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At a Glance
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Star Rating
(139)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Star Rating
(307)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$5,000 per year
Free Trial is available
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Featured Products

Kubernetes vs Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Kubernetes overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Kubernetes meets the needs of their business better than Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Kubernetes is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Kubernetes over Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Kubernetes
No pricing available
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Basic Tower
$5,000
per year
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Free Trial
Kubernetes
No trial information available
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
115
9.0
153
Ease of Use
7.8
123
8.7
253
Ease of Setup
7.2
77
8.3
187
Ease of Admin
8.0
68
8.8
89
Quality of Support
8.4
97
8.3
125
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
54
8.8
73
Product Direction (% positive)
9.7
111
9.4
154
Features by Category
Application Release OrchestrationHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.6
239
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
23
Not enough data
8.5
23
Not enough data
8.4
21
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
24
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
8.2
19
Processes
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.3
20
Network Automation ToolsHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
8.3
68
Configuration
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Network
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Logistics
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Security - Network Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Cloud Infrastructure AutomationHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.9
297
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
30
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
30
Not enough data
8.9
29
Automation
Not enough data
9.2
30
Not enough data
9.0
29
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.0
31
IT Management
Not enough data
9.0
32
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
96
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
8.9
16
Management
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
9.6
16
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Preparation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Analysis
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
97
Management
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.7
10
Processes
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
8.3
11
Continuous IntegrationHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
8.3
30
Functionality
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Management
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation Support - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Error Management - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance and Reporting - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Enterprise IT ManagementHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
7.0
123
Analysis
Not enough data
5.6
13
Platform
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
6.3
13
Not enough data
6.5
12
Not enough data
6.9
12
Security
Not enough data
6.0
12
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
9.0
448
Not enough data
Management
8.7
60
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Organization
9.1
57
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
9.6
62
Not enough data
Development
8.6
48
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
9.1
51
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Kubernetes and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
26.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
40.7%
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
17.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
37.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
44.5%
Reviewers' Industry
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Computer Software
33.8%
Information Technology and Services
19.9%
Telecommunications
9.6%
Financial Services
5.1%
Internet
3.7%
Other
27.9%
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Information Technology and Services
18.6%
Financial Services
10.3%
Telecommunications
10.0%
Computer Software
9.0%
Banking
6.6%
Other
45.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Nanotechnology

Kubernetes is a sweet spot between flexibility and simplicity. Especially service discovery is made very simple. Competitors often are either to simple (Docker compose, swarm, fleet) or too complex (Marathon). Once it is up and running, low-level...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Mike L.
ML
Mike L.
Verified User in Media Production

It's extremely immature (very buggy), the networking is just...painful, the scheduler is dumb and slow; those are my technical dislikes. My personal dislike is the overall lack of cohesive documentation as well as the assertion that just because there...

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Michael B.
MB
Michael B.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

I previously used Puppet. While Puppet is great, Ansible (and Salt) is even better. Getting to where Puppet was actually configuring servers took several days. I had Ansible configuring user account on servers in an hour of using Ansible. The Ansible...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Marek B.
MB
Marek B.
Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Pricing - is little bit too expensive for medium and small companies in one word ... waste of money

Alternatives
Kubernetes
Kubernetes Alternatives
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
Add Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise)
Mirantis
Add Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise)
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Kubernetes Engine
Add Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift
Add Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Alternatives
GitLab
GitLab
Add GitLab
GitHub
GitHub
Add GitHub
Jenkins
Jenkins
Add Jenkins
CircleCI
CircleCI
Add CircleCI
Discussions
Kubernetes
Kubernetes Discussions
What are the main features of Kubernetes?
1 comment
Yiorgos [George] A.
YA
- Container orchestration utilising available hardware or VMs, thus decreasing costs - High Availability within a data center / availability zone - Ability...Read more
What does Kubernetes do?
1 comment
Mohit G.
MG
Container orchestration and container management. You can also configure properties on the basis of which scaling of pods will be done. It makes your...Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Kubernetes has no more discussions with answers
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Discussions
What is Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform used for?
1 comment
ADESH J.
AJ
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform streamlines IT operations by automating configuration management, application deployment, and task automation. It excels...Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform has no more discussions with answers