you will have to manage the master nodes. If you are using Kubernetes in AWS, Google, and Azure, you don't manage master nodes. It's not really a big deal. It's all part of the patching in OpenShift. People will start to say, "Well, I don't want to manage the masters." But I think if they actually see the process of patching an OpenShift, they would say, "Okay, it's not even worth arguing because it's so simple." Alternatively, the main three cloud vendors can provide OpenShift as a service.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution is easy-to-set up."
"The serverless capability of Amazon EKS is quite valuable."
"The most beneficial aspect of Amazon EKS is that it helps manage the Kubernetes master node, so I don't need to maintain the master node, including tasks like upgrading."
"It's the best option for medium or large enterprises."
"Initial setup is straightforward. It only takes 15 minutes to deploy."
"The most valuable features of Amazon EKS are its auto scaling ability and the ability for service discovery."
"The most valuable feature is the computing speed."
"The most valuable feature is the cluster engine."
"It has a feature to automatically scale up or scale down. If my application is running in peak hours, it will automatically increase."
"Red Hat is a very stable product with good integration with products such as Kubernetes, and it also offers migration tools."
"As a consulting company, we implement Azure Red Hat OpenShift for our clients, who appreciate its integration capabilities for enhancing cloud operations. While we handle implementation, build processes, and automation, the operational responsibility lies with the customer. The service provides basic processes and support from Red Hat and Microsoft, which benefits clients by allowing them to focus on their business rather than regular operations like cluster upgrades."
"The solution's support and its automation tool that ensures we are secure and appropriately configured are the most valuable features of Azure Red Hat OpenShift."
"In Kubernetes, when traffic goes out of a pod, it has to have its own IP address. Every service that's going out requires another IP. But with OpenShift, you don't have to deal with any of those IPs because they use NAT."
"Technical support from Red Hat is very good."
"I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten."
"The most valuable features of the solution are accessibility and scalability."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement in the interface of Amazon EKS."
"Improvement is needed in reducing the complexity of using EKS. While services like EC2 are user-friendly, EKS and ECS present a steep learning curve with significant responsibilities."
"Amazon EKS is very scalable, but scaling can sometimes cause trouble. When Amazon EKS scales up or down, there might be occasional intermediate pod interruptions, though it's rare."
"Amazon EKS could improve in its pricing model, particularly for medium-sized customers who might find the support costs high."
"The connectivity could be better."
"I would like to see it a little more stable, more operational, and more convenient to develop."
"I would like to see the user interface improved because it is hard to find and not straightforward."
"There is room for improvement in the interface of Amazon EKS."
"Technically, Azure Red Hat OpenShift is fine. However, its marketing could be improved, especially when compared to the robust marketing efforts of Azure, HPE, and Nutanix."
"There is room for improvement in terms of orchestration. While Azure orchestration offers valuable features, it's worth noting that it may not match the level of orchestration provided by Kubernetes itself."
"Regarding room for improvement, there's always room, but it's mainly about Azure itself rather than Azure Red Hat OpenShift. Azure is not as advanced as AWS in terms of supported services. AWS is the leader in this area. However, there's no need for service improvement in Azure Red Hat OpenShift as the service is excellent. I don't need additional features because I can customize it according to the customer's needs."
"They need to improve the core licensing model."
"Azure Red Hat OpenShift's support should be improved."
"The product is expensive."
"Automation could be improved."
"One of the things to notice is that this product can be expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Amazon EKS has fair pricing. It's better in terms of pricing than other platforms."
"Cloud based pay-as-you-go pricing"
"Amazon EKS is very cost-effective."
"The solution's pricing is fair enough and a little less costly."
"Amazon EKS is not a cheap solution."
"The product is available at such a huge scale in the market since the resources that are offered under the tool are competitively priced and available at a much cheaper rate compared to other solutions."
"Pricing is dependent upon instance type."
"I rate Amazon EKS’s pricing a nine out of ten."
"Azure Red Hat OpenShift is not a low-price solution; it's expensive. Pricing depends on the strategy and whether you buy it directly from Red Hat or the Azure portal. Additionally, some customers may need a complete disaster recovery solution, which requires additional licensing and software products for implementation, such as backups."
"It is expensive compared to a similar product."
"I rate the product's price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"Compared to other cloud environments like Amazon or Google, Azure Red Hat OpenShift is an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Government
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon EKS?
The product's most valuable features are scalability, observability, and performance.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon EKS?
The pricing structure is beneficial for large companies who pay for what they use, but it is not affordable for startups. Offering a free version could help small companies.
What needs improvement with Amazon EKS?
There is room for improvement in making Amazon EKS ( /products/amazon-eks-reviews ) less error-prone when writing on the YAML file. A UI could help generate config files, simplifying the process fo...
What do you like most about Azure Red Hat OpenShift?
The most valuable features of the solution are accessibility and scalability.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Red Hat OpenShift?
Red Hat OpenShift is cheaper than Broadcom VMware. Pricing discussions typically follow considerations of functionality, efficiency, and strategy.
What needs improvement with Azure Red Hat OpenShift?
Technically, Azure Red Hat OpenShift is fine. However, its marketing could be improved, especially when compared to the robust marketing efforts of Azure, HPE, and Nutanix.
 

Also Known As

Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
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Sample Customers

GoDaddy, Pearson, FICO, Intuit, Verizon, Honeywell, Logicworks, RetailMeNot, LogMeIn, Conde Nast, mercari, Trainline, Axway
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