We performed a comparison between Oracle Solaris and Ubuntu Linux 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."Oracle Solaris provides an ease of use."
"Solaris Zones and Containers are my favorite features."
"Solaris's best features are high availability, robustness, and database hosting."
"This product handles databases well; they run on top of the operating system."
"Solaris is scalable because they have their own file system, like CFS."
"The stability of the solution is good."
"It is a scalable solution. I recommend it for bigger companies."
"Oracle Solaris is pre-installed in our environment. Thus, it is simple to customize."
"Ubuntu is good for machine learning. It's also a good option for any type of application, like multimedia and movies."
"I found using this solution pleasurable to learn since it is something different than Windows."
"It is fast and easy to install. It also supports containers and all kinds of libraries. I can do almost everything with it."
"It is stable and quite easy to use as compared to other Linux operating systems. They have created a system like Windows. It is simple and without any problems."
"What makes Ubuntu easy to use is the large set of applications and the interface. The graphical interface is user friendly."
"The solution is easy to use"
"Use of the tools for systems and software to test functionalities."
"It has improved our ability to carry out maintenance without downtime as migrating services between server environments is largely seamless."
"Oracle Solaris can improve by supporting all the recent features that are in the market from other competitors."
"Solaris' package management could be improved, especially in comparison to Linux."
"It is not easy to use. It doesn't have a user-friendly interface. It should be easy to use. We are planning to move from Solaris to Linux because Linux is more flexible and user-friendly. Its installation should also be easier. Solaris also needs specific hardware to work well, which is another reason why we are moving to Linux. It should be more flexible in terms of hardware. It should have better integration with other hardware platforms."
"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."
"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."
"It would be helpful if the solution offered backend management. In the 11.4 version, Oracle added a management console. It would be great if we maybe had a user management tool to go with it."
"More monitoring tools could be included in the product."
"The solution is pricey and can be improved by lowering the cost."
"The interface could be more user-friendly."
"The solution could improve by allowing more integration."
"Ubuntu Linux needs to improve its stability. I would like it to show the battery percentage at the screen top."
"In terms of what could be improved, I would say management and storage. Mostly, the storage mechanism."
"Limited application support compared with Windows and MacOS."
"It can be improved in terms of user-friendliness for inexperienced users. It also has a lot of scope for improvement in terms of deployment. It is kind of hard for inexperienced users, and the learning curve is very steep. There is not really good documentation for new professionals. Even we are using network servers to install it."
"The support can be improved."
"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."
Oracle Solaris is ranked 8th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 48 reviews while Ubuntu Linux is ranked 2nd in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 134 reviews. Oracle Solaris is rated 8.6, while Ubuntu Linux is rated 8.6. 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 Ubuntu Linux writes "A stable and free solution that is easy to deploy and has a user-friendly GUI". Oracle Solaris is most compared with Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows 10, SUSE Linux Enterprise and CentOS, whereas Ubuntu Linux is most compared with Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Windows Server and Windows 10. See our Oracle Solaris vs. Ubuntu Linux report.
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