We performed a comparison between Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows 10 based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Windows 10 wins out in this comparison. The main difference between the two solutions is that Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is not user friendly, while reviewers say that Windows 10 is. Windows users are also happier with its pricing.
"Logical volumes allow us to dynamically expand volumes, which is valuable from an operational perspective."
"The most valuable features of Red Hat Enterprise Linux are the mobile applications and getting real-time notifications."
"It has improved our organization. It has standardized processes."
"The most valuable thing about Red Hat is its stability, uptime, and support for various hardware vendors. Linux servers, in general, are relatively secure and they are more secure than Windows and other products."
"The product is easy to use."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the underlying licensing system that our third-party tool uses. It offers convenience. We can open a case when we want to escalate anything."
"We find the Red Hat Satellite deployments very useful. It integrates well with other solutions."
"Support has a fast response time."
"Great user interface and drivers are loaded into the solution by default."
"It is stable. I have a lot of applications running on it, and all the applications are running fine. I don't have any problems with it."
"I have not seen any slowness or any file corruption or misbehaving which leads to any obstacles in my day-to-day work."
"Windows 10 is stable and scalable."
"I like that it has many features that are easily displayed."
"We use Windows 10 as an operating system for endpoints."
"I like that Windows 10 is very stable. I think Windows 10 is more smooth and performs better than the previous Windows system."
"Microsoft recently has been doing a lot to improve their products and we've been happy with the advances."
"The adoption was slightly slow because the knowledge in the market is slightly less available. It's hard to find resources to actually support the product."
"In the past and with older versions, you couldn't expand the root file system without rebooting the server or restarting the operating system. That is something that they have actually corrected now, which is great. They corrected that issue somewhere around RHEL 7."
"Right now, we need to get memory and CPU via the console."
"The solution should provide better documentation."
"I'd like to see more of NCurses type menu systems in some instances. We're dealing with SUSE Enterprise Linux, they have an NCurses menu system. It's a menu system. It will write there. Even some of the higher-end Unix systems like AIX have some inner menu system where all the configuration tools are right there so your administrator doesn't have to jump through multiple directories to configure files if needed. I like the simplicity of Red Hat because it's pretty easy but having an NCurses menu when you have to get something done quickly would be nice."
"Servers: More applications for monitoring (e.g., nmon)."
"The patching process with Red Hat is disruptive and not very cost-effective."
"When we initially began working with containers, we encountered some challenges with compatibility."
"It could have more integration and a better pricing plan."
"The performance of Windows 10 is a bit slow because it takes a lot of time for loading. That is a concern because the same 4GB Ram laptop, which I used with Windows XP and other versions, has been faster than Windows 10."
"When there are updates, the system should automatically identify and remove any unnecessary previous features that are no longer needed, ensuring that they don't take up space on the storage media during this period."
"The performance isn't perfect. It does not provide a good value for the money you spend on it."
"I have found that Windows 10 could be more stable."
"In terms of what could be improved, I would say that the most critical thing is security, including the ransomware."
"The stability of the product has certain shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required."
"I think the user interface can be a little bit better."
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is ranked 1st in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 167 reviews while Windows 10 is ranked 7th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 256 reviews. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is rated 8.8, while Windows 10 is rated 8.2. 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 Windows 10 writes "User-friendly, easy to setup and manage domain ". Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is most compared with Windows Server, Ubuntu Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, CentOS and Oracle Linux, whereas Windows 10 is most compared with Windows Server, Ubuntu Linux, Oracle Solaris, openSUSE Leap and Rocky Linux. See our Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) vs. Windows 10 report.
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