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We performed a comparison between Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) vs. Windows 11 Report (Updated: March 2024).
772,679 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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"With regard to security, most companies are moving towards the black box approach and Red Hat. It's much more secure compared to the other vendors.""I like the speed of the OS data and the ease of Ansible automation. I don't need to spend much time managing everything.""I like most of the features. I like its stability. I like its views. It provides a very stable environment.""The security, ongoing support, and ease of taking a system and getting authorization from a government agency have helped the way our organization functions.""I prefer AIX, but Red Hat Enterprise Linux is cheaper.""I like its user-friendliness for the admins administering the servers and the ease of doing fix packs on the servers and upgrades with the Red Hat software. It saves time and cost because we don't need to have expensive hires to do the work. We can do it ourselves a lot of times. It's a pretty straightforward, easy-to-learn, and user-friendly operating system.""We use Red Hat Enterprise Linux with Git apps in our closed environment to develop and run scenarios.""The containerized platform will help us use ROSA."

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"It is a stable solution.""The variety of tools utilized to meet unique needs across the company and different departments.""The tool's most valuable feature is its stability. When we planned the migration, about 70 percent of it was done remotely. We encountered some incidents, which were resolved quickly.""The ability to divide the screen into two or three sections is useful.""The solution's steps are now very customized and it has great functionality.""The new search bar is a valuable feature.""Windows 11 is an easy-to-use solution.""We are migrating from Windows 10 to Windows 11 due to end-of-life, security concerns, and end-of-support. The tool's configuration is good and we are satisfied with it since it's a Microsoft product. We didn't face any hurdles in using the tool. We didn't feel much difference with both Windows products. The solution is good because in IT we want to secure our data. Nowadays, data is the most valuable thing. If your data is secured, then you are secured. I think that everyone has to move to Windows 11 since Windows 10 is facing end-of-life and end-of-sales, probably by 2024."

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"Sometimes the solution deletes our archives or other features that were useful to us.""Scaling can be complicated and has room for improvement.""The solution's ecosystem is good but it would be better to create cohesive components in all of the development tools.""Red Hat Insights are instrumental in identifying vulnerabilities. I am still learning, but my understanding is that it is not directly connected to your environment to deploy a patch or vulnerability fix. It is going to give a YAML playbook to do that. It does not actually execute it.""I would like Insight to include some features from OpenSCAP, which they offer for compliance services. I played with it a little bit, but haven't gotten the updated setup to get that. It creates excellent documentation.""Security could be increased.""At times, language is a barrier when it comes to support.""Its pricing is good and competitive."

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"The solution must improve its aesthetics.""There is room for improvement in terms of security.""The solution's installation process could be less time-consuming.""The user interface could be easier to operate when searching for more options.""I am not happy with the new menus in Windows 11 since it is not very comfortable.""There was trouble installing a program from my USB flash drive.""The solution’s pricing could be improved.""Sometimes, I experience slowness in Windows 11, and its speed could be improved."

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  • "The pricing is a bit on the expensive side, mainly because of the support they provide. However, it is quite affordable if you are an organization. If, as a small company or individual, this is an expensive option, I would recommend CentOS, which is an exact replica of RHEL, minus the customer support."
  • "In terms of the solution’s single subscription and install repository for all types of systems, we can have as many RHEL installations as we want because we have a specific subscription that entitles us to have as many RHEL services as we want. We pay for a subscription and with that we get RHEL and Satellite as well."
  • "Red Hat Linux is inexpensive. Linux solutions are generally inexpensive."
  • "RHEL is expensive."
  • "Because it is a subscription, you can go elastic. This means you can buy a year, then you can skip a year. It is not like when you buy something. You don't buy it. You are paying for the support on something, and if you don't pay for the support on something, there is no shame because there are no upfront costs. It changes the equation. However, we have such growth right now on the Linux platform that we are reusing and scavenging these licenses. From a business standpoint, not having to buy, but just having to pay for maintenance, changes a lot of the calculations."
  • "We have a site license on a yearly basis. Generally, we're okay with its price, but everything could be cheaper."
  • "The licensing with Red Hat is on par with other organizations like Microsoft. We have a site license, which gives us a certain number of servers, perhaps 25,000, for the type of license that we have. That works really well for us."
  • "We are an educational institution and as such, what we pay is less than the average company."
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  • "We pay for a yearly license for Windows 11."
  • "The licensing cost is high."
  • "The solution is affordable."
  • "It is expensive."
  • "My company purchases licenses in bulk for 2000 users."
  • "The tool's price is high and I would rate it a nine out of ten."
  • "I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
  • "I use the free home version."
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    Top Answer:Red Hat Enterprise Linux is fantastic. It is an inexpensive solution that has excellent security, performance, and stability, and also lots of features. I specifically like that the solution has… more »
    Top Answer:It is open source. We can customize it as per our requirements.
    Top Answer:We use open source. We only have a subscription for support.
    Top Answer:We use Windows 11 for our workstation’s daily operations.
    Top Answer:I rate the tool's pricing an eight to nine out of ten.
    Top Answer:What we don't like about the Windows platform is that every major update increases the requirements. Major updates cause problems in small business environments because the end customers have to… more »
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    Overview

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a stable and reliable open-source operating system for running application servers, databases, web servers, and production systems. It is also used for cloud infrastructure services, BI, and disaster assistance. Its valuable features include support and subscription, ease of management and troubleshooting, integration with existing infrastructure, security updates and hardening tools, scalability, and flexibility. 

    Red Hat has helped organizations accelerate deployment, provide stability, control, and reliable updates, and enable the deployment of current applications and emerging workloads across different environments.

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    Financial Services Firm28%
    Government13%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company9%
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    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm9%
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    Educational Organization17%
    University10%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Financial Services Firm10%
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    Computer Software Company22%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Educational Organization9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
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    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) vs. Windows 11
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) vs. Windows 11 and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    772,679 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is ranked 1st in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 179 reviews while Windows 11 is ranked 10th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 39 reviews. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is rated 8.8, while Windows 11 is rated 8.6. 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 11 writes "An easy-to-use solution that can be used for desktop computing". Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is most compared with Windows Server, Ubuntu Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Windows 10 and VMware vSphere, whereas Windows 11 is most compared with Windows Server, Ubuntu Linux, Rocky Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Leap. See our Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) vs. Windows 11 report.

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