We performed a comparison between Ubuntu Linux and Windows Server based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Ubuntu Linux comes out on top in this comparison. It is a secure, easy to use, and robust solution that is completely free.
"The initial setup is simple."
"Windows needs a refresh option to refresh its screen, but Ubuntu doesn't need that. It refreshes automatically and works well."
"It is scalable. I can customize it based on what I want to do."
"I think Ubuntu's main strength, as opposed to using the other Linuxes, has been its ability to encourage user feedback."
"Ubuntu is good for machine learning. It's also a good option for any type of application, like multimedia and movies."
"Ubuntu is rather stable, simple to deploy, stable, and well supported by an open-source community."
"I feel the graphical interface to be very user friendly, as is first time installation."
"Stable and easy to use solution."
"The product offers in-house servers. It helps us update them and check any technical issues easily."
"The product’s performance is good."
"I have found Windows Server to be easy to use and the performance to be good."
"It is very useful, and it is easy to use."
"If everything is configured correctly this solution provides high performance. Building a Failover Cluster is comparatively much easier in Windows Server than any of the Linux-based solutions."
"The most valuable features I have found to be the flexibility and wide range of support training available."
"The active directory that the server provides is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"The biggest advantage of Windows Server is the services. It offers the ability to configure services, so your application can run on a Windows Server."
"It could always be a bit more secure."
"The product should provide more automation."
"For a broken Ubuntu system, you must do a new installation. There is no existing repair option."
"The solution has a bit of a learning curve. It's not too high, however, you do need to understand the solution to deploy it and work with it effectively."
"They aren't as user-friendly as Microsoft. The solution can use a better UI."
"Could be even more light weight than it currently is."
"After only a week of using the solution, we haven't really found any limitations or missing features."
"The installation of Ubuntu is somewhat complicated, requires better documentation."
"Could use more features and more functionality."
"Overall, from a security perspective, Microsoft needs to improve."
"When it comes to the performance of this solution others are slightly better such as Linux."
"The price could be a little less. It's a bit expensive."
"The stability is not very good because you have to restart the system to keep the stability."
"Windows should add some more compatibility tools to Windows Server."
"Windows Server could improve by having a faster browser, IE is too slow. There are better alternatives, such as Chrome."
"We have not had an issue with the stability of this solution. However, there could be some improvements."
Ubuntu Linux is ranked 2nd in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 134 reviews while Windows Server is ranked 4th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 180 reviews. Ubuntu Linux is rated 8.6, while Windows Server is rated 8.0. 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 Server writes "Easy to setup, stable and caters to my wide range of use cases but lacks user-friendly interface". Ubuntu Linux is most compared with Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and CentOS, whereas Windows Server is most compared with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows 10, Oracle Linux, Windows 11 and CentOS. See our Ubuntu Linux vs. Windows Server report.
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