We performed a comparison between Oracle Solaris and SUSE Linux Enterprise 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 backup capabilities are quite good."
"We use the solution as an internal operating system."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of setup."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten since we haven't faced any issues."
"One of the main features of this solution is the ease of use."
"Oracle Solaris is great due to the fact that it actually is meant for high-end servers."
"Oracle Solaris's operating system is good."
"Solaris's best features are high availability, robustness, and database hosting."
"SUSE Linux Enterprise is scalable."
"SUSE Linux Enterprise is easy to configure for those who are not hardcore command-line driven."
"The operating system is efficient in terms of security."
"The most valuable feature is that there is an inbuilt HANA firewall."
"It's easy to set up."
"The solution offers a secure operation system."
"It is very easy to maintain, migrate and upgrade."
"Out-of-the-box SLES supported all of our HBAs and hardware specific components."
"The Solaris code is open, and the documentation is accessible to all, not only to registered users. Also, the documentation does not support some solutions, and there are no other options."
"Currently, there are two variants, there's SPARC and there's x86. I would have wanted a scenario where they're all just one product."
"Setting up Oracle Solaris can be complex because it requires more commands than other systems."
"This product is not as flexible as other similar solutions on the market today."
"Solaris is not easy to use. It needs better GUI, UI, and configuration tools."
"I believe before Oracle was using Oracle Linux, they were using Oracle Solaris for their customers who are using Oracle databases. This was because it was more optimized for the hardware built for it. It has good performance for the database only. However, if you take it out of the Oracle applications, it will not do well compared to other operating systems, such as Linux or even Windows can have better performance."
"If it could support other file systems, it would be better."
"The tool is quite complex and difficult for anyone trying to use or study it."
"The solution could be more stable."
"The price of SUSE Linux Enterprise could improve, it is too expensive."
"I would like to see GUI improved, it could be more user-friendly."
"They should probably just make clustering a bit simpler and also provide more descriptive log files for cluster services."
"They should improve their educational portal."
"Compared with the competition, of late actually, the solution has increased its pricing tremendously."
"I have not seen an ROI with this solution."
"I don't like the frequency of updates, especially if they're only from the vendor."
Oracle Solaris is ranked 8th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 48 reviews while SUSE Linux Enterprise is ranked 6th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 26 reviews. Oracle Solaris is rated 8.6, while SUSE Linux Enterprise is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Oracle Solaris writes "Improve flexibility, automate DR process, and speed up recovery time using Zones". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SUSE Linux Enterprise writes "Stable product compatible with multiple cloud service providers ". Oracle Solaris is most compared with Oracle Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows 10 and CentOS, whereas SUSE Linux Enterprise is most compared with Ubuntu Linux, openSUSE Leap, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Oracle Linux and Windows Server. See our Oracle Solaris vs. SUSE Linux Enterprise report.
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