# Red Hat OpenShift alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 200 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Red Hat OpenShift holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/red-hat-openshift/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Google Kubernetes Engine: 68
- DigitalOcean Kubernetes: 53
- Azure Kubernetes Service: 9
- Amazon EKS: 6
- Civo Kubernetes: 3
- Control Plane: 2

## Managed Kubernetes platforms

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Red Hat OpenShift (Red Hat OpenShift is #14 of 14 at 0%).

- DigitalOcean Kubernetes: first choice in 42 of those 81
- Google Kubernetes Engine: first choice in 28 of those 81
- Civo Kubernetes: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Control Plane: first choice in 1 of those 81
- EKS Auto Mode: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Northflank: first choice in 1 of those 81
- OVHcloud Managed K8s: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Portainer: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Red Hat OpenShift (Red Hat OpenShift is #8 of 12 at 0%).

- Google Kubernetes Engine: first choice in 22 of those 67
- DigitalOcean Kubernetes: first choice in 11 of those 67
- Azure Kubernetes Service: first choice in 4 of those 67
- Amazon EKS: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Linode Kubernetes Engine: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Civo Kubernetes: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) with Autopilot mode: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Scaleway Kapsule: first choice in 1 of those 67

**Enterprise**: 52 of 84 answers did not name Red Hat OpenShift (Red Hat OpenShift is #2 of 8 at 15%).

- Google Kubernetes Engine: first choice in 18 of those 52
- Azure Kubernetes Service: first choice in 5 of those 52
- Amazon EKS: first choice in 4 of those 52
- Control Plane: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) with Anthos: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Mirantis Kubernetes Engine: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes: first choice in 1 of those 52

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