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Komodor vs Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 13, 2024

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
9.3
Teams using Komodor see up to 90% ROI, with cost savings and developer efficiency through self-service and integration features.
Sentiment score
2.8
Users saw up to 70% savings in costs with OpenShift, benefiting security, usability, and time savings for government organizations.
We saw around ninety percent ROI using Komodor.
Technical Solutions Engineer at a leisure / travel company with 501-1,000 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
9.0
Komodor offers responsive support and helpful features, but time zone differences may delay responses for West Coast teams.
Sentiment score
5.2
Red Hat OpenShift support receives mixed reviews, with users citing both exceptional service and delays, resulting in varied satisfaction.
I would rate the customer support from Komodor a ten out of ten.
Technical Solutions Engineer at a leisure / travel company with 501-1,000 employees
They should prioritize skilled engineers for urgent issues.
Solaris UNIX Systems Engineer at Standard Bank South Africa
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
9.3
Komodor generally handles scalability well across clusters, though some report performance issues with numerous nodes and clusters.
Sentiment score
6.9
Red Hat OpenShift excels in scalability and flexibility, supporting diverse environments with efficient resource management and robust support.
Komodor is very highly scalable in terms of infrastructure and in terms of the number of nodes we use.
Technical Solutions Engineer at a leisure / travel company with 501-1,000 employees
I rate the scalability of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform as a nine, as I haven't encountered any issues with scaling a cluster or applications.
Solaris UNIX Systems Engineer at Standard Bank South Africa
Scalability is rated nine out of ten.
It Team Lead at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.8
Komodor is generally stable, with minor issues quickly resolved, updates improving reliability, though occasional performance delays occur.
Sentiment score
7.3
Red Hat OpenShift is stable and robust, with some bugs and dependencies on support, rated 7-9 for stability.
There haven't been any issues so far; it remains stable with no downtime or crashes, and even the upgrades are handled seamlessly without issues.
Solaris UNIX Systems Engineer at Standard Bank South Africa
 

Room For Improvement

Komodor needs installation upgrades, better visibility, intuitive alerts, cost analytics, system alignment, and feature integration for improved usability.
Red Hat OpenShift needs better security, pricing, integration, documentation, UI, automation, and features for cloud migration and management.
There are some features related to the platform that are missing in Komodor, such as Tigera status or CNI pods.
Technical Solutions Engineer at a leisure / travel company with 501-1,000 employees
Currently, it is a clear text method allowing anyone in the namespace to see the username and password, which should be controlled in that way.
Open Shift Lead at Al Rajhi Bank
The solution itself doesn't require a high learning curve; it is actually quite good to manage.
Infrastructure Architect & CEO at Tirzok Private Limited
I would like to see advanced cluster management added in future releases, such as a single pane of glass to manage multiple clusters.
Solaris UNIX Systems Engineer at Standard Bank South Africa
 

Setup Cost

Komodor's pricing is seen as fair and flexible, benefiting startups but raising cost concerns as scale increases.
Red Hat OpenShift's enterprise features justify its cost for large organizations, offering flexible licensing and discounts for long-term usage.
Compared with Rancher or any other tools, Komodor is priced cheaply and available at a fair price.
Technical Solutions Engineer at a leisure / travel company with 501-1,000 employees
Regarding whether Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is expensive or if the price is reasonable for my customers, to me, the services it provides should incur some costs, but based on market feedback, it is quite expensive.
Infrastructure Architect & CEO at Tirzok Private Limited
The current licensing cost for this solution is around $23,000 per year, per month.
Solaris UNIX Systems Engineer at Standard Bank South Africa
 

Valuable Features

Komodor enhances productivity by providing real-time insights, efficient debugging, and AI-assisted diagnostics, supporting quick problem identification in Kubernetes environments.
Red Hat OpenShift optimizes resource management with auto-scaling, user-friendly interfaces, Kubernetes integration, and robust security for enterprises.
For instance, when application teams want to deploy their applications, if Rancher is not up or running, the deployments usually fail at the deployment stage. In the case of Komodor, there have been no such cases reported after adopting it.
Technical Solutions Engineer at a leisure / travel company with 501-1,000 employees
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform's policy-based governance has helped my organization maintain application security at scale because ACS is also there, and Red Hat is always maintaining things with hardening methods, always coming with hardened images, and we are frequently upgrading the minor and major versions, so it will be mitigated in that way.
Open Shift Lead at Al Rajhi Bank
In terms of features in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, I find the orchestration itself quite useful for my customers because it integrates with lots of tools.
Infrastructure Architect & CEO at Tirzok Private Limited
The cluster scaling features, such as the auto-scaling of cluster nodes and application replicas using horizontal and vertical pod auto-scaling, significantly impact our operations.
Solaris UNIX Systems Engineer at Standard Bank South Africa
 

Categories and Ranking

Komodor
Ranking in Container Management
13th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Red Hat OpenShift Container...
Ranking in Container Management
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Container Management category, the mindshare of Komodor is 3.6%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is 18.9%, down from 23.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Container Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform18.9%
Komodor3.6%
Other77.5%
Container Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2785698 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Solutions Engineer at a leisure / travel company with 501-1,000 employees
Unified cloud workloads have become visible and teams manage kubernetes issues efficiently
This is the main task that we use Komodor for, and one additional benefit is that it is also helpful for platform and site reliability engineers to check how many clusters are up and running and how many clusters are accepting the workloads from the users. One of the best features that Komodor offers is Cloud AI, which debugs all the logs and gives the exact root cause for the issue. From there, we know we do not need an engineer who is an expert in Kubernetes to debug the issue. Cloud AI has definitely helped my team by saving time, not in a single instance but in multiple cases where we have used Cloud AI for debugging issues in the Kubernetes pods. Komodor has positively impacted our organization. Since adopting it, all the issues we faced while managing Rancher are gone, and we are seeing 100% availability for Komodor. 100% availability with Komodor means there have been improvements in uptime and productivity. For instance, when application teams want to deploy their applications, if Rancher is not up or running, the deployments usually fail at the deployment stage. In the case of Komodor, there have been no such cases reported after adopting it. We saw 100% uptime most of the time, except for some issues with AWS outages.
NM
Solaris UNIX Systems Engineer at Standard Bank South Africa
Consistent performance impresses users while technical support needs improvement
I definitely recommend Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform to other organizations due to its high availability, security, ease of use, and all the built-in features it offers. We do no maintenance for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform since ROSA is fully managed, and that's why it is a bit more expensive than EKS. The fully managed service includes 24/7 support, scheduling, and upgrades; we only need to inform Red Hat support about upgrades, and they manage the process end to end. Overall, I rate Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform as a nine; although I would say ten, I think it's important to allow room for improvement.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Media Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise40
 

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