Difference between OpenShift and Docker
OpenShift |
Docker |
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Deployed | It is deployed as PaaS (Platform as a Service). | It is deployed as CaaS (Container as a Service). |
What does it use? | It uses runtime containers along with REST API, web APIs, and coordinator interfaces. | It only uses runtime containers. |
AUFS | It is not compatible with AUFS. | It is compatible with AUFS. |
Container orchestrating platform | For the container orchestrating platform, it uses Kubernetes. | For the container orchestrating platform, it uses Docker Swarms. |
Functional Units | It models functional units with cartridges. | It models functional units with docker images. |
Recommended for | OpenShift is recommended for its plans which are quite friendly. | Docker is recommended for its rapid integration and build-up. |
Documentation | It is very well maintained and well documented. | The documentation in Docker is not always in sync. |
Companies | Some of the companies using OpenShift are Hazeroid, Vungle, and Accenture. | Some of the companies using Docker are Twitter, Spotify, and Pinterest. |
OpenShift vs Docker
As OpenShift is PaaS (Platform as a service) which can be used over an existing cloud service, deployed on the Docker Enterprise platform, that is further deployed as CaaS (Container as a service) which further decreases the setup cost and increases the efficiency and the productivity of the existing application workflow. Both are open-source technologies that ensure scalability if used together. Though they can be used simultaneously they are different platforms and differs in various categories. Let us take a look at what aspects they differ from each other.