#30 in Hosting & ComputeUpdated 2026-08

Red Hat OpenShift

by CoreOS · Kubernetes application platform, self-managed or as a managed cloud service

35.2 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Red Hat OpenShift is an application platform with Kubernetes at its core, used to build and run containerised applications and to manage predictive and generative AI models. It runs on your own infrastructure as a self-managed edition, or as a managed service on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud or IBM Cloud. Operators extend it with CI/CD, service mesh, serverless and observability from one console.

Best for: Enterprises running container and AI workloads on Kubernetes across hybrid and multi-cloud estates
Pricing: Only one figure is published — reserved instances from $0.076/hour, based on 4 vCPU on a three-year contract — with each managed edition billed through its cloud provider.
Runs on: WebSelf-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Runs self-managed or as a managed service on AWS, Azure, GCP, IBM
Managed editions carry a 99.95% uptime SLA, 99.99% on IBM Cloud
Operators add CI/CD, service mesh, serverless and observability
Purchases can draw on existing cloud committed-spend discounts

Trade-offs

Only one price is published: $0.076/hour, and that needs a 3-year contract
No prices shown at all for the self-managed editions
A minimum worker node configuration is required
Managed editions are billed and part-supported by the cloud provider

Pricing

Published plans from Red Hat OpenShift’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Red Hat OpenShift pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS	—	Cloud hosted on AWS, billed by AWS Managed and supported by Red Hat and AWS 99.95% uptime SLA Eligible for the AWS Enterprise Discount Program
Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift	—	Cloud hosted on Azure, billed by Azure Managed and supported by Red Hat and Microsoft 99.95% uptime SLA Eligible for the Azure Consumption Commitment Benefit
Red Hat OpenShift Dedicated	—	Cloud hosted on Google Cloud Red Hat bills for OpenShift, Google Cloud for infrastructure Managed and supported by Red Hat 99.95% uptime SLA
Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud	—	Cloud hosted on IBM Cloud, billed and managed by IBM Supported by Red Hat and IBM 99.99% uptime SLA Eligible for the IBM Cloud Enterprise Savings Plan

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 15 out of 100
Documentation: 45 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 70 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 65 out of 100
Changelog: 40 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 45 out of 100
Operational trust: 25 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 85 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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