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Hyper-V vs Red Hat OpenShift comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.8
Organizations reported significant cost savings and ROI with Hyper-V over VMware, benefiting from included Windows Server licenses.
Sentiment score
7.8
Red Hat OpenShift improved productivity, scalability, and ROI with seamless cloud integration, benefiting sectors needing high security like banking.
Moving to OpenShift resulted in increased system stability and reduced downtime, which contributed to operational efficiency.
With OpenShift combined with IBM Cloud App integration, I can spin an integration server in a second as compared to traditional methods, which could take days or weeks.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.7
Hyper-V support quality varies, with first-level mixed and higher levels better; users often rely on personal resources.
Sentiment score
6.8
Customer service varies, with quick attention to urgent issues but mixed feedback on response times for complex problems.
The technical support for Hyper-V is excellent
The technical support is very good
Red Hat's technical support is responsive and effective.
I have been pretty happy in the past with getting support from Red Hat.
We have dealt with many cases with Red Hat support, and while they eventually solve issues, it sometimes takes them a long time to reach a resolution, particularly with complex matters related to IBM Cloud.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.4
Hyper-V is considered scalable and effective, though performance varies with architecture planning and hardware compatibility in clusters.
Sentiment score
7.6
Red Hat OpenShift excels in scalability, efficiently managing large deployments with features like Horizontal Pod Autoscaling for extensive workloads.
The scalability of Hyper-V is great; I would rate it nine out of ten.
OpenShift's horizontal pod scaling is more effective and efficient than that used in Kubernetes, making it a superior choice for scalability.
Red Hat OpenShift scales excellently, with a rating of ten out of ten.
OpenShift is highly scalable, allowing us to manage thousands of pods effectively.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Hyper-V is generally stable and reliable, with improved performance and security, though some experience occasional I/O instability.
Sentiment score
7.6
Red Hat OpenShift is stable and reliable, with improved performance in recent versions, rated highly by users for stability.
Automation is unavailable, and reporting is difficult.
I've had my cluster running for over four years.
It provides better performance yet requires more resources compared to vanilla Kubernetes.
It performs well under load, providing the desired output.
 

Room For Improvement

Hyper-V seeks enhanced third-party integration, simplified management, and improved performance to compete with VMware in virtualization.
Red Hat OpenShift users seek improved documentation, configuration simplicity, enhanced security, and better integration, deployment, and interface accessibility.
All the actions are manual, and if customization is needed, it is difficult with Hyper-V.
Hyper-V should ensure the features of VMware are covered within its platform.
I suggest improvements in platform support and performance considerations for Hyper-V.
Learning OpenShift requires complex infrastructure, needing vCenter integration, more advanced answers, active directory, and more expensive hardware.
The removal of Grafana and HPA from monitoring caused some issues.
We should aim to include VMware-like capabilities to be competitive, especially considering cost factors.
 

Setup Cost

Hyper-V is considered cost-effective and flexible, with competitive pricing and potential additional costs for management and features.
Red Hat OpenShift pricing is cost-effective with flexible licensing, extensive features, and strong support, though improvements are needed.
Hyper-V is completely free and requires no licensing fee.
Until 2019, Hyper-V was a cost-effective solution because it was available as a free product.
The cost of OpenShift is very high, particularly with the OpenShift Plus package, which includes many products and services.
Red Hat can improve on the pricing part by making it more flexible and possibly on the lower side.
The cost is a crucial factor, particularly with licensing.
 

Valuable Features

Hyper-V is valued for cost-effectiveness, scalability, ease of use, and seamless integration with Microsoft solutions and Azure.
Red Hat OpenShift excels in security, scalability, Kubernetes integration, CI/CD support, and multi-cloud flexibility for efficient application management.
It is completely free, which is a significant advantage.
I find the quick provision feature in Hyper-V to be extremely helpful.
The most valuable features of Hyper-V include high availability and management for virtual machine management.
OpenShift offers an easy-to-use graphical user interface for cluster management, making it more accessible for administrators.
A valuable feature of Red Hat OpenShift is its ability to handle increased loads by automatically adding nodes.
The concept of containers and scaling on demand is a feature I appreciate the most about Red Hat OpenShift.
 

Categories and Ranking

Hyper-V
Ranking in Server Virtualization Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
141
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Red Hat OpenShift
Ranking in Server Virtualization Software
8th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (3rd), Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (6th)
 

Featured Reviews

NagendraC - PeerSpot reviewer
Quickly provisions virtual machines with ease and efficiency
I use Hyper-V primarily to create virtual machines (VMs) I find the quick provision feature in Hyper-V to be extremely helpful. Additionally, the ease of setup since we have been using it for a long time also adds value. Hyper-V supports the creation of VMs efficiently. Today, most backup tools…
Mikhael Ibrahim - PeerSpot reviewer
Seamlessly monitor microservices with streamlined DevOps capabilities
Most benefit from it, however, I work with Kubernetes, and installing Vanilla Kubernetes is easy. That said, it introduces many tools that need to be set up individually. OpenShift comes ready out of the box, with all tools installed and configured. Red Hat certifies and confirms that all the components are compatible with each other. OpenShift's superior dashboard is a notable strength, especially when compared to Kubernetes. The integrated DevOps capabilities, such as pipelines and the container registry, are extremely beneficial. Additionally, its capability to monitor microservices and containers with integrated tools like Prometheus is a major advantage. The horizontal pod scaling exceeds the scalability features I found in Kubernetes.
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Comparison Review

it_user234735 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 10, 2015
Hyper-V 2012 R2 vs. VMware vSphere 5.5
I was won with Hyper-V 2012R2 recently and the table below based on customer RFP (edited). This articles all about technical, there is not related with TCO/ROI, licensing cost, “political”, etc. Another to noted is the Windows Server 2012 licenses is based on 2 socket CPU, meanwhile…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
37%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
33%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does KVM compare with Hyper-V?
KVM is better. But let's just look at the software instead of judging. Hyper-V was a free solution from Microsoft to virtualize Server or Client OS as it is a feature on Windows Server since 2008 a...
How does Proxmox VE compare with Hyper-V?
One of the best things about Proxmox VE is that it is open-source and very inexpensive. You get all of the same features as with the more well-known products. Proxmox VE is very easy to deploy - it...
What do you like most about Hyper-V?
The initial setup is not difficult at all. It is very easy.
How does OpenShift compare with Amazon AWS?
Open Shift makes managing infrastructure easy because of self-healing and automatic scaling. There is also a wonderful dashboard mechanism to alert us in case the application is over-committing or ...
Which would you recommend - Pivotal Cloud Foundry or OpenShift?
Pivotal Cloud Foundry is a cloud-native application platform to simplify app delivery. It is efficient and effective. The best feature is how easy it is to handle external services such as database...
What do you like most about OpenShift?
OpenShift facilitates DevOps practices and improves CI/CD workflows in terms of stability compared to Jenkins.
 

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Sample Customers

Large customer base from all industries, all over the world. Two major Hyper-V customers are Telefonica and EmpireCLS.
UPS, Cathay Pacific, Hilton
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