OKD
An opinionated community Kubernetes distribution that bundles operators for a complete self-managed container platform.
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About OKD
OKD is an opinionated deployment of Kubernetes that preinstalls over 100 operators providing cluster components such as OS upgrades, a web console, monitoring and image building. It is the community distribution behind Red Hat OpenShift.
It runs on cloud, bare metal and edge. The installer is fully automated on some platforms such as AWS and supports custom environments. Current release is 4.21, with 4.22 as an engineering candidate. It suits teams that want an integrated platform rather than assembling Kubernetes components themselves.
Strengths
- Integrated platform with over 100 preinstalled operators
- Runs in cloud, on bare metal or at the edge
- Automated installer on some platforms
- Hardened defaults
Limitations
- Heavy and opinionated compared with plain Kubernetes
- Needs significant infrastructure to run
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree community distribution.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The OKD contributors
- Platforms
- Linux, Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Self-hosted
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Teams wanting a self-managed OpenShift-style Kubernetes platform
- Categories
- Container tools, IT administration
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to OKD
Compare allSoftware that can replace OKD for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Kubernetes
An open-source system for automating deployment, scaling and management of containerized applications across machines.
Kubernetes is the upstream system OKD builds on, lighter and less opinionated, but without the bundled operators and hardened defaults, and complex to set up yourself.
RKE2
A security-focused Kubernetes distribution from Rancher, also known as RKE Government.
RKE2 is a security-focused Kubernetes distribution from Rancher with CIS benchmark defaults and FIPS 140-2 support that stays close to upstream Kubernetes.
Rancher
Management platform for operating many Kubernetes clusters from one console.
Rancher is an open-source console for operating many Kubernetes clusters from different providers, with one identity model and a built-in workload catalogue.
K3s
Certified lightweight Kubernetes distribution packaged as a single binary.
K3s is a certified lightweight single-binary Kubernetes that installs in under a minute and runs on small ARM boards, needing far less infrastructure than OKD.
MicroK8s
Canonical's low-footprint Kubernetes for workstations, edge sites and CI.
MicroK8s is Canonical's low-footprint Kubernetes with one-command add-ons and automatic high availability at three nodes, installed through snap.
k0s
Zero-dependency Kubernetes distribution shipped as one self-contained binary.
k0s is a zero-dependency Kubernetes distribution shipped as one binary, much lighter than OKD, with a smaller ecosystem of third-party guides.
Kubespray
Ansible playbooks and roles for deploying production-ready Kubernetes clusters on your own machines.
Kubespray deploys production Kubernetes on your own servers through Ansible playbooks, giving plain Kubernetes without the preinstalled operator bundle of OKD.
Talos Linux
An immutable, API-managed Linux operating system built only to run Kubernetes clusters.
Talos Linux is an immutable, API-managed operating system for Kubernetes nodes with no SSH or shell; FIPS compliance and formal support need the paid edition.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
OpenShift Local
A tool that runs a small OpenShift, MicroShift or Podman environment in a local virtual machine.
Fedora CoreOS
A minimal, automatically updating Fedora-based operating system for running containerized applications.
Helm
A package manager for Kubernetes that installs, upgrades and rolls back applications described as charts.
KubeVirt
A Kubernetes add-on that runs and manages traditional virtual machines alongside containers.
Headlamp
A Kubernetes user interface that runs as a desktop app or inside a cluster as a web app.
