# Red Hat OpenShift

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Red Hat OpenShift and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a Kubernetes platform that works well out of the box, with many add-ons and hardening. Main caveat: steep learning curve and high cost.

## What people warn about

- Steep learning curve (2 comments): "We used RedHat Openshift which has a pretty good solution out of the box, but the learning curve was relatively high." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45902871)) "I thought I wanted openshift but no way i'm paying and i couldn't figure out how to even get started." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45903084))
- High license cost (3 comments): "I thought I wanted openshift but no way i'm paying and i couldn't figure out how to even get started." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45903084)) "OpenShift, which is a HEAVY lift and not much less expensive than modern Broadcom licenses" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45980717)) "they're all... big, expensive and difficult" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48613520))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [HashiCorp Nomad](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nomad.md): 37 recommend
- [Docker Swarm](https://hackerapproved.com/p/docker-swarm.md): 33 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/cloud-computing/openshift)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Red Hat OpenShift", https://hackerapproved.com/p/openshift/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).