We compared Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL and Ubuntu Linux based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison of Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Ubuntu Linux seems to be the slightly superior solution because it is easier to use and cheaper to purchase.
"One of the main reasons we chose Red Hat Enterprise Linux was its reliability and stability. Compared to the Microsoft Windows environment, the Linux environment provided much greater stability."
"The features and tools help us to maintain security overall."
"The solution's use of Kubernetes as an internal or core process on the system is brilliant."
"For us, its security, management, stability, and hardening are most valuable."
"The updates are the most valuable feature."
"There are some nice integrations with scanning for vulnerabilities. That is the feature I have enjoyed the most because I am a security person, and that is my bread and butter."
"The AppStream feature provides access to up-to-date languages and tools in a way that interoperates with third-party source code. It makes it a lot easier to maintain that, as well as keeps our developers happy by having newer versions of development languages available."
"The tool is simple and easy to use. It has good support and doesn't have many outages due to the OS."
"Of value is that the solution is stable, easy to use, has features that are easy to connect to other Linux systems and can be managed and administered."
"The integration with other applications, like Chrome or Firefox, works excellent for users navigating and test browsing."
"I find the Linux community very valuable and the fact it is open source. So it's free and I use it without any problems."
"The product’s stability is valuable."
"The solution is scalable."
"It is easy to use, performs great, and is stable and scalable."
"It has a nice user interface and provides frequent updates."
"The security is very good."
"Considering an area where the solution lacks, I think we can look into a lot more automation and integrations with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and other products."
"An area for improvement in RHEL has to do with security policies. I know they are doing something about this in RHEL 9, but I haven't worked with that version yet. When it comes to security policies in RHEL 8, it is a bit behind. It would be better if we could just enforce a certain security policy such as CIS Level 1. That was not available, out-of-the-box, in RHEL 8."
"Servers: More applications for monitoring (e.g., nmon)."
"There was a reduction in the amount of detail provided in backlog messages between Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions six and seven, compared to versions eight and nine."
"The DNF package manager could be improved."
"The solution should provide demos so that users can learn to use it and improve their environments."
"AIX will be out of support in the next few years, so that is a problem because a lot of the clinical apps use AIX."
"Large application vendors may not have certified RHEL, or they have certified an older version. Most of the large application vendors are unfamiliar with the versioning that RHEL introduced, which I strongly support. They will support a given sub-version up to a point, not realizing that the sub-versions are essentially additive."
"The product must enable automation using AI."
"One of the reasons people don't use Ubuntu on servers is because they are not as secure as Red Hat."
"When you talk of some of the flexibility, like you want to install from scratch, Windows is more user-friendly compared to Linux."
"I think Ubuntu's performance is fine and so is its user interface. However, the latter is not as fancy as Microsoft Windows. It could be a bit fancier and easier to use."
"Ubuntu Linux could improve by having better documentation because sometimes their documentation is not very good."
"Ease of use and ease of deployment could still be improved in this system."
"Stability could be improved."
"Ubuntu might work for a bigger company, but I don't think so. Again, you would have to get the right people to do it. You need somebody technical. If you have a bunch of people who aren't technical, then it is just going to be a headache trying to get a feel for it or teach them."
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is ranked 1st in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 179 reviews while Ubuntu Linux is ranked 2nd in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 134 reviews. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is rated 8.8, while Ubuntu Linux is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) writes "Highly stable, good knowledge base, and reasonable price". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ubuntu Linux writes "A stable and free solution that is easy to deploy and has a user-friendly GUI". Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is most compared with Windows Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Windows 10, Oracle Linux and CentOS, whereas Ubuntu Linux is most compared with Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Windows Server and CentOS. See our Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) vs. Ubuntu Linux report.
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