HPE Ezmeral Container Platform vs Red Hat OpenShift comparison

HPE Ezmeral Container Platform vs. Red Hat OpenShift

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Categories and Ranking

HPE Ezmeral Container Platform

Ranking in Container Management

15th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Red Hat OpenShift

Ranking in Container Management

9th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

PaaS Clouds (3rd), Server Virtualization Software (9th), Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (5th), Agile and DevOps Services (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Container Management category, the mindshare of HPE Ezmeral Container Platform is 2.1%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat OpenShift is 4.0%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Container Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Red Hat OpenShift	4.0%
HPE Ezmeral Container Platform	2.1%
Other	93.9%

Container Management

Featured Reviews

Chaianan Chaiyakeereepong

Pre-Sale at Yip Intsoi

Effective cost management achieved with robust storage features but user experience and data management require improvements

HPE Ezmeral Container Platform is not user-friendly and has many parts that are more difficult than Cloudera. It is also a complex solution and has low features for data management. For example, it cannot make a data catalog or process data lineage without third-party support, which increases the cost for development.

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Pratul Shukla

Vice President at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Adopting a flexible and efficient approach with noticeable improvements in operational costs and continued challenges in job management

Currently, one of the biggest challenges we face is with services and jobs. For spawning batches, although it has crons, it is not easy to integrate with enterprise systems such as Autosys. The entire company uses Autosys, but we are not able to integrate it effectively. We need intermediate servers to run OC utility commands and initiate the cron job. We have to do a lot of modifications to ensure our batches work properly. With physical or virtual servers, even in AWS, we are able to write and manage multiple jobs. Managing batches in Red Hat OpenShift has been a significant challenge. Integrating third parties is a challenge with Red Hat OpenShift. For example, with Elasticsearch, onboarding itself was difficult, running file beats and dealing with routing issues. It is not straightforward, especially since we have some components in AWS as. AWS has many capabilities that come out of the box and are easier to work with compared to Red Hat OpenShift. Red Hat OpenShift's biggest disadvantage is they do not provide any private cloud setup where we can host on our site using their services. The main reason we went with Red Hat OpenShift was because it is a private cloud, and we have regulatory requirements that prevent us from using public cloud.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"If customers focus on primary apps or if they are using them for data science, this is a good solution."

"The stability of the HPE Ezmeral Container Platform is good, and I rate it an eight out of ten."

"OpenShift's superior dashboard is a notable strength, especially when compared to Kubernetes."

"A smaller cloud running on containers enables easy deployment with the ability to scale up and scale down, and it can host multiple services on the same platform."

"The concept of containers and scaling on demand is a feature I appreciate the most about Red Hat OpenShift."

"Two stand-out features are the security model and value-add features that don't exist in Upstream Kubernetes."

"We want to build a solution that can be deployable to any cloud because of client requirements and OpenShift allows us to do this."

"Self-provisioning support saves a lot of time and unnecessary work from the system administrator who can use this time to run and monitor the infrastructure. For the developer, this means less time waiting for the provisioning and excellent flexibility for development, testing, and production. Also, in such systems it is easy for developers to monitor applications even after deployment."

"Key features are WildFly, because it standardizes infrastructure and the git repository and docker. Git is essential for source code and Docker for infrastructure."

"Red Hat OpenShift helped us with managing scaling up and scaling down."

More Red Hat OpenShift pros

Cons

"HPE Ezmeral Container Platform is not user-friendly and has many parts that are more difficult than Cloudera. It is also a complex solution and has low features for data management."

"The modernization in Ezmeral could be improved."

"The product’s integration with Windows containers and other third-party products needs improvement."

"The GUI could have more capabilities, particularly around virtualization."

"We experienced issues around desktop security, that stopped us implementing a new feature that had been developed."

"This solution could be improved by offering best practices on standardization and additional guidance on how to use this solution."

"Managing batches in Red Hat OpenShift has been a significant challenge."

"Autoscaling issues. It does not increase in a seamless manner. Sometimes, CPU utilization/Memory utilization exceeds and the application just hangs or gets into HeapSpace or OutOfMemory error."

"Latency and performance are two areas of concern in OpenShift where improvements are required."

"They could provide a template for application deployment and building services and routes so it can all be promoted as a bundle if needed."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"This solution is fairly expensive but comes at an average cost compared to other solutions in the market."

"I don't deal with the cost part, but I know that the cost is very high when compared to other products. They charge for CPU and memory, but we don't worry about it."

"The product's support is expensive. I would rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."

"The product has reasonable pricing."

"OpenShift is really good when we need to start, but once we get to a certain scale, it becomes too expensive."

"The pricing is standard; the solution isn't particularly expensive or affordable."

"The cost is quite high."

"Pricing of OpenShift depends on the number of nodes and who is hosting it."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

23%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	17
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	43

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with HPE Ezmeral Container Platform?

What is your primary use case for HPE Ezmeral Container Platform?

We want to replace the existing Cloudera data lake with HPE Ezmeral Container Platform ( /products/hpe-ezmeral-container-platform-reviews ).

What advice do you have for others considering HPE Ezmeral Container Platform?

I rate the HPE Ezmeral Container Platform seven out of ten because it has strong features for storage but lacks certain data management functionalities, requiring additional investments for third-p...

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 needs improvement with OpenShift?

Areas where Red Hat OpenShift can be improved include the licensing being a bit complex and maybe expensive, as that is something in the hands of the organization's higher management, especially wh...

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Overview

Accelerate your journey to hybrid cloud with the industry’s first enterprise-grade container software platform for cloud-native and distributed non-cloud native applications.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Red Hat OpenShift offers a robust, scalable platform with strong security and automation, suitable for container orchestration, application deployment, and microservices architecture.

Designed to modernize applications by transitioning from legacy systems to cloud-native environments, Red Hat OpenShift provides powerful CI/CD integration and Kubernetes compatibility. Its security features, multi-cloud support, and source-to-image functionality enhance deployment flexibility. While the GUI offers user-friendly navigation, users benefit from its cloud-agnostic nature and efficient lifecycle management. However, improvements are needed in documentation, configuration complexity, and integration with third-party platforms. Pricing and high resource demands can also be challenging for wider adoption.

What are the key features of Red Hat OpenShift?

Security: Comprehensive security features ensure safe deployments and operations.
Scalability: Auto-scaling and monitoring capabilities cater to high-demand environments.
CI/CD Integration: Seamless integration for efficient continuous deployment processes.
Cloud Compatibility: Supports multi-cloud and on-premise solutions with ease.
GUI: Simplifies platform management and enhances usability.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Improved Efficiency: Streamlined operations reduce time and resource investments.
Enhanced Flexibility: Adapt quickly to changing demands and environments.
Quick Deployment: Fast application deployment supports agile project timelines.
Robust Support: Access to dependable customer support services.

Red Hat OpenShift is strategically implemented for diverse industries focusing on container orchestration and application modernization. Organizations leverage it for migrating applications to cloud-native environments and managing CI/CD pipelines. Its functionality facilitates efficient resource management and microservices architecture adoption, supporting enterprise-level DevOps practices. Users employ it across cloud and on-premises platforms to drive performance improvements.

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Sample Customers

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HPE Ezmeral Container Platform vs. Red Hat OpenShift