SUSE a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Container Management

We’re proud to share that SUSE is a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management. We believe this recognition reflects SUSE’s commitment to modernize enterprises with a secure, open, and flexible container platform across edge, AI and hybrid clouds.

At SUSE, we believe true excellence means putting enterprises in control to choose the right tools, environments and architectures to fit their mission. 

Why we think SUSE was named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant 2025

Our philosophy centers on Choice, Innovation, Trust, and Community. We strive to provide the most flexible and reliable open source solutions on the market  to simplify enterprise IT complexity.

Choice & Flexibility

SUSE’s undeniable value empowers multinational corporations to succeed on their own terms. We believe our recognition as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant is because of our commitment to Choice. In our view, SUSE’s leadership reflects the real success enterprises and governments have had with us over 30+ years.

We believe SUSE stands out offering a convenient, all-in-one solution, full of flexibility and control. 

SUSE’s world-class support and open partnerships give enterprises peace of mind about their investments by putting control back into their hands to modernize at their chosen pace.

Championing True Openness 

SUSE’s commitment to open source and interoperability is unwavering, fostering transparency ‌and a vibrant community — without lock-in. By returning ‌so much control SUSE strengthens digital sovereignty and hedges against geopolitical uncertainty,

“Rancher Prime gives us the ability to very easily move workloads between cloud providers, it gives us flexibility and prepares us for rapid change.” –Andy Reese ,Director of Infrastructure Engineering Lumen Technologies

Community

SUSE’s partners extend its reach across industries and regions, supplying essential components, expert consulting, and services. We empower enterprises with flexibility, speed and real-world expertise. Their success is evident in SUSE Rancher Prime, now including versions tailored for specific use cases, such as SAP.

“We are excited to see SUSE Rancher for SAP applications come to market .. it bridges the gap to cloud native workloads.” –Jürgen Ellwanger, Head of Global SAP CC, Fujitsu source

Looking ahead, the future is open

For SUSE, being named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant again is a big milestone, but it’s not our final destination. We see it as a catalyst to continue our relentless pursuit of innovation and commitment to enterprises and the open source community.

We are proud of this recognition and invite you to read the full Gartner report to learn in detail how we can help you.

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Container Management, By Dennis Smith, Wataru Katsurashima, Tony Iams, Lucas Albuquerque, Michael Warrilow, Stephanie Bauman, 6 August 2025

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