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Compare Kubernetes and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (48.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$5,000 per year
Kubernetes
Star Rating
(140)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(371)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$5,000 per year
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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 felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business 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 availableRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Basic Tower
$5,000
per year
Up to 100 nodes
- 30 Days of Support only
- No response time SLA
- Maintenance & Upgrades
Free Trial
Kubernetes
No trial information availableRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
116
9.0
154
Ease of Use
7.8
124
8.7
316
Ease of Setup
7.2
78
8.2
245
Ease of Admin
8.0
69
8.8
90
Quality of Support
8.4
98
8.3
126
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
55
8.8
74
Product Direction (% positive)
9.7
112
9.4
155
Features by Category
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
Configuration
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Agentic AI - Network Automation Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
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
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Agentic AI - 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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 and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform share no categories
Unique Categories
Kubernetes is categorized as Container Orchestration and Container Management
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is categorized as DevOps Platforms, Cloud Infrastructure Automation, Network Automation Tools, Application Release Orchestration, Patch Management, Vulnerability Scanner, Log Analysis, Enterprise IT Management, Continuous Delivery, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Build Automation, and Runbook Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Kubernetes
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
33.6%
Information Technology and Services
19.7%
Telecommunications
10.2%
Financial Services
5.1%
Internet
3.6%
Other
27.7%
Information Technology and Services
15.9%
Financial Services
10.4%
Computer Software
9.1%
Telecommunications
8.2%
Banking
6.3%
Other
50.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Kubernetes
Most Helpful Favorable Review
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.
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
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jason H.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
LIGHT WEIGHT / AGENT-LESS Ansible uses ssh and WinRM to communicate with servers, this means it is agent-less and lightweight and reduces your start-up time for new instances, and one less component to manage/update/upgrade. FLEXIBILITY Ansible allows...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Defense & Space
Steep learning curve, ux is not intuitive
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...
Jason H.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
LIGHT WEIGHT / AGENT-LESS Ansible uses ssh and WinRM to communicate with servers, this means it is agent-less and lightweight and reduces your start-up time for new instances, and one less component to manage/update/upgrade. FLEXIBILITY Ansible allows...
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...
Verified User in Defense & Space
Steep learning curve, ux is not intuitive
Alternatives
Discussions
What are the main features of Kubernetes?
1 comment
![Yiorgos [George] A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "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
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
Kubernetes has no more discussions with answers
What is Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform used for?
1 comment
AJ
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform streamlines IT operations by automating configuration management, application deployment, and task automation. It excels...Read more
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform has no more discussions with answers
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