We performed a comparison between Ubuntu Linux and Windows 11 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."The solution provides good security."
"It is more powerful because you have more control over it."
"Ubuntu Linux is easy to start, and MicroK8s is easy to deploy. Plug into the back-end storage and networking is also easy. It is good to start with 3-4 nodes, but hard to scale. For production grades like 20 or 100 nodes, we go with the RedHat for on-premise."
"Ubuntu Linux's most valuable feature is its open-source nature."
"The solution is easy to use"
"I think Ubuntu's main strength, as opposed to using the other Linuxes, has been its ability to encourage user feedback."
"I feel the graphical interface to be very user friendly, as is first time installation."
"Ubuntu doesn't use a lot of resources. So I think that's pretty cool. It's totally like Microsoft."
"The graphics of Windows 11 are awesome."
"The artificial intelligence capabilities of the product have supported my organization."
"The ability to divide the screen into two or three sections is useful."
"Windows 11 has a good user interface."
"The solution is the most updated version of Windows."
"The variety of tools utilized to meet unique needs across the company and different departments."
"We use Windows 11 for our workstation’s daily operations."
"Windows 11 is more user-friendly in GUI (Graphical User Interface) and offers a wide range of settings and preferences."
"Lack of integration with other operating systems."
"The solution is not user-friendly in comparison with Windows."
"Ubuntu could add some additional hardware support."
"Ubuntu Linux could improve by having more out-of-the-box functionality for common plug-and-play devices, such as printers. It's sometimes more difficult to plug-and-play printers with Ubuntu Linux. You need to work a bit and make some drivers work. They need to work a bit on plug-and-play devices."
"We'd like to have a bit more of a friendly user interface."
"If I run an application, I need it to show up in Microsoft, so Microsoft can run in Ubuntu. It needs to connect better with Microsoft products."
"The solution should have more personal use applications for this platform."
"There is room for improvement, particularly in the GUI aspect of the product."
"A significant drawback is its cost for the hardware requirements that is important for optimal performance which makes it less accessible and potentially impractical for many users globally."
"There was trouble installing a program from my USB flash drive."
"The solution’s pricing could be cheaper."
"Windows 11 needs to improve its pricing."
"I didn't find any reliable reviews for applications in the Microsoft Store."
"Windows 11 is not very stable, and its stability could be improved."
"The vendor must focus on building more reliable hardware."
"In terms of improvement, I have noticed some latency issues when loading large Excel or Word files."
Ubuntu Linux is ranked 2nd in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 133 reviews while Windows 11 is ranked 10th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 39 reviews. Ubuntu Linux is rated 8.6, while Windows 11 is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Ubuntu Linux writes "A stable and free solution that is easy to deploy and has a user-friendly GUI". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows 11 writes "An easy-to-use solution that can be used for desktop computing". Ubuntu Linux is most compared with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Windows Server and Neverware CloudReady, whereas Windows 11 is most compared with Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Rocky Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Leap. See our Ubuntu Linux vs. Windows 11 report.
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