OpenShift Platform as a Service
OpenShift is Red Hat's Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that allows developers to quickly develop, host, and scale applications in a cloud environment. With OpenShift you have choice of offerings, including online, on premise, and open source project options.
Get introduced to OpenShift
Public PaaS OpenShift Online
Quickly build, launch and host applications in the public cloud, operated and supported by Red Hat.
Private PaaS OpenShift Enterprise
Bring the benefits of PaaS to the enterprise with a private application platform in your data center or private cloud.
Community PaaS OpenShift Origin
The open source PaaS project that is the foundation for OpenShift Online and Enterprise.
Which Version is Right For You?
| OpenShift Online | OpenShift Enterprise | OpenShift Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What is it? | Hosted PaaS Service | Private PaaS Product | Open Source PaaS Project |
| How can it help me? | Quickly develop, host, and scale applications in the public cloud. | Accelerate IT service delivery and streamline application development. | Use a free, open source PaaS or help extend OpenShift. |
| How is it priced? | Free or Premium Plans | Annual software subscription | Free and open source |
| Who provides support? |
| Red Hat | Community |
| Where does it run? | In the public cloud | On your servers or in your private cloud | Your laptop, your servers, private cloud, or public cloud |
| Who is it good for? | Startups, developers, small businesses, and even enterprises | Enterprises that want to run their own cloud | Anyone that wants to tinker on the latest thing in open source software |
| How do I get it? | Sign Up Online | Download a free evaluation | Download from GitHub |
