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Odin Virtuozzo Containers [EOL] vs Red Hat OpenShift comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Odin Virtuozzo Containers [...
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Red Hat OpenShift
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
76
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (3rd), Server Virtualization Software (3rd), Container Management (5th), Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (2nd), Agile and DevOps Services (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

Ramon Ruiz - PeerSpot reviewer
Director IT at Servnet
Significant backup for containers, but the customer service is terrible
Anyone considering this solution should not compare it to the old versions. They should be a partner with Virtuozzo and run all the certifications. Also, they need a good lab to understand the technology and how they can apply that technology conveniently. This is very commercial software. It does not have support, so you will need to be hands-on. I would rate Odin Virtuozzo a six out of 10 overall.
AA
Operation Director at Zaintech
Platform has transformed our cloud into a secure, unified home for diverse modern applications
One of the best features of Red Hat OpenShift is that it has the catalog, the application catalog, and the operator hub, which allows us to deploy things easily and straightforward without going into a lot of hassles. This is one of the main things, in addition to having integration with ACM and ACS, where we can have the ability to manage multiple clusters and to secure them, deploy them, manage them, run GitOps and day-two operations, as well as upgrades and other functionality which is made easy using these tools. Red Hat OpenShift also provides virtualization capabilities, and I am currently working with Zain to make a project where we will convert F5 appliances to virtual machines and to manage them through Red Hat virtualization, OVE. Red Hat OpenShift is a unique platform because it provides the features for both worlds, containerization, and VMs at the same time, requiring you to learn one skillset in order to manage all of this at the same time. In the beginning, our cloud depended only on virtual machines, so I introduced this to our management to start to work with microservices and with containerization. This was adapted in our cloud, providing us the capability to sell more of these features and to reduce the hardware requirement by about thirty percent, following the trends of using containerization for all modern applications. In addition, it reduced the time to develop and to deploy a new application; all we need is using Jenkins for CI/CD. Once we commit any code, it gets triggered, and it will implement the new container in a very flexible and easy way, within seconds. This decreased the time to market and increased agility, allowing us to capture new opportunities very fast.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"When you run templates on the containers on Virtuozzo they have a lot of back-ups."
"Scaling and uptime of the applications are positives."
"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 solution offers ease with which we can define how to run applications and configure them. It's much more convenient than creating a virtual machine and configuring application servers, making the process faster and simpler."
"OpenShift offers an easy-to-use graphical user interface for cluster management, making it more accessible for administrators."
"This solution is providing a platform with OOTB features that are difficult to build from scratch."
"This solution helps us to account for peak seasons involving higher demand than usual. It also gives us confidence in the security of our overall systems."
"Red Hat OpenShift has positively impacted my organization through digital transformation and faster rollout of applications, for example, before using Red Hat OpenShift, our customer waited two days to roll out an application, but with Red Hat OpenShift, they now wait approximately two hours to roll out an application in the production environment."
"The security features of OpenShift are strong when in use of role-based access."
 

Cons

"Odin Virtuozzo has poor support and needs to improve."
"We experienced issues around desktop security, which stopped us from implementing a new feature that had been developed."
"I had to frequently upgrade my cluster due to OpenShift's rolling updates every six months, which I found to be excessive."
"Needs work on volume handling (although this is already better with GlusterFS). Security (SSSD) would also be an improvement."
"There are challenges related to additional security layers, connectivity compliance for endpoints, and integration."
"Credential not hidden, so people on the same group can view it."
"One of the features that I've observed in Tanzu Mission Control is that I can manage multiple Kubernetes environments. For instance, one of my lines of business is using OpenShift OKD; another one wants to use Google Anthos, and somebody else wants to use VMware Tanzu. If I have to manage all these, Tanzu Mission Control is giving me the opportunity to completely manage all of my Kubernetes clusters, whereas, with OpenShift, I can only manage a particular area. I can't manage other Kubernetes clusters. I would like to have the option to manage all Kubernetes clusters with OpenShift."
"One area for improvement with Red Hat OpenShift is in management and cluster implementation."
"Latency and performance are two areas of concern in OpenShift where improvements are required."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The license for Odin Virtuozzo is based on consumption on demand."
"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 has reasonable pricing."
"The pricing for OpenShift includes support and licensing, which costs approximately $400."
"The licensing cost for OpenShift is expensive when compared to other products. RedHat also charges you additional costs apart from the standard licensing fees."
"It's important to start small because the solution is scalable. We can build our cluster and look at the bundle option, not the external subscriptions. Talking to the people at Red Hat can save us money."
"The product’s pricing is expensive."
"We are currently using the open version, OKD. We plan to get the enterprise version in the future."
"The price depends on the type and the nature of the organizations, along with the types of projects that are of considerable range."
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6%
 

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