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Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) vs Red Hat OpenShift comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Nutanix Kubernetes Platform...
Ranking in Container Management
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Red Hat OpenShift
Ranking in Container Management
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (3rd), Server Virtualization Software (10th), Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (6th), Agile and DevOps Services (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

TAIYAB HASAN - PeerSpot reviewer
Has centralized microservices and enabled autonomous team operations through clustered access
I find everything useful in Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) scenario, especially now that we have management clusters separate from production clusters, which gives us more flexibility to work independently, allowing application teams, database teams, or web server teams to work without any involvement from the admin team. Before, it was a bit confusing for all the teams because it was a mix and match, but now it's clear, having multiple clusters running on NKP, with cluster-based access or role-based access, which is one of the best features now in NKP. Automation in Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) is one of the very useful features, as it allows us to define automation, so whether we are there or not, it works as per the requirement, reducing the need to involve everyone every time. The Nutanix intuitive interface looks good; it's not confusing because if you are working on Nutanix HCI, it's a different interface, and if you are working on Nutanix Kubernetes (NKP), it's also a different interface. If you've worked before on Kubernetes, it gives you the same feel and look, making it familiar as the Kubernetes app API is already inbuilt in NKP. The security features of Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) help protect applications; we are utilizing the security level provided by NKP and also using a third-party tool, Palo Alto, to protect in two ways.
Pratul Shukla - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The platform is stable."
"The stability of Nutanix is exceptional; when operational, it performs flawlessly and demonstrates remarkable resilience."
"The platform is easy to set up, maintain, and update."
"Migration from public cloud to private cloud and vice versa is actually seamless using Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP), making it very handy when providing a Kubernetes platform for customers needing on-premises solutions during application modernization."
"Before working with Nutanix Kubernetes (NKP), I was working on Dockers, which required separate setups for each microservice, application, or web server, but now everything is under one umbrella, allowing us to manage it all without going here and there."
"Its security is most valuable. It's by default secure, which is very important."
"Excellent GUI support, so one does not need to use the command line client for almost any tasks. Great support for building images directly from Git repositories with hooks."
"This solution is providing a platform with OOTB features that are difficult to build from scratch."
"I am impressed with the product's security features."
"We are able to operate client’s platform without downtime during security patch management each month and provide a good SLA (as scalability for applications is processed during heavy client website load, automatically)."
"The initial setup is simple, and OpenShift is open-source, so it's easy to install on any cloud platform."
"Overall, the solution's security throughout the stack and software supply chain is excellent."
"The solution is easy to scale."
 

Cons

"A significant limitation of the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) is its requirement for extensive Kubernetes knowledge."
"In Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP), I believe the migration process needs to be much simpler, similar to other Kubernetes platforms we are using, with all steps being clear and direct to facilitate an easier experience for everyone."
"There are some limitations with the non-air gap version as it requires complete internet access, which poses restrictions due to government regulations."
"They have to improve their marketplace offering for Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) which is currently limited."
"Some of the storage services and integrations with third-party tools should be made possible."
"OpenShift could improve by providing the ability to integrate with public cloud platforms. This way we can easily use the services that these platforms offer. For instance, Amazon AWS. However, all the three major hyper-scalers solutions offer excellent DevOps and CI/CD tooling. If there was an easy way to integrate with them it would be beneficial. We need a way to easily integrate with the monitoring and dashboard services that they provide."
"The solution only offers support for one server."
"The software-defined networking part of it caused us quite a bit of heartburn. We ran into a lot of problems with the difference between on-prem and cloud, where we had to make quite a number of modifications... They've since resolved it, so it's not really an issue anymore."
"The operators need a lot of improvement, with better integrations."
"OpenShift requires a very expensive and complex infrastructure. These demands can deter people from learning OpenShift."
"There is no orchestration platform in OpenShift."
"OpenShift requires a very expensive and complex infrastructure."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product’s pricing is expensive."
"We use the license-free version of Red Hat Openshift but we pay for the support."
"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."
"My company makes payments towards the licensing costs attached to OpenShift."
"Depending on the extent of the product use, licenses are available for a range of time periods, and are renewable at the end of the period."
"The pricing is standard; the solution isn't particularly expensive or affordable."
"This solution is fairly expensive but comes at an average cost compared to other solutions in the market."
"We had a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) license for all our servers' operating systems. By having multiple Red Hat products together, you can negotiate costs and leverage on having a sort of enterprise license agreement to reduce the overall outlay or TCO."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Retailer
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
28%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise40
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)?
The interface in Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) deviates from Nutanix's claim of providing a single pane of glass experience. It presents a different GUI and management system, not integrated wi...
What is your primary use case for Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)?
As an infrastructure professional, I work with Docker and Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) marginally, primarily using Acropolis as a virtual machine system. For container management, we utilized ...
What advice do you have for others considering Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)?
I have tested Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) two or three times. My last interaction with Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) was approximately six months ago. As a Nutanix partner, I would recomm...
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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