We performed a comparison between SUSE Linux Enterprise and Windows Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Operating Systems (OS) for Business solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is a stable platform."
"SUSE Linux Enterprise is easy to configure for those who are not hardcore command-line driven."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"YaST simplifies the server management of SUSE allowing for a centralized utility to control most of the server functions."
"The technical support services are good."
"SUSE Linux's most valuable feature is the documentation - there is a lot of documentation about how to create custom servers."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the installation part...We don't face any issues related to the operating system or application."
"The solution offers a secure operation system."
"Windows Server is running well, the performance is good, there are no issues and it is stable."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that it is quick with an easy installation and has good troubleshooting compared to Linux or any other operating system."
"The product helps us manage user credentials and daily passwords for various applications."
"It is very easy to use. The system is very user-friendly."
"It is pretty simple and flexible. It works with all kinds of software. That's why we are using it. We avoid using Linux and other platforms."
"The tool is scalable, flexible, easy to use, user-friendly, handy, and easy to maintain, and authentication is good."
"It is easy to use."
"I feel the solution to be stable."
"The quality of support offered by SUSE Linux Enterprise is not that great, making it an area where improvements are required."
"The free version sometimes has security holes."
"If you want to do something simple like changing an IP number, you have to be quite aware of all the configuration files where you will change that."
"I would like to see GUI improved, it could be more user-friendly."
"The product must improve its UI."
"The platform doesn't support certain APMs."
"I have not seen an ROI with this solution."
"The price of SUSE Linux Enterprise could improve, it is too expensive."
"It would be better if they had more security features and fewer bugs. They can also improve their technical support."
"The solution is easy to use mostly but some features can be hard to understand for customers."
"We are finding some of the configurations inside the group policy not very straightforward. We had some difficulties, for example, just trying to figure out how to configure and how to block the usage of MP3 files, and so on."
"Security is the main feature that needs improvement"
"The price could be better and the licensing model could be easier to understand."
"Support for direct USB recognition for the virtual machines would improve this solution."
"If an architecture is complex, the setup phase takes time."
"I would like Windows to come up lighter because the footprint itself can consume more than 300GB. It would probably take close to 100GB of space to install a Windows operating system because it has got so many features."
SUSE Linux Enterprise is ranked 6th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 26 reviews while Windows Server is ranked 4th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 180 reviews. SUSE Linux Enterprise is rated 8.4, while Windows Server is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SUSE Linux Enterprise writes "Stable product compatible with multiple cloud service providers ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows Server writes "Easy to setup, stable and caters to my wide range of use cases but lacks user-friendly interface". SUSE Linux Enterprise is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, openSUSE Leap, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Oracle Linux and Windows 10, whereas Windows Server is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows 10, Oracle Linux and openSUSE Leap. See our SUSE Linux Enterprise vs. Windows Server report.
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