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Best OpenShift Alternative: Alauda Container Platform

Alauda Container Platform (ACP) is a production-proven, full-stack Kubernetes platform that serves as an efficient, extensible, and cost-effective alternative to OpenShift. It offers all the core platform capabilities — with added flexibility and better economics — for enterprise application modernization.

Covers all major OpenShift features
Built-in multi-cloud and full app platform support
Battle-Tested in Enterprise Production Environments
Open, Vendor-Neutral, and CNCF-Aligned
Lower licensing cost by over 40%

Advantages of ACP over OpenShift

Multi-Cluster, Multi-Cloud by Design

Manage Kubernetes clusters across public cloud, private datacenters, and edge environments — all from a unified control plane with centralized governance, observability, and application delivery.

Built-In Full Application Platform

Deliver modern applications faster with an integrated developer platform that includes CI/CD, GitOps, DevOps tools, service mesh, observability, and AI/ML — all out of the box.

Open and Community-Compliant

Built on upstream Kubernetes and fully aligned with CNCF standards, ACP is vendor-neutral, extensible, and compatible with any infrastructure — ensuring long-term flexibility and ecosystem support.

Feature Coverage

OpenShift Kubernetes Engine

0 /month

OpenShift Container Platform

8 /month

OpenShift Platform Plus

16 /month

Alauda Container Platform Suite

16 /month

OpenShift Kubernetes Engine

OpenShift Container Platform

OpenShift Platform Plus

Alauda Container Platform Suite

Automated Installation and Updates
Kubernetes Runtime
Immutable Container OS
Operator Lifecycle Manager
Administrator Web Console
Virtualization
Metering and Cost Management
Developer Console
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Container Logging and Monitoring
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GitOps
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Pipelines
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Service Mesh
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Serverless
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Application Catalog
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Multi-cluster Management
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Cluster Security
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Central Registry
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Data Storage
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OpenShift Migration Support

Alauda makes it easy to migrate from OpenShift to the Alauda Container Platform (ACP) with a phased and flexible approach.

Unified Management and Gradual Adoption

ACP can import and manage existing OpenShift clusters through its unified control plane. This allows you to:

  • Use ACP to centrally manage OpenShift and other Kubernetes clusters
  • Enable developers to access ACP’s DevOps tools, service mesh, and AI/ML platform through a single console
  • Adopt ACP capabilities gradually without disrupting existing workloads

Migration Planning Services

Alauda offers professional services to assess your current OpenShift environment and create a tailored migration plan, including:

  • Cluster and application inventory
  • Risk assessment and compatibility review
  • Step-by-step migration roadmap

Assisted Migration Execution

Based on the plan, Alauda provides:

  • Professional support, if needed, to execute the migration
  • Automation tools and scripts to move workloads, configurations, and data
  • GitOps-based deployment and state management in the new ACP environment

This ensures a smooth and efficient transition with minimal downtime.