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.
"The feature that I like the most is that we can integrate it easily with our existing infrastructure. We found that it is much easier to deploy RHEL in our environment compared to a competing distribution like Ubuntu."
"RHEL's effect on our organization's management and efficiency is noticeable because we check all the compliance boxes when we run STIG machines."
"The security of the OS is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature is the OpenShift platform."
"Open architecture allows for accelerated growth while secure repositories guarantee stability."
"The most valuable feature is its security. In Windows, there are risks of attacks or of data leaks because it is using .exe files, but in Red Hat's Linux-based operating system, the data is more secure."
"Red Hat support is pretty good. They're online, so you can look up things once you have support. Their AB integration has improved. It's easy to manage storage for moving, syncing LBM, etc."
"The solution's SELinux feature is a gold standard for security. It also has the best ecosystem."
"Even if users aren't very technical, they can use Windows."
"It's stable for the most part. It's working fine."
"The most valuable feature is the interface."
"The most valuable features are the interface and the speed of switching between processes."
"The ease of use has been great. It feels quicker and smoother."
"The solution has high performance and is easy to work with."
"Windows is so widely used that almost every problem has been encountered by someone else. There are usually multiple solutions or workarounds available online. So, in that sense, the support is pretty good."
"I am impressed with the tool's interface and navigation."
"The product lags a bit behind in the market."
"I'm not sure how the support is being changed in terms of needing to pay for it. That's an area that can be improved. They should offer support without charging users for it."
"There is room for improvement in integration with different cloud platforms."
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux analytics are cryptic."
"The product should be made more accessible to someone who isn't experienced with Linux."
"New products need better documentation. The websites also have a single sign-on to get you from one side to the other. As a partner, I had a problem finding out how I needed to connect and to which side of the solution."
"Network virtualization resources could be better. When you have any kind of trouble with network virtualization, such as with OVS, which is like a switch in a virtual environment, it takes many hours to find what is happening. Other vendors, such as VMware, and even other Linux implementations for network virtualization have better resources. It is much easier to escalate, and there is better documentation."
"The solution lacks proper documentation."
"It may be due to the features and apps that I use, but sometimes, I find my laptop slows down."
"Patch management could be improved."
"The security and the updates could use improvements, as well as scalability."
"Sometimes it doesn't work, and it constantly needs fixing in terms of upgrades, patches, etc."
"I would like to see an easier licensing system."
"The enterprise version I have contains many things that are not intended to be enterprise; they are intended for home customers. This includes things like some games and some stuff like that."
"Windows 10 could improve the security of the solution."
"In the next release, Windows could make the interface more user-friendly. They could add more dashboards. The performance could also maybe be 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 255 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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